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Lolland, the largest of the three islands, has a few scattered sights. Lakeside Maribo is sights. scattered islands, has a few of the three Lolland, the largest The other two islands feel more like extensions of rural to the north like of rural Zealand than individual extensions more two islands feel other The Of the three, Møn deservesOf It’s perfectly – small enough for you attention. the most sized the three,

Safari Park is in the north. Safari Park babies will be wowed by the Lalandia waterpark in the south of Lolland, while Knuthenborg Knuthenborg in the south of Lolland, while babies will be wowed by the Lalandia waterpark Falster is the excellent medieval centre, with regular jousts and working trebuchets. Water- jousts and working with regular trebuchets. medieval centre, is the excellent Falster probably of most interest to families with their own transport. from Just across the bridge probably of most interest a tranquil town ideal for recharging your batteries. The rest of the island’s attractions are of the island’s attractions are rest The batteries. your a tranquil town ideal for recharging those pizza takeaways and shops selling flip-flops and buckets and spades. seaside places that actually has the feel of a cheap-and-cheerfulseaside places that actually has the feel holiday town – must be all that rare breed seen in captivity for only a few weeks each summer. It’s one of the few It’s one of the few weeks each summer. seen in captivity for only a few breed that rare places in their own right. On Falster, the beach at Marielyst attracts Danish sun worshippers – places in their own right. On Falster, and cafés, and you’ve got the perfectand cafés, and you’ve place for a laid-back break. and a chirpy main town of half-timbered houses filled with interesting independent shops houses filled with interesting of half-timbered and a chirpy main town masterpieces to primitive daubs. Add in golden sandy beaches, countryside made for cycling, Add in golden sandy daubs. primitive to masterpieces fossils. Four churches exhibit wondrous and often quite funny frescoes, from recognised from recognised funny frescoes, quite often Four churches exhibit wondrous and fossils. foreigners alike with their vertical whiteness, and enrapture small children with abundant with small children alike and enrapture with their vertical whiteness, foreigners Klint, the chalky crags at the easternmost extreme of the island, mesmerise Danes and Danes and of the island, mesmerise extreme at the easternmost Klint, the chalky crags horizon and encroaching sea. It also has something very unusual for – cliffs! Møns unusual for Denmark – cliffs! very It also has something sea. horizon and encroaching to explore every corner at your leisure, large enough not to feel suffocated by a shrunken suffocated enough not to feel large corner at your leisure, every to explore amazing medieval artwork. Zealand. easily accessed by road bridges from southern They’re island life: rolling wheat fields, Neolithic tombs, sandy beaches, rustic manor houses and wheat fields, Neolithic tombs, sandy beaches, rolling island life: skirts with that phrase, but they usually associated Denmark’s ‘South Sea Islands’, Møn, Falster and Lolland, may lack the coconut palms and hula may lack the coconut and Lolland, Falster Sea Islands’, Møn, Denmark’s ‘South Møn, Falster & Lolland & Lolland Falster Møn, MØN, FALSTER & LOLLAND is sketchy. the islandhasnotrainsandbusservice along itscountryroads. couple of hours on weekends. and every It runsabout hourlyonweekdays minutes) viaKeldby, Elmelunde andMagleby. fromStegegoes toKlintholmHavn (26kr,45 of andtheseason. theweek 26kr. varieswiththeday Frequency of service fare anytwoplacesonMøn being between number of zonestravelled, withthehighest Farespoint forallbuses. depend onthe isinStege,Møn’s busstation the departure Bus be slow-going butfuntoexplore. Numerous ruralroadsbranch off it–theycan island fromeasttowest,isMøn’smainroad. Route 287,which cutsacross thecentre of the Getting Around in eitherdirection buses daily. seven F (52kr,55minutes), onFalster, witharound weekends. on rush hoursweekday andalighter service during once anhour;there’s afullerservice with trainarrivals,leaving about to Stege (39kr, 45minutes), onMøn,connects hourly untilaroundmidnight. Vordingborg (108kr,1½hours) leave atleast switch toabus.TrainsfromCopenhagen to then to Vordingborg insouthernZealand island of Møn.Visitors totake thetrain need withthe Route 59connects southernZealand Getting There&Away to thearea: frescoes. Møn’srich claysoildrawspotters churchesmedieval withfabulouscartoon-like out. ItalsohashauntingNeolithicgraves and to smallsecret coves thattake someseeking regularlyexpanses brushed cleanof seaweed brilliant newgeological centre top. onthecliff Klint. 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