Here you will come down in gear

There is something very special with the pace, when you put her legs on Læsø. With a ferry ride of an hour and a half from Frederikshavn, it is not an island, but just takes to. Perhaps it is in fact one of the reasons for the calm, which is hard to find similar to other places.

After the ferry crossing, have it a little, as if you have travelled in time. Back in time, mind you, to a little hideaway from the rest of Denmark. To a place where no one locks their bikes, where the supermarkets are confidently let their goods stand out for the night, and where the bus is free for all.

On Læsø drops the shoulders down, and the smell of pine trees and sea give a sense of the carefree Danish summer.

On the Museumsgården in Urban environments you can get a fascinating insight into how the ferry service connects frederikshavn lived in the old days. It is one of the island's special tanghuse, there are some other places in the world. Photo: Cecilie Guldberg

multiple recurring events on the island during the summer, but because of the coronavirussen is all together canceled.

however, There are still plenty of good reasons, however, to keep his summer holiday on Læsø in the year. Whether you are for hotel, cottage or camping, and whether you are walking, on bike or in car, so have The " it all.

Læsø, Denmark's least densely populated municipality, so there is nature and space enough for everyone, almost regardless of where on the island you are. For a city dweller it is an experience in itself to be able to go pretty much secluded around on a beach in the middle of the high season.

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also one of the places in Denmark, where there is allerflest hours of sunshine, and there are several good beaches to romp on. On the beach at Vesterø Harbour is shallow and child-friendly, while the bathwater by Østerby Harbour much faster gets deep.

Are you more to the lake water, there is a nice lake for swimming close by the airfield, where you can also sleep in the shelter.

At Læsø, there is plenty of beach for everyone – both day and night. Photo: Cecilie Guldberg

of the almost legendary white flagsalt, which has been manufactured according to the old regulations in hundreds of years on the island.

the Saltworks is certainly worth a visit, and saltsyderne tells tirelessly and dedicated about their work and traditions to all who will listen.

another way to experience the salten is in Læsø Kur, an old church, which has been transformed into an indulgent spa with the salt as the centre. Here there are baths with different content of saltrestlage, which gets the pulse so far down that you almost have to take a nap afterwards.

Remember not to shave you, before you must in Læsø Kur. Salten stings! Photo: Cecilie Guldberg

there are two small oases that are worth visiting. In Storhaven in the Urban space has holders arranged a combined farmhouse and a children's playground, where you can pet and greet on everything from donkeys to rabbits. It also serves homemade ice cream and other goodies.

In Storhaven they have many social farmyard animals, who loves the attention from the many guests. Photo: Cecilie Guldberg

At The " Antique & Retro, there are also several different activities, for example, mini golf and a giant bouncy castle – and so do the holders good, solid barbecue with steaks of cattle from Læsø.

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Eat you through The "

Photo: Cecilie Guldberg

To strandturen it can be highly recommended to buy lunch at the local fishmongers , for the fishcakes and the fish fillets are not available fresher than here.

in Addition, you will find hardly a better star than on a Carlsen's Hotel in Vesterø.

You must, of course, also not miss to taste the langoustines can, as the island is particularly known for. A foolproof recipe is to halve the jomfruhummerhalerne and turn them in oil, garlic, lemon, parsley and lots of Læsø salt. Then grilling in a foliebakke and eaten with good bread and dressing to the. It can't go wrong!

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In recent years, Læsø marked itself more and more as a place with thriving gastronomy, where local chefs and food producers excels in using produce from the island – everything from Gallowaykvæg to the tang.

For example, is the small spisebar Vesterøl has become almost famous for its exciting cuisine, and now it is harder to get a table here than at Noma. Already in February had the restaurant sold out for the rest of the year, but they report on the Facebook that the individual holes may reappear.

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Three things for next year

The " Jomfruhummerfestival is with a bit of luck back again next summer. Photo: Ekstra Bladet

For the next summer is coronakrisen hopefully past. Here are three things you must experience on Læsø:

Every year in week 29 stimler, both past and present læsøboere along with all the tourists to party on the pier in Vesterø, where the local bands achieves an almost gudeagtig status with packed tents, dancing on tables and beer in the break flows.

Every year on the first Saturday in august held an annual cook-off judged on Læsø, where jomfruhummeren is in the centre, as an ingredient.

there is ample opportunity to taste jomfruhummeren, when it best out. The festival has Jes Dorph-Petersen as returning master of ceremonies.

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Few places, the sea is so much in the centre as on Læsø. To the Sea-Day at Vesterø Harbour is several different traders assembled at the harbour, which offers good food from the sea, boat trips and other activities.