Bornholm Tourist Places to Visit in Bornholm, Denmark, Europe
Bornholm is an island in the Baltic Sea belonging to Denmark, surrounded by Sweden in the north, the mainland Denmark in the west and Poland towards south. It comes under Bornholm Municipality and Ronne is the largest city on the island.
Bornholm is the summer vacation centre for Danish people, neighboring Germans, Swedish and Polish people. Other than beaches, Bornholm is also famous for craft works, historical sites and typical native delicacies.
Geography of Bornholm:
Located between 55°07′30″ N latitude and 14°55′00″ E longitude with a highest altitude of 162 meters (Rytterknægten), Bornholm is spread over an area of 588 sq. km.
History of Bornholm:
Bornholm has a strong historical background as it was ruled by Lubeck and Sweden in the past before the Danish occupation. The Hammershus Castle in Bornholm is northern Europe’s largest medieval fortress and is located towards the northwestern edge of the island.
Connectivity to Bornholm:
Bornholm Airport is located in Ronne operating flights to Copenhagen, served by Danish Air Transport, Oslo (Wideroe), Mallorca and Antalya (Spies) and Berlin (AirBerlin).
Some international ferry operators offer services to Bornholm include:
- Bornholmer Faergen
- Sassnitz – Rønne ferry
- Kołobrzeg – Nekso ferry
- Bornholmexpress
Bornholm is well served by taxi, bus, rental car and bikes. Taxis generally cost €7 from airport to Ronne and bikes costs €10 for a day and €20 for a week.
Culture, Food and Shopping in Bornholm:
Bornholm is multicultural, the natives speak English, German and Polish along with Danish. There are many craft centres, museums, churches and libraries on Bornholm.
Glass artworks and ceramics are purchasable items on the island. The prominent restaurants on the island are listed below:
- Lassen’s Restaurant
- Cafe Provianten
- Sandvig Is Kalas
- Restaurant Texas
What to do in Bornholm?
- Sunbathing
- Surfing
- Gallery tours
- Fishing
- Camping
- Bicycling
- Swimming
- Sailing
Tourist Attractions in Bornholm:
Dueodde:
Dueodde is the most beautiful beach on the Bornholm Island with crystal clear water and white sand. There are many international standard bar and restaurants at the edge of the beach.
Bornholms Kunstmuseum:
Situated on the sea side, Bornholms Kunstmuseum is a museum featuring thousands of artworks of the many renowned artists including Karl Isakson and Oluf Host. Other than collection, the fantastic architecture of the museum attracts tourist.
Svaneke:
Svaneke receives maximum hours of sunlight in all around Northern Europe, is located eastern side of the Bornholm Island. Svaneke is home to a typical day market, galleries and well preserved historical sites.
List of other places of interest in Bornholm includes:
- Osterlars Church
- Ruins of Hammershus
- Ronne Lighthouse
- Hammeren Lighthouse
- Windmill in Gudhjem
- Hammershus Ruin
- The old part of Ronne
- The Medieval Centre of Bornholm
- Bornholms Rovfugleshow
- Dueodde Beach
- Svaneke Havn
- Osterlars Rundkirke
- Allinge Havn
- Ronne Havn
Best time to visit Bornholm:
From late March to September is the best time to explore the beaches of Bornholm.
Accommodation options in Bornholm:
There are dozens of reputed hotels and resorts in Bornholm with different latest tourist favor facilities and services. It is suggested for tourists to book hotel well in advance prior to reach Bornholm through online to get hotel rooms as per their requirement and budget. List of the well facilitated hotels in Bornholm include:
- Hotel Abildgaard
- Hotel Balka Strand
- Pension Slaegtsgaarden
- Hotel Siemsens Gaard
- Hotel Balka Sobad
- Radisson BLU Fredensborg Hotel
- Byskriver Gaarden Hotel Garni
- Hotel-Pension Verona
- Pension Ny Soborg
- Hotel Sandvig Havn
- Dueodde Badehotel
- Christianso Kro & Gaestgiveri
- Pension Kloster Gaarden
- Det Lille Hotel
- Rutsker Holiday Resort