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]]>If you are planning to travel solo, there is one continent where one can discover more about themselves and the world around. It is none other than Europe where one can just venture out and embark on a solo vacation. Europe and its cities offer plenty of possibilities for solo travelers. European cities are the most beautiful and safe too. People are friendly, and the cities boast of a great tourist infrastructure. One can enjoy their solo journey and come back with a great memorable experience.
It is a good idea to look for a cheap car hire that offers not just a variety of pick-up and drop-off options but great rates so as to make your travel easier and cheaper. Go for car hire discounts after comparing car hire rates and depending on your preference. Look for a car that is fully equipped with the latest safety features and amenities so that you can enjoy your solo trip.
Here are the leading European cities that can be easily navigated alone. Pick any of them as they are a great place to start.
One can enjoy good company and great food all the time!
It is very simple and easy to travel the city. One can get to know other locals and travelers or wander around to see plenty of museums and historical sights.
The captivating European city might be a bit of a challenge for solo travelers because of the language barrier. However, it is hard for the solo travelers to resist the captivating allure of the city that can’t be found elsewhere.
It is time to get lost on the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace or book a show at an opera house.
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]]>The museum gives you the whole story about a time when banks were increasingly important for both Danish and international finances.
Overgaden neden Vandet 11, 1414 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
Wednesday 13:.30 – 16:30
Free admission
www.bankogsparekassemuseet.dk
The Danish Architecture Centre is a gathering point for all those interested in new architecture, urban development and innovation in the built environment. Here you can explore exhibitions, events, new books about architecture and urban development – or enjoy a cup of coffee overlooking the Copenhagen Harbour front.
Strandgade 27B, 1401 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
All days 10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday until 21:00
Free admission to the exhibition 17:00-21:00 on Wednesday
www.dac.dk
Designmuseum Danmark is Denmarks largest museum for Danish and international design and a central exhibition forum for industrial design and applied arts in Scandinavia. The museum’s collections, library and archives constitute a central resource centre for the study of design and its history in Denmark.
Bredgade 68, 1260 Copenhagen K
Opening hours:
Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 – 17:00
Wednesday open till 21:00
Monday closed
(Closed December 24-26, 31 and January 1)
Youth under 26 years free
Free access to the library, design studio, Grønnegården, Klint – The Museum Café and museum shop
The collection contains several epochal items from the B&W history, such as the ship’s bell from the first ocean-going motor ship M/S Selandia, the first diesel engine delivered by B&W in 1904 and now, with the move, also the gigantic engine.
Elværksvej 50, 2450 Copenhagen
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday 10:00 – 16:00
Friday and Saturday closed
1 and 3 Sunday of the month 10:00 – 13:30
Free admission
The National Museum of Denmark is a must-see for every visitor to the city of Copenhagen. As Denmark’s most important and largest cultural and historical museum it hosts a broad variety of fascinating exhibitions.
Ny Vestergade 10, 1471 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00- 17:00
Monday closed
Free admission
Opening hours:
Thursday 14:00 – 17:00
Sunday 11:00 – 15:00
May – September open on Wednesdays 17:00 – 20:00
July only open on Wednesdays
Closed in December and January
Free admission
The Museum of Copenhagen wishes to kindle a desire for knowledge of the city, its past, present and future, by stimulating public curiosity and delight in discussing matters concerning the capital. The Museum aims hereby to present Copenhagen as a modern metropolis with a living, dynamic, relationship to its cultural heritage.
Vesterbrogade 59, 1620 København V
The museum moves to Stormgade. The exhibitons at Vesterbrogade 59 close on 9th of October 2015. Reopens in Stormgade 18 in central Copenhagen in a couple of years.
Opening hours
Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission on Fridays
www.copenhagen.dk
The Post & Tele Museum is the depository of Denmark’s national collections in the field of post and telecommunications and houses the largest stamp collection in Denmark and the country’s most important special subject library.
Købmagergade 37, 1150 København K
Opening hours
Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
Free admission
www.ptt-museum.dk
SMK presents Danish art to the world and the world’s art to Denmark while taking their point in departure in the museum’s collection of more than 700 years of art.
Sølvgade 48-50, 1307 København K
Opening hours
Tuesday, Thursday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday 10:00 – 20:00
Free admission to permanent exhibitions
Provianthuset via Rigsdagsgården 7, 1218 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
Monday – Saturday 9:00 – 16:00
Closed Sunday and on public holidays
Free admission
The David Collection is housed in the building once occupied by the museum’s founder, Christian Ludvig David. C. L. David – a prominent lawyer – decided to preserve his collections for posterity in the form of a museum open to the public, owned and administered by the C. L. David Foundation and Collection.
Kronprinsessegade 30, 1306 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday until 21:00
Monday closed
Free admission
The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum is a museum of military history charting the military history of Denmark from the 1500s to today.
Tøjhusgade 3, 1214 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday 12:00 – 16:00
Free admission
www.thm.dk
Decorated ceilings, mosaic floors and Bertel Thorvaldsen’s sculptures in plaster and marble – the museum offers a world-class art and architecture experience.
Bertel Thorvaldsen Plads 2, 1213 Copenhagen K
Opening hours
Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission on Wednesday
Ballerup Museum is a part of the charming village community in Pederstrup. The village consists of several farms and cottages. The museum consists of Pederstrupgaard, Lindbjerggaard, Lynsmedenshus (the house of the lightning smith) and Skomagerhuset (the Shoemakers house).
Pederstrupvej 69, 2750 Ballerup
Opening hours
Tuesday-Friday 10:00 – 16:00
Sunday 11:00 – 15:00
Free admission
One of the museum’s permanent exhibitions features life in the suburbs in the 20th century, while the other focuses on the living conditions and interiors of the Hedebo region from around the 1800s to the early 1900s.
Bækgaardsvej 9, 2670 Greve
Opening hours
Tuesday-Friday 11:00 – 15:00
Sunday 11:00 – 17:00
Saturday and Monday closed
2nd Wednesday of the month 13:30 – 21:00
Free admission
Danish Immigration Museum is located in Farum, a suburb of Copenhagen and is a relevant and modern museum of the history of immigration to Denmark. Exhibition provides visitors with an insight into the people who, in the course of history, have come to Denmark.
Stavnsholtvej 3, 3520 Farum
Opening hours
Tuesday-Friday 11:00 – 16:00
Sunday 13:00 – 16:00
Monday and Saturday closed
Free admission
www.danishimmigrationmuseum.com
If you are interested in the interaction between man and nature, the extensive exhibitions in the Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry are just your cup of tea.
Opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
Monday closed
Free admission on Wednesday
www.jagtskov.dk
The Open Air Museum is a museum of rural architecture focusing on landscapes, buildings and people.
Kongevejen 100, 2800 Kongens Lyngby
Opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 – 16:00
http://en.natmus.dk/museums/the-open-air-museum/
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