Invitation to ESC press trips in Copenhagen Tour 8: LGBT bar crawl

Invitation to ESC press trips in Copenhagen
Tour 8: LGBT bar crawl in Copenhagen
Excursion date and time: 7 May at 20:00-21:30
Deadline for sign up: 6 May at 16:00
Tour description: Join us on a guided tour through the LGBT bar streets of Copenhagen. We will stroll
around the bar streets to point out the best LGBT bars. We take a look inside the oldest LGBT bar in
Copenhagen. During the tour you will also get some info about living as an LGBT person in Denmark and
what rights and problems this gives you. All with a touch of fun of course! The bar crawl is conducted by
Copenhagen Pride. One drink is included.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 5
Max group size: 25
Meeting place: In front of the Copenhagen Pride info tent at Eurovicious Pride Square at Regnbuepladsen
square (the square is in front of Oscar Bar & Cafe at Rådhuspladsen 77, 1550 Copenhagen K.)
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Ulla Neubauer from Copenhagen Pride, tel.: +45
4058 8593
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Tour 9: Half-day trip to Royal North Sealand
Excursion date and time: 6 May at 8:00 – 13:00
Deadline for sign up: 5 May at 10:00
Tour description: Royal North Sealand is home to many of Denmark’s most spectacular castles and
museums. In half a day you will come face to face with the cultural heritage as you learn all about the
dramatic history of famous Kronborg Castle immortalised in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. And you will be
seduced by modern art and culture of high quality and visit architectural gems that contain the very soul of
the best in Danish architecture when visiting the new M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark designed by
architect Bjarke Ingels. Lunch is not included. The tour is by coach and is conducted by VisitNorthSealand.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about North
Sealand. Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and
most importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 6
Max group size: 10
Bus pick up: Bus terminal by DGI-byen, Ingerslevsgade, 1704 Copenhagen V.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Camilla Kjærsgaard from VisitNorthSealand, tel.:
+45 4178 6769 or Connie Maria Westergaard from Wonderful Copenhagen, tel.: +4523200547.
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Tour 10: Walking tour of Eurovision Island (Refshaleøen)
Excursion date and time: 6 May at 10:00-12:00
Deadline for sign up: 5 May at 14:00
Tour description: Join us for a guided tour of the unexplored, historic and industrial area of Eurovision
Island - locally known as Refshaleøen – this year’s venue for the Eurovision Song Contest. Refshaleøen is
roughly 500,000 square metres of artificial land, until 1996 home of the shipyard B&W, Burmeister & Wain.
A peninsula in the Copenhagen harbour that still carries the traces of 150 years of legendary industrial
history. Today, the island is sprawling with an uneven hoard of settlers; artists, creative entrepreneurs,
chefs, musicians, antiques dealers, etc. We will visit some of the old and new places, find traces of the past
and get a sense of the atmosphere. The tour is conducted by artist Annette Skov.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 5
Max group size: 25
Meeting place: The bus stop of Bus number 40 (Address: Refshalevej 151, 1432 Copenhagen K.) Please
note, bus 40 will not be running. Take bus 9A or the harbour bus instead.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Annette Skov, tel.: +45 2396 0777 or Kim
Bargsteen, tel.: +45 40746 848.
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Tour 11: Open Top, Hop On Hop Off tour, all lines
Excursion date and time: 6 May at 10:25
Deadline for sign up: 5 May at 11:00
Tour description: Want to check out Copenhagen in your own pace? But still need to be sure to get the
best attractions during your visit – here is the answer. The Open Top Tours, with the Hop On Hop Off offer,
gives you the opportunity to get around the city, jump off where you meet things you want to take a closer
look at, maybe walk a distance, and get on the bus again at some of the 21 stops. You can choose between
3 lines; The Mermaid tour, the Carlsberg tour and the Christiania tour, so there are plenty to see, and you
get around through a large area of Copenhagen, and you get the stories and facts from the audio guiding in
11 languages. The tour is conducted by Strömma, Open Top Tours.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 0
Max group size: 20
Meeting place:. Strömma Canal Tours terminal, Ved Stranden 18, 1061 Copenhagen K.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Julie Kristoffersen from Strömma, tel.: +45 3266
0044.
