{"id":8796,"date":"2017-09-19T14:21:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=8796"},"modified":"2019-05-23T18:25:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T08:25:41","slug":"stege-denmark-%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%b0-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=8796","title":{"rendered":"Stege, Denmark 2017 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Travelled:  167 kilometres from Copenhagen to Stege, both in Denmark.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: K\u00f8ge and M\u00f8ns Klint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed:  Stege Marina Stellplatz, DKK140, includes power and water.  N54.98517, E12.28089<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Bluey we enjoyed a very quiet Saturday evening in Albertslund’s parklands. There is even a place to empty the cassette 50 metres away, so most of the bases are covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
We are only joined in the morning by the locals walking their dogs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So we hit the road again continuing south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
About 50 kilometres south-west of Copenhagen we turn onto the 151 which is closer to the coast.  We stop for breakfast at a small nature reserve called Tangmose Skoven. It’s such a pretty place we head off to walk the bird sanctuary and the beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Back on the road again we continue on to K\u00f8ge, find a parking spot (which is pretty easy as its still Sunday morning) and walk up town.  The Lonely Planet gives it a tick as having the oldest house in Denmark, so we go looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Torvet Square in K\u00f8ge, we are not sure who this fellow is, but he rates as a landing spot for pigeons.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
We find some very old buildings, many well looked after or restored.  But we are looking for a particular house ?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
This isn’t it either as the house we are looking for in only 4 metres wide. Eventually we find the tourist information but it’s closed on Sundays. On the point of giving up we go into a bakery and ask the young lady behind the counter.  She states there are many old houses in K\u00f8ge ?  Doh !<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
An old man (older than me anyway) asks, are you looking for Denmark’s oldest house ? Wait a minute and I’ll show you. He buys his loaf of bread and walks us across the square to this ! The oldest house in Denmark, built in 1527. 4m X 5m it once housed the local tanner, his wife and 10 children.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
Just up the same street is K\u00f8ge Church so we pop in for a look. It’s tower was finished in 1324.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
The church has a loved feel about it, a patron comes over and introduces himself and gives us an information sheet in English.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
You didn’t believe me about the model ships and good luck for sailors but here’s another one.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
Leaving K\u00f8ge, we drive on crossing the bridge onto the Island of M\u00f8n.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"\/
We stop at Stege for lunch. Finally we seem to be back in milder weather. The sun is shining, southern Denmark at its best perhaps.  There is a stellplatz in the marina here, so we decide we may come back here later.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\"\"
We continue east on the Island of M\u00f8ns for some 20 kilometres to M\u00f8ns Klint. Part of the National Park, M\u00f8ns Kilnt is a 6 kilometre long streatch of limestone cliffs, accessible via this walkway.  Although this 500 step staircase would be a more accurate term.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Here we are 200 steps later, it’s all down hill so easy enough. In Australia or England there would be a sign indicating its 496 steps to the bottom. There is no sign indicating anything at the top of the descent other than an arrow \u2198\ufe0f. We see a lot of people either older than us or younger with children struggling back up.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Anyway, these are the chalk cliffs of M\u00f8ns Klint. Not exactly white chalk but well worth the walk.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\n