Copenhagen makes good design look effortless-clean lines, bicycles, candlelit cafés and a harbour clean enough to swim in.
The painted houses of Nyhavn line a single photogenic canal, but the real city lives in its calm side streets and waterfront saunas. This is the home of hygge, that untranslatable cosiness, and of a quietly radical commitment to living well and slowly.
It's compact and walkable, with day-trip castles and the bridge to Sweden close at hand.
Eat an open-faced smørrebrød, a cardamom pastry and a beer by the water as the light goes long.
Round trip from Prague, any dates in October 2026.