Stone circle, elbows and hygge in the city - Lolland

Publié: 18.10.2023

In the morning we drove to the northwest of Lolland to see a very special art installation:

Twelve mighty stone pillars stand in a circle in the middle of nowhere in a field by the sea.

There are also electric music sounds from speakers during the sunny hours of the day. The sounds were composed specifically for the installation and adapt to the weather and season.

However, the work of art is still in the making: only nine of the twelve columns have received their face and final shape.

Completion is planned for 2025, although according to the travel guide this could be delayed again.

After our visit to the stone circle, we walked a little further through the surrounding fields and looked at the beautiful landscape by the water.

After so much nature, we then head to Lolland's largest city: Nakskov with around 13,000 inhabitants.

There are still some beautiful old houses preserved in the city center.

Otherwise, our visit to the town was rather short.

Then we went back into nature and all the way to the west of Lolland.

On the Albuen peninsula (Ellbogen) a narrow beach path leads for approx. 6 km.

The path is flanked by water on the right and left, so you couldn't get lost.

There are still a few houses at the back of the peninsula, although they are no longer inhabited today.

At times, some of the buildings are still inhabited by scientists or nature lovers.

However, we didn't go as far as the settlement, but turned back beforehand and drove further to the southeast of the island to Nysted.

We found a place to stay overnight at the marina after the parking space at the campsite had already gone into winter break.

We walked along the bank and were able to look at Aalholm Castle, which was unfortunately currently being renovated.

The castle was previously open to the public, but in 2019 it, along with its 3,900 hectares of land, was purchased by a Danish internet millionaire who made his money from digital food ordering.

Now the whole property is private so we walked past and then turned onto Adelgade, which runs parallel to the waterline.

The city was described in the guide as "the perfect incarnation of hyggelig Denmark". In fact, many small houses lined the streets. Overall, the city seemed a bit deserted...