Freetown Christiania
Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania or simply Staden, is an intentional community, anarchist commune, micronation and former army barracks in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen.
Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania or simply Staden, is an intentional community, anarchist commune, micronation and former army barracks in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. It began in 1971 as a squatted military base. Its main selling street, Pusher Street, was famous for its open illegal trade of cannabis until 2024, when a large portion of the trade was shut down in a collaborative effort between Danish police and the majority of the inhabitants, with the street being physically dug up.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There are hundreds of buildings on Christiania, in all sorts of imaginative shapes, sizes and colours ranging from old army buildings dating back to the by-gone barrack days, to elaborate self-build homes. The best way to see them is just walking around sucking in the atmosphere. There is graffiti art everywhere, too. All the buildings have their own story.
- 01Fredens Ark
The Ark is the largest building on Christiania, and the largest half-timbered house in Northern Europe.
- 02Mælkebøtten
This cluster of buildings a good walk up Langgade, dates back to the middle of 19th century, and used to be the laboratory of the country department (Landetaten).
- 03Vilhelms Bastion
One of the old bastions of the fortification on which Christiania is built, and has a set of protected buildings.
- 04Gallopperiet
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Things to do
Christiania is something of a powerhouse in Copenhagen's cultural life, especially on the alternative scene, and there will almost always be something going on, in one of the many club and venues dotted around the central part near Pusher street, or the open air scene on Café Nemoland (listed under drink). One of the most popular activities is simply buying some weed and consuming it at a chill spot.
- 01Alis in Wonderland
- 02Christiania Jazzclub
Mælkevejen (the 2nd building on your left after you enter Pusher street), info@christiania-jazzclub.com.
- 03Den Grå Hal
- 04Loppen
It is a rock club where various alternative bands play live.
- 05Energiværkstedet
- 06The Opera
The Opera on Christiania, not to be mistaken by the more conventional Operahouse nearby, is a combined music venue, restaurant and bar, with a wide variety of bands playing.
From Wikivoyage: Freetown Christiania, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
With some of the best vegetarian food you'll find anywhere in town, the residents love for everything organic, and the social responsibly (and socialism) so enshrined in the fabric of Christiana culture, that prices are kept at quite reasonable levels — especially considering the quality, Christiania is an excellent place for lunch and dinner.
- 01Månefiskeren
Relaxed café with room for both Christianites and people dropping by for a cup of coffee, a game of table football or billiards.
- 02Morgenstedet
Morgenstedet is a vegetarian eatery, and all the food here is made from organic and fresh vegetables from a Danish farm.
- 03Spiseloppen
A nice restaurant where the menu changes daily, and according to what fresh foods are available during the different seasons.
- 04Café Nemoland
Fabriksområde 52 (by the end of Pusher street),.
- 05Sunshine Bakery
A kiosk and bakery hybrid with bread, cakes and sandwiches, coffee, tea, dairy products, soft drinks, cigarettes, etc., both for take away, or enjoying at the outdoor benches in front of the bakery.
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Getting to Freetown Christiania
- Airports
- Copenhagen Kastrup (CPH), 7 km · Malmö Sturup (MMX), 51 km · Aarhus (AAR), 142 km
- Aarhus → Freetown ChristianiaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Odense → Freetown ChristianiaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Billund → Freetown ChristianiaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
No local-transport research exists yet for Freetown Christiania
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Freetown Christiania. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere also used to be a ferry from England, offering access from London, but service on it was discontinued in 2014.
- Get inBetween Denmark and Germany you cross the Baltic sea on the Rostock - Gedser ferry.
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Next door to Freetown Christiania
Freetown Christiania is 2 km from Copenhagen, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.