See over 400 years of royal treasures at Rosenborg Castle

In the heart of Copenhagen, you can find a castle that will take you back in time. The Rosenborg Castle was built by one of the most famous Danish kings, Christian IV, in the 17th century, and you can find over 400 years of royal treasures, including the Crown Jewels. Waddling around the castle will leave you in awe, and your imagination about how they lived will go wild. Loved every second spent in the castle. Read on to learn more.

Waddling around the castle, you will encounter a room filled with lavish portraits, royal details, tapestries, and all that belongs to a 17th-century castle. Among our favorite rooms is the vast throne room, and then to see the Crown Jewels. The many details on tapestries and in the furniture will make you stunned. Many tapestries on the walls commemorate the battles between Denmark and Sweden.

How to get to Rosenborg Castle

The castle is basically in the center of Copenhagen. It is located in the King’s Gardens 200 meters from Nørreport Station. Entrance at Øster Voldgade 4a.

Trains Nørreport: S – tog, Metro, Regionaltog
Busses Nørreport: 14, 184, 185, 5C, 6A, 15E, 150S, 350S

It’s easy to find, and you can enjoy the adjusted King’s Gardens. We combined the visit to Rosenborg Castle with the visit to the Botanical Gardens across the street.

Tickets and Opening Hours to Rosenborg Castle

Tickets can be bought online or on-site. The Copenhagen Card includes a visit to Rosenborg Castle and The Amalienborg museum.

Adults: 125 DKK
Students (with ID): 80 DKK
Children 0-17 years of age: free entry
Guided tour: 900 DKK
Penguins: free entry
Admission included in Copenhagen Card

Note that even with the Copenhagen Card, you need to book a time slot for when you will be entering the castle. There are limited slots per a certain time to ensure the castle is not flooded with people.

Check their official website to see if prices didn’t change and to book your time slot here – link.

We booked the one at 10 am, the first possible one, and already there was a queue of people waiting for the castle to be opened.

Opening Hours

From April 30th to June 24th, it’s open daily from 10 am to 4 pm.
From June 25th to October 2nd, it’s open daily from 10 am to 5 pm.
From October 3rd to October 14th, it’s available from Tuesday till Sunday (Monday closed) from 11 am to 4 pm.
From October 15th to October 23rd opened daily from 10 am to 4 pm.
From October 24th to December 30th, it is open from Tuesday till Sunday (Monday closed) from 11 am to 4 pm.

Note the closing days – 24th, 25th, and 31st of December the castle will be closed. As well as on the 1st of January.

To ensure opening hours didn’t change, check their website here – link.

No backpacks allowed

It’s also not allowed to enter the castle with a backpack. No worries, lockers are available for a small fee (20 DKK coins) that will be returned to you, or you can use one of the coins available to lock your backpack.

You may only bring small bags to the castle (max size 15 x 23 x 15 cm).

There are various sizes of lockers available. It’s one thing that is available at any historic site you are visiting. Lockers to lock your belongings.

Especially at Rosenborg Castle, it made sense to lock your backpack because sometimes you waddle around precious porcelain and statues close by, and you don’t want to break it.

Also, it is not possible to bring strollers and prams into the castle. The castle is not built for wheelchairs either, but it is possible to visit the ground floor and the basement.

A little bit of history about the Rosenborg Castle

It was built in the 17th century (1606 to 1607) as a summerhouse by the order of Christian IV.
Christian IV loved being in residence at Rosenborg, and it quickly became his favorite castle.
The castle began humbly as a small summer palace.
Over the course of 28 years, it went through four stages of development, and the castle known today was finished in 1633.
Early 18th century, the castle seized from being used as a royal residence – it was due to Frederik IV’s decision to live in a more modern-for-the-time summer residence.
The castle became state property in 1849.

Interesting things to know about the Rosenborg Castle

Rosenborg is a type of cheese.
King Christian IV. loved the castle so much that on his deathbed at Frederiksborg, he commanded that he be transported by sleigh to Rosenborg in order to end his days there. He passed on in his bed chamber.

The King’s Gardens next to Rosenborg Castle

The King’s Garden is Denmark’s oldest royal garden. It’s a popular place for locals to visit and just hang out and relax. It’s free entry, so you can waddle around as much as you want.

It’s a Renaissance-style garden and was established by King Christian IV.

In case you are looking for a place to relax for a moment and have a great cup of coffee and a croissant, I recommend the Herkules Pavillonen .

As everywhere in Copenhagen, English is no issue, and payment by card is preferred. The cappuccino is super delish as well as the croissant.

Waddling the Rosenborg Castle

Let’s finally waddle into the beautiful castle. The interiors are all well preserved, and it’s indeed a journey back in time.

You can imagine how royalty used to live there.

What fascinates me most about such a castle are its decorations and the number of details. People had way more patience in the past than they have now.

In the castle, you will waddle through the private room of the king as well as his bathroom, see the king’s private writing cabinet, and much more.

The Rosenborg Castle also houses a collection of Flora Danica and one of the world’s finest Venetian glass collections, both set in tower chambers.

Don’t forget to look up at the ceilings. Many do and miss the art and rich decorations. Every room is richly decorated.

Many times I forget how dark it is in those castles. Still, it is nice to waddle, and in this kind of castle, you are not sure where to look first. Precious items are on display in every corner.

The Great Hall

Although it’s called the Great Hall, I would call it the Throne Room. As you can imagine, it is huge, with coronation thrones and three life-size silver lions standing guard.

The tapestries on the walls commemorate battles between Denmark and Sweden.

It was Christian V who is most remembered for having had 12 tapestries of his victories in the Scanian War woven for the Great Hall.

The Crown Jewels at the Rosenborg Castle

Who doesn’t want to see a real crown?! Then Rosenborg Castle is perfect for it cause it hosts the Crown Jewels and other valuables. To be honest, never saw so much gold in one place.

The jewels are of generations of queens and princesses that have taken an interest in jewelry and precious stones.

The history of the Crown Jewels begins with Christian VI’s queen, Sophie Magdalene. She was widowed in 1746 and expected to die presently of grief. She, therefore, wrote her will, which specified that her jewelry was not to be given to a specific person but should always be “with the crown.” In this way, there would always be a magnificent item of jewelry available to the incumbent queen. Good thinking if you ask me.