Christiansø

There are two entrances to Christiansø harbor has two entrances. On each side of the swing bridge that connects the two major islands and splits the harbor into two halves, South Harbor and North Harbor.

Guest sailors are welcome at both ports, allowing them to cruise the island in all wind directions. A boat trip to the island is an experience that you will never forget.

Christiansø has a year-round population of 100 people. A village with an inn, a church, a police station, a school, a grocery shop with a bakery, a post office, a museum, a gallery, a town hall, a campground, and the sale of the renowned Christians spicy herring, which is produced and marketed on the island.

To visit this town where, according to one story, a lady spent a long life on Christiansø without ever visiting Frederiksø, "because what were you going to do there?" The island is self-sufficient in terms of power and, historically, drinking water, which was obtained by rainwater collecting in open wells for hundreds of years. The entire island is contained in listed structures that were formerly a massive fortress.

The bird sanctuary Graesholmen is located in the archipelago and is home to the Baltic Sea penguins. In recent years, the islands' 300-kilo gray seal population has grown to the point where two seals smoke in the water every time a newly arrival seal squeezes up on the Tatt skerry.

Location: 3760 Gudhjem, Denmark