The Gefion Fountain
The city's largest, telling the founding myth of Zealand.
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A quay and waterside promenade running about two kilometres along the harbour edge north-east of central Copenhagen — the path almost every visitor walks without learning its name. The reason is that **the Little Mermaid** sits on her rock at its southern end. But walking past her is the part most people miss: the quay continues beside the water between lawns and lines of trees, with the five-pointed star ramparts of **Kastellet** on the left and ships entering the harbour on the right. At its northern end **the largest cruise ships** berth directly against the quay, so a white hull the height of a ten-storey building blocks the horizon. Along the way are smaller monuments: the bronze **Valkyrie statue**, and at the start the **Gefion Fountain**, the city's largest, which tells the founding myth of the island of Zealand. Note: the quay is completely exposed and the wind is strong in winter.
The city's largest, telling the founding myth of Zealand.
A five-pointed star fortress still an active military site.
A bronze on the path most walkers to the Mermaid miss.
Langelinie, Copenhagen
Start at colourful **Nyhavn**, walk north along the water to **Amalienborg**, with the **Marble Church** behind it, then enter **Kastellet** by its southern gate and cross its star ramparts, come out at the **Gefion Fountain** and the Little Mermaid, and continue along **Langelinie** until the cruise ships come into view. The whole route is about **an hour and a half** at an easy pace, entirely free, and passes five of the city's best-known sites without a single ticket. It is flat and fine with a pushchair.
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