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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Lucy Tobin

A city-hopping guide to Copenhagen and Gothenburg

Sometimes it feels like we’ve already rifled through Scandinavia and adopted all its best bits in London: the minimalist decor, the hygge vibes, the fika coffee and cake rituals. However, a two-week break criss-crossing between Denmark and Sweden, revealed these two friendly, easy-to-navigate countries have kept enough secrets to themselves to make for a brilliant holiday.

We started in Copenhagen, discovering a city that is happy with where it is in life. It will make you merry on shots of Akvavit at street food market Reffen, then offer you a chilly river dip, sauna and excellent coffee the next morning. Copenhagen is also incredibly child-friendly and packed with museums and galleries.

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