Copenhagen has excellent shopping facilities. Special purchases include Bing & Grøndal and Royal Copenhagen porcelain, Holmegård glass, Bornholm ceramics, handmade woolens from the Faroe Islands and Lego toys. Visitors from outside the EU can often claim back some of the
MOMS (VAT) on goods purchased that are sent straight to their home country from the shop in Denmark.
Shopping hoursMon-Fri 0900/1000-1730/1800; Sat 0900-1700. Supermarkets are often open Mon-Fri 0900-2000. Opening hours vary from town to town. At some holiday resorts, bakers, florists
and souvenir shops are open Sunday and public holidays.
Currency Information:CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK) = 100 øre. Notes are in denominations of DKK1,000, 500, 200, 100 and 50. Coins are in denominations of DKK20, 10, 5, 2 and 1, and 50 and 25 øre.
Currency ExchangePersonal cheques cannot be used by visitors to Denmark. Some banks may refuse to exchange large foreign bank notes.
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMsAmerican Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are widely accepted, as well as Eurocheque cards. There are plenty of ATMs.
Traveller's ChequesCan be cashed by banks and hotels, and can be used at most restaurants and shops. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveller’s cheques in Euros, Pounds Sterling or US Dollars.
Banking HoursMon to Wed and Fri 0930-1700; Thurs 0930-1800. Some banks in Copenhagen are open Mon-Fri 0930-1700. Some bureaux de change are open until midnight.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Apr 07 |
| £1.00= | DKK11.03 |
| $1.00= | DKK5.57 |
| €1.00= | DKK7.45 |
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