Ebeltoft

Ebeltoft is a city in Djursland in Denmark. Ebeltoft city, the "Piece de Resistance" of Djursland, restored the 1860 Battle Frigate "Jylland", a world-class maritime showpiece.

Understand
This city, which gained township rights in 1301, was not always a touristy destination, except for a few hundred people who came from Copenhagen and Aarhus in the summer season, staying in summer houses along the coast. They found the quaint ways of the "Molbos" (Danish equivalent of hayseeds or bumpkins) and the half-timbered houses embellished by hollyhock roses along cobblestoned streets, to their liking. Indeed, it is within living memory, that a town crier went around, bellowing the news of the day. Now people come from afar to see the frigate and the tiny perfect city hall from 1789, now a museum complete with the original dungeon, reached through a trap door in the floor of the reception hall.

Ebeltoft is not only steeped in history, but now also the location of The European Film College, which opened here in 1993 and is housed in the hills just on the outskirts of town. Unique restaurants abound in town, as well as outside, in the hills of "Molboland", now part of the Mols Bjerge National Park since 2008.

Get in
Fast Car Ferry from Zealand or with bus connection from Copenhagen. Total travel time is 3 hours.

Air from Copenhagen to Tirstrup airport near Århus city.

Reached by car with a short detour (about 40 km) from main highway between Århus and Ålborg.

Get around
All attractions in the old part of town can be reached on foot from city hotels or campsites.



Do
Beaches within walking distance of your hotel.

Biking and hiking in the hills of Mols, now a designated as Mols Bjerge National Park. Most of the hilly park area is captivating and has for a long time worked as an environmental experiment in natural rejuvenation.

Many unique shops around town offer locally produced arts and crafts. Apple schnapps. Bolsjer (homemade candies). Quality souvenirs at the Frigate shop.

While there, drive/bike/hike into the hills of Mols to the Natural Laboratory operated by University of Aarhus and the Ministry of the Environment and used as a field laboratory by scientists and students from universities and institutes of higher learning. There is an ongoing research program in natural land rejuvenation, with interaction of animals, fauna, insects, birds, promoting natural fertilization. There are also long-haired Icelandic sheep and small dark brown Galloway cattle used in grazing research year round, by the Mols Laboratory. Also in this area is Trehøje (lit.: Three-hills) comprising three large Bronze Age burial mounds of which there are 14 in the area.

Eat
There are good hotel restaurants, with outstanding dining opportunities at Molskroen in the village of Femmøller in particular, as well as a couple of unique restaurants in restored houses. Two fresh fish specialty restaurants operate in the small harbour area and cafeterias.

Budget
There are some camping facilities on a good beach, within walking distance (15-20 min of town center), and several fine B&Bs in town and just outside.
 * Danhostel Ebeltoft
 * Danhostel Ebeltoft

Go next

 * The North Sea Trail passes through Ebeltoft. It is an international coastal hiking (or cycling) route through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. From Ebeltoft you can head north towards Grenå or take the ferry to Zealand to continue east.