From Wikitravel

Bornholm [1] belongs to Denmark and is an island located in the Baltic Sea 37 km south of Sweden. The island is roughly 588 square kilometres and has 158 km of coastline. Bornholm is widely known for its smoked herring, high quality arts and crafts and its beautiful nature.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 7 Get around 7.1 By Bus 7.2 By Bike 8 See 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Buy 12 Drink 13 Get out

Regions

As of January 2003 Bornholms five regions assembled into one administrative and political unit called Bornholms Regionskommune.

Cities

• Rønne The largest city with approximately 10.000 inhabitants.
• Neksø (or Nexø)
• Gudhjem
• Allinge-Sandvig
• Aakirkeby
• Svaneke
• Listed
• Hasle
• Snogebæk
• Dueodde
• Arnager

Other destinations

• Hammershus A large ruin at the northernmost point of the island.
• Joboland An amusement park with a small water park, animals and rides.
• Almindingen The third largest forest in Denmark.
• Bornholms Kunstmuseum The largest art collection on Bornholm. Include such artists as Oluf Host (Høst), Karl Isakson and many others.
• The Medieval Centre of Bornholm A small rebuild city from the medieval times. They have stalls, demonstrations, food, performers and special activities for children. Every year a large market is held for a week in mid-July. Enthusiasts from different countries attend and the centre is turned into a large totaltheater with all kinds scenes from the everyday-life of the medieval. The climax is a huge battle with canon smoke, bowmen, tournament on horseback and knights in amor

Understand

Bornholm is made of Granite.

Talk

As Bornholm has many tourists each year most people speak either English, German or Swedish, the exception being most of the older population.

Get in

There is an airport in Rønne

There are ferries: Rønne-Copenhagen, Rønne-Køge, Allinge-Sandvig-Simrishamn

Get around

You can get to the island by ferry or airplane, but the island also provides excellent opportunities for arriving by private boat. It’s easy getting around either by car, bus or bicycles.

By Bus

There are 9 bus lines connecting cities and attractions. Some stops are designed for getting off, walking a scenic route and getting on a bus at the next stop.

The BAT 24 hour ticket at DKK 130 can be a good deal if you travel a few times and do not want to worry about the rates and zones.

By Bike

The easiest way to explore Bornholm is by bike, the longest distance on the island is 36km. there are excellent biking facilities all over Bornholm.

See

• Hammershus
• Round churches

Do

Eat

• Smoked herrings are a speciality of the island. You can get them at smokehouses in seaside towns, such as Arnager, Gudhjem or Snogebæk, where they also sell other fish and seafood delicacies.

• Sol over Gudhjem Smoked herring on rye bread with a raw egg yolk on top.

• Marinated herrings

• Other seafood. Eg. scrimps, salmon, sole, and eel.

• Another specialty of the island is rye crackers, made by Johannes Dam in Aakirkeby

• A variey of local cheeses.

Buy

• Smoked herring
• Glas art There are many small glass workshops around Bornholm.
• Ceramics
• Granite

Drink

• Bornholmer Bryg beer made by Svanke Bryghus and available in most bars and restaurants on Bornholm.

Get out

Bornholm is famous for its many high quality crafts such as blown glass and textiles. It’s highly recommended to visit the different shops and exhibits.

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