Copenhagen has been named the best city in the world for quality of life by the international lifestyle magazine Monocle. It was praised for its excellent and organized transport system, culture life, business climate, international transport connections, zero criminal rate, social welfare, gastronomy, luxurious restaurants and environmental credentials. But there is much more to it than the feel good factor alone: its exquisite architecture. The city won the first prize for its cutting edge design thus for connoisseurs of modern design there is no better place to stay. Denmark and Copenhagen are built on the heritage of innovative architecture and design of 50-ties and 60-ties.
The trademark of the city is the Little Mermaid, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale. Major sites worth seeing are the Tivoli Gardens, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, National Museum to Christiansborg Palace, home to the Danish Parliament, Gefion Fountain. When in Copenhagen do not miss tasting a rare single-estate coffee - strong, black and made with a Clover, a hi-tech brewing device, the only one in Europe.