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Tour 12: Copenhagen Panorama Sightseeing of Copenhagen
Excursion date and time: 6 May at 11:00-13:00
Deadline for sign up: 5 May at 11:00
Tour description: Enjoy all the major attractions of Copenhagen from a comfortable, air-conditioned bus
with glass panels, which allow you an amazing view of the city. At Amalienborg Palace, residence of the
Royal Family, we have a half hour stop to experience the changing of the Danish Royal Guard, and from
here, you can look forward to see Tivoli, the Danish Parliament, Islands Brygge – a working class area that
has become hip, the Opera house and of cause the Little Mermaid, where we have a photo stop. Audio
guiding in 11 languages gives you the insights and fascinating facts about the capital of Denmark. The tour
is conducted by Strömma, Copenhagen Panorama Excursion.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 0
Max group size: 20
Meeting place: Vester Voldgade by the City Hall Square.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Julie Kristoffersen from Strömma, tel.: +45 3266
0044.
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Tour 13: Viking Wellness in the Harbour of Copenhagen
Photo: Joshua Gross
Event date and time: 6 May at 11:30-13:00
Deadline for sign up: 5 May at 11:00
Tour description: Copenhagen harbour is so clean that you can bathe in it, and that’s exactly what
Copenhageners do year round. Try authentic Danish winter bathing right in the middle of our fantastic
capital. There will be a sauna session with Eurovision theme, a possibility to get a fresh swim in the harbour
and a hot drink. After a cold swim and a hot sauna, you will get revitalised and ready for a day at work.
Copenhageners just love this kind of Viking wellness – and we know that you will too. Bring towel and
bathing suit! The event is conducted by Vinterbad Bryggen.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 2
Max group size: 20
Meeting place: The Harbour Bath, Islands Brygge 14, 2300 Copenhagen S.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Julie Abitz from Vinterbad Bryggen, tel.:
+45 3042 2978.
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Tour 14: Walking tour of Carlsberg brewery district
Excursion date and time: 8 May at 9:30-10:30
Deadline for sign up: 7 May at 11:00
Tour description: In 2009, the gates to a new city district in Copenhagen were opened, when Carlsberg
moved its production out of Copenhagen and only left the small craft brewery Jacobsen to still brew on the
premises. Over the next 20 years, the new Carlsberg District will transform into the most pulsating area in
Copenhagen. Join us for a guided tour of this hip and upcoming area of the city. The tour takes you through
the breweries Old Carlsberg and New Carlsberg, the architectural plans for the new area, and the unique
and protected buildings – the Lotus Chimney, the Lighthouse, the Star Gate, the elephant gate and the
Carlsberg Power Plant. The tour is conducted by Visit Carslberg.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 5
Max group size: 25
Meeting place: Carlsberg Museum & Business Centre, Valby Langgade 1, 2500 Valby.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Thomas Kjeldfred from Visit Carlsberg, tel.: +45
2064 4354.
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Tour 15: Canal tour of Copenhagen
Excursion date and time: 8 May at 10:00-11:00
Deadline for sign up: 5 May at 11:00
Tour description: Welcome to Copenhagen. And welcome to Canal Tours. We proudly present the ultimate
sightseeing tours of maritime Copenhagen by boat, and look forward to show you some of the best sights
of the Danish capital. Join the boat tour, sit back, relax and take in the majestic city from the water. The
tour is conducted by Strömma Canal Tours.
Sign up: To [email protected] or see us at the Wonderful Copenhagen press stand at venue. Please note
that only one person per media can participate and we expect that you produce a story about Copenhagen.
Email your name, media where you intend to publicise your story, contact tel. no. during stay and most
importantly name of tour(s), you wish to attend.
Min. group size: 30
Max group size: 90
Meeting place: Strömma Canal Tours terminal, Ved Stranden 18, 1061 Copenhagen K.
Name and tel. no. of contact person/guide on the day: Julie Kristoffersen from Strömma, tel.: +45 3266
0044.