Travel guide

Bornholm

Denmark's Baltic Sea island combines a rocky coastline and a castle ruin in the north with fine sandy beaches in the south. In between are round churches, harbour towns, smokehouses and short distances, ideal for a trip that brings together nature, culture and the sea.

What brings you to Bornholm?

In the north, coastal paths lead to Hammershus and Hammerknuden; in the south lies the wide Dueodde beach.

First time on the island

Choose the key round churches, Hammershus and nature spots wisely.

Plan attractions 02

Beach & swimming

Compare Dueodde, Balka and smaller coves by location and character.

Compare beaches 03

Getting there & ferry

Compare Sassnitz, Ystad and Køge and find the right connection.

Plan your journey 04

Active with the family

Put together outings for sun, rain and different age groups.

Find activities 05

Discover the towns

Choose deliberately among Rønne, Gudhjem, Svaneke and other island towns.

Food & drink

Get to know smoked fish, regional specialities and Bornholm's kitchen.

Start a food trip 07

Where to stay

Choose hotels, holiday homes and campsites by location and season.

Find accommodation 08

Crafts & glass

Europe's first World Craft Region: glassworks, ceramics and workshops to visit.

Highlights

All attractions →

The six places worth the trip to the island.

Exterior facade of Bornholm Art Museum in Gudhjem, with the engraved lettering on the concrete building under a blue sky.

Bornholm Art Museum

Art of the Bornholm School of painters at the Helligdomsklipperne cliffs

The picturesque island of Christiansø with its fortress buildings in the Ertholmene archipelago northeast of Bornholm.

Christiansø

1684 sea fortress with two tower museums

The decommissioned Hammeren lighthouse on the Hammeren headland with its characteristic keeper's cottage.

Hammerfyr

The lighthouse you can climb on Hammeren

The famous sandy beach at Dueodde with its distinctive lifeguard buoy at Bornholm's southern tip.

Dueodde Beach

White sand beach at Bornholm's southern tip

The ruin of Hammershus castle with the Manteltårn keep and round bastion high above the coast.

Hammershus

Castle ruin on a 74m cliff above the Baltic Sea

The whitewashed Østerlars Church - Bornholm's largest round church, with its distinctive conical roof and adjoining nave on a sunny summer day.

Østerlars Round Church

Bornholm's largest and oldest round church

Towns on Bornholm

Four harbour towns, four characters: from half-timbered old town to hillside town.

Cobbled lane with half-timbered houses and hollyhocks in Rønne's old town.

Rønne on BornholmFerry port and half-timbered old town on the west coast

White smokehouse with characteristic chimneys above Gudhjem harbour on Bornholm's east coast.

GudhjemDenmark's only mountain town, on the northeast coast

Aerial view of a lighthouse on the Svaneke coast under a dramatic morning or evening sky.

SvanekeDenmark's easternmost town, with a harbour and crafts scene

Aerial view of the Dom and Kampeløkke harbour in Allinge, with its historic church.

AllingeNorthern harbour town with the Folkemøde

Bornholm on the map

What lies where: sights, beaches and towns at a glance.