Grenaa — Ferries, Old Streets and the Wide Kattegat

Coming into Grenaa after the quieter stretches of eastern Djursland felt like a sudden change of scale. It is still a relatively small Danish town, but here the landscape becomes much more active: ferries, fishing boats, yachts and commercial ships share the...

Balle

Balle is a small village in eastern Djursland, but for us the most memorable part of the area was not the village itself. It was the coast a few kilometres away at Glatved Strand, a wonderfully isolated stretch of the Kattegat where an industrial landscape and an...

Knebel – At the Quiet Heart of Mols

Knebel is a small village, but its position makes it one of the best places from which to understand the landscape of Mols. Knebel Vig cuts deeply into the peninsula, while immediately to the east rise the surprisingly rugged hills of Mols Bjerge. The little harbour...

Esby and Sletterhage Fyr – At the End of Helgenæs

We continued south through Esby and towards the very end of Helgenæs, where the road eventually reaches Sletterhage Fyr. This is one of those corners of Denmark that feels increasingly remote the further you travel: small villages give way to open fields, low coastal...