Surrounding the center are Copenhagen’s more residential areas. Vesterbro (Copenhagen Vest) and Nørrebro (Copenhagen North) are Copenhagen's old working class areas, but are now populated with students, young families and immigrants. Østerbro (Copenhagen East) and Frederiksberg (an independent municipality inside the city) with their many roomy, elegant apartments have traditionally been home to the city’s the more well off citizens, but in recent years they’ve too have seen an influx of a younger, university age crowd.

All of the neighbourhoods lay on the shores of Copenhagen's three artificial lakes, which stretch from Østerbro to Vesterbro, tying the city together.

Getting around

It is easy to explore Copenhagen by foot as it takes less than an hour to walk from one side of town to the other. In the city center all major attractions are but a few minutes walk from each other. However, it’s not without reason that Copenhagen is known as the 'World’s Bicycle Capital’ (in sharp competition with Amsterdam), as the city planners have optimized Copenhagen's traffic system for cyclists and established bike paths with independent signal systems everywhere you look. For those who want to see the city on two wheels there are plenty of places to rent a bike, plus the more than 2,000 free bicycles, available at racks throughout the inner city.  
Since the weather in Copenhagen is often wet, windy and not at all suited for outdoor travel (though Copenhageners don't seem to have noticed), there is a limited metro and an extensive bus and s-train network that cover all parts of the city. The same tickets can be used in the bus and metro and single tickets and ticket cards can be purchased at kiosks,  train stations and on busses (but not on the trains).