The best places for Star gazing in Denmark

The Nordic countries hold a special magic of the darkness. Not only through the winter time, but all year round, it is worth going on a star-safari far away from the light pollution of the big cities to experience night sky will show its most impressive side. Here is a quick guide to the best places in Denmark for night romance-and maybe a glimpse of the Milky Way or a shooting star.

Møn & Nyord

Møn and Nyord are the only two places to experience the phenomena ‘Dark Sky’. Stargazers can look forward to an almost undisturbed view of the sky at night time with more than 5000 stars. In comparison, in the city of Copenhagen, where you can only see around 100 stars at night time as the light from the city lights up the sky at night.

Photography: Stefan Asp

Hammershus, Bornholm.

At Hammershus on the island of Bornholm, the conditions for getting a glimpse of the astro signs are especially good. Here you can see the stars earlier in the evening, and it is easy to walk around in the darkness on the big trails around the 80-old old castle Hammerhus that evokes quite special feelings.

Photography: Dima Slastushevskyi

Samsø

On the island of Samsø you can enjoy the silence and the fresh air while you look after shooting stars and the Milky Way, the light band that consists of more than 200 billion stars. On Samsø there are several places with almost zero light pollution. On of these places are Kragemosen by Nordby Bakker.

Stenbjerg

Nationalpark Thy holds a number of great places for stargazing, and Stenbjerg is one of them. You can start the night with enjoying the sunset at the West Coast followed by a twinling night sky you never will forget.

Photography: Christian Faber

Bulbjerg

Bulbjerg is best known as the impressive 47 m tall rock and bird colony. But is is also an amazing place to experience the night sky- and if you are really lucky, you can also see the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights is a stunning display of colours that play across the dark skies in swirls of green, purple, blue and yellow. Particles in the upper atmosphere are hit by high energy electrons causing the lights in the sky to swirl around. If you’re in the right part of Scandinavia and the conditions are just perfect, you’ll enjoy an unforgettable show.