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Strøget

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Though it is referred to by one name, the city's pedestrian spine, pronounced Stroy-et, is actually a series of five streets: Frederiksberggade, Nygade, Vimmelskaftet, Amagertorv, and Østergade. By mid-morning, particularly on Saturday, it is congested with people, baby strollers, and street performers. Past the swank and trendy, and sometimes flashy and trashy, boutiques of Frederiksberggade is the double square of Gammeltorv (Old Square) and Nytorv (New Square), in summer often crowded with street vendors selling cheap jewelry.

In 1728 and again in 1795, much of Strget was heavily damaged by fire. When rebuilding, the city fathers straightened and widened the streets. You can still see buildings from this reconstruction period, as well as a few that survived the fires.

In addition to shopping, you can enjoy Strget for strolling, as hundreds do. Outside the posh fur and porcelain shops and bustling cafés and restaurants, the sidewalks have a festive street-fair atmosphere.

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