Located in Denmark's Copenhagen, and covering an area of 0.34 sq km (34 hectares), the controversial Christiania Freetown is located within the city’s 17th century fortifications and military barracks ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. Once a paradise enclave for hippies, Christiania Freetown has ...

Seen from a boat drifting along Copenhagen’s wide canals, the neighborhood of Christiania is a verdant enclave tucked beneath a thick canopy of trees. Half a century after it was founded as a ...

Ever-so intriguing, Freetown Christiania is actually a controversial part of Copenhagen due to its completely different set of rules – resulting from the fact that it's completely independent of the ...

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A refuge for anarchists, hippies and artists, Denmark's "freetown" Christiania turns 50 on Sunday, and though it has not completely avoided the encroachment of modernity and ...

The colourful residents of Copenhagen's libertarian Christiania enclave, long a refuge for anarchists, hippies and artists, fear new housing within its borders could spell the end of the freetown's ...

On the edge of a strange hippie commune in wonderful Copenhagen is the second-best restaurant in the world, Noma. The two-Michelin-star establishment used to be the best, four years in a row, if you ...