Skagen Cruises

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Mon-Fri8.30am - 6pm
Saturday9am - 5pm
Sunday10am - 4pm

Denmark’s northernmost town, Skagen has the largest fishing harbour in the country, framed by fishmongers and restaurants. The town itself has charming streets filled with traditional architecture, dating back many centuries and the Natural History Museum which offers information on the town’s culture and history, and home to masterpieces by the Skagen painters 19th century artists’ colony. Close to the town is the fascinating Skagen’s Vippefyr, a navigation light system constructed in the 16th century to guide passing ships.

Top Experiences

Grenen

The northernmost point of Denmark and the meeting of two seas, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat. This is considered the finest spot to see Skagen's unique light, which seems to join sea and sky together and has drawn artists to the town since the 1870s.

Skagen Painters

Skagen's exquisite evening light led to the town becoming an artists' colony, initially revolving around Michael Ancher and Karl Madsen. Ancher's house is preserved as a museum, and Skagen's museum houses over 1,800 works from this group.

Fishing

Skagen is Denmark's largest fishing port and the first in Europe for landings of pelagic fish. The town receives the largest amount of Norwegian lobsters in Denmark. The most available fish are large flat-fish, cod and salmon all year round, garfish and mackerel from Mid-June to September.

Wandering Dunes

Skagen's landscape is made up of an ever-shifting pattern of sand dunes. Råbjerg Mile is the largest migrating dune in Northern Europe, standing 40m above sea level and occupying around 2km². These impressive dunes move up to 18 metres a year.