Costly, but cosy Copenhagen still looks to Europe

Copenhagen is costly, but to great effect. Spend a bit, drink a bit and you'll end up enjoying a tradition of companionship, cosiness and conviviality. But Danes aren't inward-looking. They've stuck with their national currency, though many still favour regional integration.

Arriving in Copenhagen can be a nostalgic experience, even if you’ve never been there before. Travelling to the Danish capital from a eurozone country, you are taken back to the days before the January 1 2002 switch to euro notes and coins. Danish krone notes are larger and crisper than their euro counterparts. Their swirling geometric designs are printed in deeper, richer and brighter colours  – mauve, orange, dark green and royal blue. They carry portraits of national heroes.

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