Built in 1912 alongside Central Station, Copenhagen’s historic Central Post & Telegraph Head Office has reopened as the 390-room luxury hotel Villa Copenhagen, complete with rooftop pool sustainably heated from the excess heat from the hotel’s cooling systems. The pool temperature hovers between 82-86 degrees Fahrenheit all year long, so go ahead: jump in and enjoy the swim. … Read More
During a year that commenced with an early morning Alpine snowshoe expedition to the peak of Muottas Muragl in Engadin St. Moritz, Switzerland and ended with a (pre-election) Jazz Era, Gatsby-themed weekend at Glenmere in the Lower Hudson Valley, we … Read More
With more than 4,000 miles of coastline, Denmark has access to extraordinary maritime bounty—one reason for Copenhagen’s celebrated restaurants, which now boast 20 Michelin stars (including the city’s first three-Michelin star restaurant), making the city the most Michelin-starred Nordic capital. … Read More
Copenhagen’s Jægersborggade Street might well be the Rodeo Drive of gastronomy. Various alumni of Noma have opened restaurants on this picturesque street in Norrebro, including Chef Christian Puglisi, one of The Wall Street Journal’s “Top Ten Chefs of 2010.” Formerly affiliated … Read More
Copenhagen regularly appears on the indices of the world’s most livable cities, which is certainly connected to the fact that nine in ten Danish adults own – and ride – a bicycle. … Read More
For nearly thirty years, since 1982, the Brøchner family has been housing guests in hotels that beautifully exemplify the Danish spirit of “hygge” – and that sense of blissful hospitality is pervasive throughout a stay at one of the four … Read More
It’s completely understandable that Denmark has long held a fascination for so many gay people. After all, it was Denmark that gave us modern home design. (Where would “Mad Men” be without Danish contemporary furniture? And, really, could any of … Read More
After a morning spent at the Ordrupgaard Art Museum, you might think about stopping in Klampenborg for lunch at “The Yellow Cottage.” The idyllic cottage with its roof clock sits on a hillock overlooking Bellevue Beach (with its Arne Jacobsen-designed … Read More
