Visit the beautiful nature and the laid back town

There is a reason, why the city of Ebeltoft grows from 6.000 inhabitants to 60.000 in the summertime.

The laid back town and its surroundings in the south of Djursland, also called "Denmarks Nose" is one of the most unique attractions in Denmark. Ebeltoft is the center of Djursland, and with its old town hall, the frigat Fregatten Jylland and the beautiful nature in Mols Bjerge and around Ebeltoft Vig and Kalø Vig, with some of the best beaches in Denmark, Ebeltoft offers some of the most varied landscape for tourists in Denmark.

On this page, Danhostel.dk will try to help you with a few suggestions for your stay in Ebeltoft.

PLACES TO STAY IN EBELTOFT

Danhostel Ebeltoft

Danhostel Ebeltoft offers the perfect stay for your visit to Ebeltoft. The newly restaurated hostel offers a fantastic view over the bay of Ebeltoft, and from the hostel, a path leads to the old part of Ebeltoft city, where cozy streets, shops, cafes, monuments and other attractions guarantees an experience out of the ordinary. After its restauration, Danhostel Ebeltoft offers its guests a new hostelkitchen, new fireplace, library-room, several group- and conferencerooms and a new restaurant which all together gives you the perfect base for your stay in Ebeltoft.

Danhostel Ebeltoft is run by Ebeltoft Sportscenter, which gives its guests the possibility of using the large swimmingpool and 400 squaremeters of fitnesscenter. The hostel offers sportsfacilities for the professional user, which makes Danhostel Ebeltoft a very popular choice for sportsclubs, athletes and active families on holiday.

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THINGS TO SEE AND DO IN EBELTOFT

Ree Park

Visit the african savannah, the north-american prairie and the south-american pampas in the middle of Denmark. Ree Park - Ebeltoft Safari offers the unique possibility of meeting animals from five different continents in an outstanding landscape.

Ebeltoft Museum

Ebeltoft Museum is in fact several museums in Ebeltoft and its surrounding area, and in 2007, the museum changed its name to Museet for Syddjurs. The museum was founded in 1909, and one of its most popular attractions is the old town hall, which is also the landmark symbolising Ebeltoft. It is Denmark's smallest town hall, and offers exhibitions on Ebeltoft's history and visits to the old dungeon.

Fregatten Jylland
 
Fregatten Jylland - worth a visit

The worlds biggest, wooden ship lies quietly in Ebeltoft harbour, where it has been fully restored in the Ebeltoft dry dock. The ship is a large frigate surrounded by a museum, a cafeteria, a shipyard for wooden ships and the lightship Fyrskib XXI, and on board Fregatten Jylland you can hear the timber creaking and there is a smell of wood and tar. From here you have a fantastic view overlooking the bay of Ebeltoft Vig with the beautiful hills of Mols Bjerge in the background.

Kalø Vig Slotsruin

Kalø, who was formerly an island, but today a peninsula, offers both a unique nature as well as the beautiful ruins of Kalø Castle. The Castle was first built around 1313 by the Danish King Erik Menved to control the people of this area and defend it against intruding foreign powers. The most known guest here was the swedish king Gustav Vasa, who was kept prisoner here in 1519, and you can experience it all with a stroll to Kalø from the big parking lot near the Castle

Grenaa Strand
 
One of the beautiful beaches near Ebeltoft

There are many beautiful beaches near Ebeltoft, but Grenaa Strand, a 7-km-long white, sandy beach, is one of the best. Grenaa Strand was elected Jutland's best beach in 2006 with the best facilities, the best sand, the best water and for being the best beach for children.

Glass Museum
 
The Glass Museum

Ebeltoft is in fact the center of glass in Denmark, and the best way to experience this craftsmanship is by visiting The Glass Museum of Ebeltoft, which has a very famous collection of international modern art of glass. The museum expanded in 2006, and in the workshop you can see glassblowers at work, just as you can buy articles made by both famous Danish as well as foreign craftsmen.

Kattegatcentret
 
Meet the sharks at Kattegatcentret

Only a short drive from Ebeltoft, you can meet 2,5 metre sharks, rays and plenty of other exotic fishes the Kattegat Centre in Grenaa. Here you get very close to many unusual species by using the special glasstunnel, which brings you centimetre within the big sharks of Kattegatcentret. The tunnel takes you straight through the water, and makes you feel that you are on the bottom of the sea. You can also feed the seals, sleep with the sharks and see for yourself the rugged, rocky shores in the oceanarium.

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