I am BENEDICTE STARUP, your private licensed guide in COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. I was born and raised in Copenhagen in the historical heart of the city, near Amalienborg, the royal palace. My family on both sides have been living in the heart of the city for 125 years ! So we call ourselves COPENHAGENERS :-). I have 16 years of experience as authorised, licensed tourist guide. 16.000+ guests on my tours. 16 years of Experience as Travel Director. A lifetime of experience as native Copenhagener. I hold the guide diploma from the University of Roskilde, RUC. BA in Tourism. Licensed to guide you inside all castles and museums. I specialize in private guided tours only for your group - no strangers. Specializing in tours by electric minivans (Mercedes) to maximize your time. Exclusively with professional insured drivers. I have lived and worked in the USA for 5 years, for the MET Opera in NYC, and lived in Italy and England as a historical costume designer for film and theatre productions. That's where the deep love for history, art, paintings, architecture and craftsmanship derives from. I have been training for this job my entire life. My mother, also being an authorised licensed tourist guide for more than 35 years, and thereby knowing every little brick of Copenhagen, has been creating historical tours in Copenhagen and exploring its hidden gems and revealed castles and museums, her entire life. Exploring the adventures of Copenhagen with my mother since childhood, all the small secrets and hidden gems, has just made me love Copenhagen even more. If only the streets, houses and doors could speak ! They would tell us such amazing stories ! I was born into designing historical guided tours and they run deep in the family. It is a family tradition ! I am passionate about my work: welcoming people from all around the world, knowing that this might be their only time to experience Copenhagen and Denmark. That makes it pivotal for me to try to give them the very best experience possible. All my clients are VIPs. My VIP clients includes: The couple who travels the world. The old time friends exploring together. The parents with children and teenagers. Royals from foreign countries. Guests of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Embassies. Companies. VVIPs with private jets and bodyguards. They all are VIPs to me. I give lectures on Danish design, danish architecture, danish and russian crown jewels, as well as lectures on Fabergé and the fantastic easter eggs for the russian Zar, and the strong royal family ties to Denmark. Since all tours are private with only your group in focus, you will have the time to ask all the questions you have been wondering about. You will hear about everyday life of the Danes. About hygge. The danish welfare system, the danish tax system, the political system and family life. And why the Danes have been voted the happiest people in the world. Combined with rich historical facts, and the backgrounds to why things are the way they are today, in modern day Denmark.

I hope to welcome you soon here in wonderful Copenhagen !