Nyhavn is known for it's colorful narrow houses and picturesque setting in the Copenhagen harbor.

Nyhavn is translated to “New Harbor” and despite its name, Nyhavn is one of the oldest areas of Copenhagen. The harbor was dug by Swedish prisoners of war in the 1670s, on the orders of King Christian the 5th.

Back then, Nyhavn was a very busy harbor with boats coming in from all over the world, loading and unloading their goods at the dock, and know for the drunken sailors and easygoing women. The area changed throughout the 1970’es and what used to be called the dirty north side, is now one of the most posh areas in Copenhagen.  

Fun fact: Many of the houses along Christianshavn and Nyhavn are very narrow. This is because they date back to a time when taxes were paid according to how much of the sidewalk the house took up - so the narrower, the cheaper!