Rømø
Denmark · Southern Denmark · 5 m
Description
Rømø is reached by a causeway across the tidal flats and has the widest beach in northern Europe, several kilometres of hard sand at Lakolk where cars are allowed to drive out and park facing the sea. Behind it are dunes, heath and four villages of low brick farms. The island grew rich on whaling in the eighteenth century and the captains built houses to prove it, one of which is now a museum with Dutch tiles and a fence made of whale jawbones. The Wadden Sea in front is world heritage and the tide goes out for kilometres.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 5 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: June – August
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- Apr
- May
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- Aug
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- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Lakolk beach, the widest in northern Europe
- Driving and parking on the hard sand
- Wadden Sea tidal flats (UNESCO World Heritage)
- Kommandørgården, the whaling captain's farm
- Rømø church and the captains' gravestones
- International kite festival on the beach (approx. September)
- Havneby harbour and the ferry to Sylt
- Seal banks off the southern tip
- Dunes and heath of the island interior
- Oyster gathering in the Wadden Sea (October - April)
Getting there
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry