From slum to top tourist attraction
Alongside Tivoli and The Little Mermaid, Nyhavn is now one of Denmark's largest tourist attractions. The canal, which leads from Copenhagen Harbour up to Kongens Nytorv, was built in about 1670 while Kongens Nytorv was being made into a cobblestone square, shortly…
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Claus M. Smidt
Ladies of the night, sailors and the Little Mermaid
For many years, Nyhavn was reserved for sailors and prostitutes. Nice folk gave it a wide berth.…
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