Guided tour through Christiania

This is a guided walking tour to Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania (Danish: Fristaden Christiania). It is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood with about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares (85 acres) in the borough of Chistianshavn in Copenhagen. From an official point of view, Christiania is regarded as a large commune, but its relation to the authorities has a unique status in being regulated by a special law, the Christiania Law of 1989 which transfers parts of the supervision of the area from the municipality of Copenhagen to the state. Christiania has been a source of controversy since its creation in a squatted military area in 1971. Its cannabis trade was tolerated by authorities until 2004. Since then, measures for normalizing the legal status of the community have led to conflicts, and negotiations are ongoing. A must tour!

Photy by: prlwytskofski, from Flickr.com