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Christiansborg Palace Kurhotel Skodsborg: going for a dip in the Baltic after a 90ºF Sauna

where I got my fix of Scandi design. which involve light, air, water,
As you reach the end of Strøget, nutrition, exercise and rest. Copenhagen and the Baltic coast: 10 things you must do
you’ll be a few minutes’ walk from The hotel’s spa, which was named
Nyhavn. With its coloured Best Luxury Wellness Spa in 1 Climb up the Baltic Sea
canal-side houses, Nyhavn is Europe at the 2016 International the Tower of after 15 minutes
probably the most photographed World Luxury Hotel Awards, has a Christiansborg in a super-hot
area of Copenhagen and the perfect huge choice of treatments. I loved Palace, the sauna.
place to enjoy food and drink. the SaunaGus. After 15 minutes in city’s tallest
Other areas to check out include a 90°F sauna, you take a dip in the building (with 8 Treat yourself
Magstræde and Snaregade (two of clear, icy waters of the Baltic. free entry). to a paleo
the oldest streets in the city), the The food is also a highlight. The smorgasbord at
Tower of Christiansborg Palace Restaurant by Kroun is the hotel’s 2 Get your the hotel – the
(the highest building in the city) high-end offering with gastronomic Scandi interior fix 5 Take a break for dill-cured salmon
and the Gammel Strand (where delights inspired by Nordic traditions. at Illums Bolighus. coffee and a pastry from the Faroe
you’ll find buzzing bars). Don’t The Brasserie is more casual and at Lagkagehuset Islands is delicious.
leave the city without a visit to the serves equally delicious food. 3 Take a selfie in on Strøget.
Little Mermaid sculpture, which Kurhotel Skodsborg is ideally front of the famous 9 Drive down the
dates to 1913 and is inspired located to visit the nearby Louisiana Little Mermaid 6 Hire a bike from coast to Louisiana
by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy Museum of Modern Art and sculpture. the Kurhotel MoMa and the
tale, and if you like amusement Jægersborg Dyrehave, a forest and Skodsborg and Kronborg Castle.
parks pay a visit to Tivoli Gardens, deer park that has been designated 4 Stop for a explore the
the world’s second oldest such park a UNESCO World Heritage Site. drink in Nyhavn. surrounding coastal 10 Take a
in operation. You can hire bikes from the hotel. The bars may towns and villages. sundown yoga
While many come to Copenhagen, For a perfect break, take two full not be the lesson, followed by
few people venture to the beautiful days to discover Copenhagen and cheapest in the 7 Try SaunaGus at a massage (DKK
Baltic coast that’s on the city’s two full days to enjoy the Baltic city, but they do the Kurhotel 800/£107 for 50
doorstep. I stayed at the Kurhotel in coast. You’ll leave refreshed and have the best Skodsbor; you take minutes) at
Skodsborg (skodsborg.dk), which is happy as a Dane. atmosphere. a refreshing dip in the Kurhotel.
right by the sea and
just 30 minutes’ train ride WAY TO GO
Jaegersborg Tivoli
from Copenhagen’s Deer Park Gardens A stay at Kurhotel
Central Station. Skodsbourg
One of the country’s costs from £167
oldest spa hotels, the per night
four-star Kurhotel (based on two
Skodsborg was originally people sharing).
a sanatorium founded by Flights with
Dr Carl Ottosen in 1898. British Airways PHOTOGRAPHS: ALAMY; GETTY IMAGES
Over 100 years on, the from London
hotel is still run according to Copenhagen
to the healthy living cost from
principles of Dr Ottosen, £36 (ba.com).

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