The Little Mermaid

Sitting on a rock at the edge of the bay The Little Mermaid is probably Copenhagen`s most famous tourist attraction.

The bronze statue was presented as a gift to the cityby Carl Jacobsen, founder of the Carlsberg Breweries. He had just seen a ballet The Little Mermaid based on the H.C. Andersen fairytale and so enthused was he by the performance that he commissioned Edvard Eriksen to sculpt the statue

In the tale The Little Mermaid falls in love with a prince. A witch agrees to transform her finned tale to human legs but in return she mustrelinquish her tongue, or her gift of speech. She can now marry her prince but every step she takes with her new legs causes pain and she is forced to live without spaking for the rest of her life. She often sits on a rock peering out to sea, longing to return to the carefree life of the ocean.

Since her erection at Langelinie in 1913 The Little Mermaid has suffered the indignity of loosing her head (twice) and a arm. On each occasion she was refitted with her missing body part and remains Copenhagen´s most enduring and photographed attraction.

Langelinie Quay

With visits to more than 200 cruise ships throughout the summer Copenhagen belongs among Europe`s largest krydstogtsdesti -
nations and Langelinie quay is the place where the often huge, luxuriøse ships attach to.

Geographically located with walking distance to inner city, Amalienborg,
The Little Mermaid and a number of other popular turistattrak-are the perfect Langelinie quay berthing place for cruise tourists, typically spending only few hours in Copenhagen

In the old warehouses in the southern part of the quay, you will find today cafes and tourist information, and a number of stores whose product primarily for cruise tourists.