Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Skagen (Denmark). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Sand-Covered Church, Skagen Lighthouse, and Skagens Museum. Also, be sure to include Skagen By- og Egnsmuseum in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Skagen (Nordjylland).
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Sand-Covered Church
Also known as: Den tilsandede kirke
Historical landmark in Skagen, Denmark. The Sand-Covered Church is the name given to a late 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Lawrence of Rome. It was a brick church of considerable size, located 2 kilometres southwest of the town centre of Skagen, Denmark. During the last half of the 18th century the church was partially buried by sand from nearby dunes; the congregation had to dig out the entrance each time a service was to be held. The struggle to keep the church free of sand lasted until 1795, when it was abandoned. The church was demolished, leaving the tower with crow-stepped gable as the only part of the original structure still standing.[1]
Address: Gamle Landevej 63, 9990 Skagen
Skagen Lighthouse
Also known as: Skagen Fyr
Lighthouse in Skagen, Denmark. Skagen Lighthouse, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse 4 km northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.[2]
Address: Fyrvej 36, 9990 Skagen
Skagens Museum
Museum in Skagen, Denmark. Skagens Museum is an art museum in Skagen, Denmark, that exhibits an extensive collection of works by members of the colony of Skagen Painters who lived and worked in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Important artists include Marie and P. S. Krøyer, Anna and Michael Ancher, Laurits Tuxen, Viggo Johansen, and Holger Drachmann. The museum also hosts special exhibitions. Its facilities include a café in the Garden House, an old building which for a while served as home residence and studio of Anna and Michael Ancher.[3]
Address: Broendumsvej 4, 9990 Skagen
Skagen By- og Egnsmuseum
Museum. Skagen Town and Regional Museum is a private museum in Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark.[4]
Address: P. K. Nielsens Vej 8, 9990 Skagen
Skagen Odde Naturcenter
Museum in Skagen, Denmark. The Skagen Odde Nature Centre, on the northern tip of Denmark's Jutland, is a museum devoted to the effects of sand, water, wind and light. It was designed in 1989 by Jørn Utzon, the celebrated architect behind the Sydney Opera House. Under the leadership of his son Jan, the centre was completed in 2000.[5]
Address: Boejlevejen 66, 9990 Skagen
Anchers Hus
Art gallery in Skagen, Denmark. Anchers Hus is an art museum and gallery situated in the former residence of the painters Michael and Anna Ancher in Skagen, Denmark. Anchers Hus is located on Markvej in Skagen, Denmark.[6]
Address: Markvej 2-4, 9990 Skagen
Skagen Bunker Museum
Also known as: Skagen Bunkermuseum
Museum in Skagen, Denmark. Skagen Bunker Museum is a private museum near the tip of Grenen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It is located in an old German bunker of the Regelbau 638 type which was used during the Second World War as an infirmary for treating wounded soldiers. It is now fitted out as a small museum with uniforms, weapons and other artifacts.[7]
Address: Fyrvej 39, 9990 Skagen
Det Hvide Fyr
Skagen's White Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse just north of the town of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It was operational from 1747 to 1858 when it was replaced by Skagen Lighthouse.[8]
Skagen Church
Also known as: Skagen Kirke
Lutheran church in Skagen, Denmark. Skagen Church is a church located in the historic town centre of Skagen, Denmark.
The Skagen area suffered from severe problems with sand drift up through the 18th century and in 1795 the sand covered old church had to be abandoned. It was a brick church of considerable size dedicated to Saint Lawrence which dated from the beginning of the 15th century and located 2 km south-west of the town centre.
A new church was built in 1841 to the design of Christian Frederik Hansen. The church design was adapted and expanded in 1909-10 by Ulrik Plesner who also designed a number of other buildings in Skagen. Plesner collaborated with Thorvald Bindesbøll on the interior. Anne L. Hansen created interior decorations and a new colour scheme in 1989.[9]
Address: Ved Kirken 2, Skagen
Grenen Kunstmuseum
The Grenen Art Museum in Skagen was founded in 1977 by the artist Axel Lind, and built on the ruins of the Grenen's old seaside hotel.
Among the museum's permanent exhibitions are 'Axel Lind's Paintings', 'Contemporary Skagen Artists 1940-' and 'The Museum's Sculpture Collection', which includes works by Nordic, Russian and Italian artists.
Address: Fyrvej 38, 9990 Skagen
Drachmanns Hus
Museum in Skagen, Denmark. Drachmann's House, also known as Villa Pax, is one of the major houses of Skagen, northern Denmark. Located on Hans Baghs Vej towards the western side of the town, it was built in 1829 and is now a museum. It is a writer's home museum dedicated to the writer and marine painter Holger Drachmann who lived in the house from 1902 until his death in a sanatorium in Hornbæk in January 1908. Drachmann had regularly visited Skagen from 1871.[10]
Address: Hans Baghs Vej 21, 9990 Skagen