Founded in 1971 by a group of hippies who squatted an abandoned naval base in Copenhagen, Christiania has become a global phenomenon. For experts, it is a legend of alternative culture, the enclave's most famous in Europe and the last activity. After the Little Mermaid and Tivoli amusement park is also the third most visited place in the Danish capital.
One million tourists visit each year to wander between the barracks frescoed psychedelic and obtain cannabis illegally in Pusher Street. Christiania, which proclaimed itself a free city, has its own anthem (I kan ikke sla ihjel bone, which means "you can not kill us," a protest song by the rock group Bifrost), flag (three yellow dots on red background), its own currency and its own rules and practices.
It is forbidden to travel by car (residents park their vehicle outside), to be run (if you run, you're mistaken for a thief), to take photographs and to wear bulletproof vests. Recently, after forty years, including twenty-two years of independence granted by law, Christiania has lost its status as a free city.
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One million tourists visit each year to wander between the barracks frescoed psychedelic and obtain cannabis illegally in Pusher Street. Christiania, which proclaimed itself a free city, has its own anthem (I kan ikke sla ihjel bone, which means "you can not kill us," a protest song by the rock group Bifrost), flag (three yellow dots on red background), its own currency and its own rules and practices.
It is forbidden to travel by car (residents park their vehicle outside), to be run (if you run, you're mistaken for a thief), to take photographs and to wear bulletproof vests. Recently, after forty years, including twenty-two years of independence granted by law, Christiania has lost its status as a free city.
On 18 February [...] read more on Presseurop. had
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