AARHUS Denmark
Aarhus is the second largest settlement in Denmark and its most important harbour (almost 1.4 million people live in the metropolitan region). Those who prefer a more traditional approach can moor at Aarhus Lystbådehavn, whose jetties are located in the inner part on the western side of the northernmost harbour basin. Next door is a new residential neighbourhood, Aarhus Ø, with exciting architecture. From here, it's a kilometre to the city centre, to the Midtbyen and Latinerkvarteret districts with their many event venues and museums such as the Aros Art Museum. www.aarhuslystbaadehavn.dk
ÅHUS Sweden
To reach Schonen's northernmost harbour, you have to enter the river Helgeån. Passing the container terminal on the starboard side, you will reach Åhus after one kilometre. Here, guests can moor on the wooded southern shore at Christiansstads Segelsällskap or at the municipal jetty on the northern shore directly in the town. There is water, electricity and sanitary facilities on both sides. What is unusual is that the town is known worldwide - without anyone realising it. The secret is hidden behind the red brick buildings right on the jetty: this is where Lars Olsson Smith first produced a spirited drink in 1879, which is still bottled in distinctive pharmacy bottles today - Absolut Vodka. The distillery can be visited. www.gasthamnsguiden.se Search: Åhus
FLENSBURGGermany
The most westerly of all German Baltic Sea towns is Flensburg, located at the inner end of the Flensburg Fjord directly on the border with Denmark. Opposite the old town centre with its maritime museum and museum shipyard, restaurants and cafés, the jetties of the Im-Jaich city harbour are ideally located for shore excursions. www.im-jaich.de
GREIFSWALD-WIECK Germany
Wieck is Greifswald's gateway to the Baltic Sea. The district is located at the mouth of the River Ryck. If you want to continue towards the city, you have to pass the historic (and still manually operated) drawbridge. But Wieck itself also invites you to stay with its charm: Free moorings are marked with green signs on both sides of the riverbank. To the south of the river are the medieval monastery ruins of Eldena. A four-kilometre cycle and footpath runs along the riverbank to Greifswald itself, with its numerous monuments from the Hanseatic era. www.vorpommern.de Search: Marina Wieck
HOLY PORT Germany
Just west of the Fehmarn Sound, and thus at the transition between the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Lübeck, lies one of the central ports of call in the western Baltic Sea: Heiligenhafen has several marinas, but the largest is Marina Heiligenhafen with more than 1000 berths on jetties with pile boxes. The facility is protected by the Graswarder peninsula to the north, at the western end of which an area with holiday flats, shops, restaurants and a pier has been built in recent years. Another new feature is the artificial sandy beach on the inland lake - in case it is too windy on the seaward side. www.marina-heiligenhafen.de
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KARLSKRONA Sweden
Karlskrona was founded in 1679 as a naval base in a strategic location in the south-east of Sweden at the junction of Hanö Bay and Kalmarsund. During the Cold War, the protective ring of islands and skerries was even once the undoing of a spying Soviet submarine. The navy is still based in Karlskrona, as is the naval museum, which is well worth a visit. However, the beautiful town also attracts numerous tourists today. You can stay on your own keel in the well-equipped town marina north of the centre. www.karlskronastadsmarina.se
KOPENHAGEN Island of Sjælland, Denmark
The sports boat harbour on the Langelinie offers a quiet yet central location in Denmark's capital. A good bus connection ensures smooth transport to the centre of the metropolis, which is only two kilometres away and immediately captivates visitors. Attractions include Amalienborg Palace, the Opera House, the historic Nyhavn, the alternative district of Christiania and countless museums. The numerous public bathing jetties along Indre Havn, which divides the city from north to south like a river, are also popular attractions in summer. However, Copenhagen's most famous attraction is located in the immediate vicinity of the marina: the Little Mermaid sculpture is one of the smallest landmarks in the world. www.langeliniehavn.dk
KOŁOBRZEG Poland
For centuries, the brick Gothic-style cathedral church has been the landmark of Kołobrzeg (formerly Kolberg). After the Second World War, it was joined by the lighthouse - also made of brick - at the harbour entrance, whose curved piers reach out into the Baltic Sea. In the meantime, the town lives more from tourism than from fishing. The numerous new wellness hotels behind the pine trees of the spa park are evidence of this development. Guests are accommodated in the Solna Marina (floating jetties and modern service building). www.marinakolobrzeg.pl
LABOE Germany
Laboe welcomes boaters under the motto "Moor up and feel good". The well-known seaside resort is located around two nautical miles south-east and around three nautical miles north-east of the mouth of the Kiel Canal. Guests are welcome both in the yacht harbour and in the Baltic Bay marina. The centre of Laboe with its shops and restaurants can be reached on foot. A little to the north is the unmistakable tower of the naval memorial, whose shape is reminiscent of a breaking wave. The ships of the fjord cruise line connect Laboe with Kiel city centre and other districts and harbours along the fjord.
www.yachthafen-laboe.de, www.schiffswerftlaboe.dewww.schiffswerftlaboe.de
MALMÖ Sweden
Dockan Marina is located in the former dry dock of Kockum (approached via the main harbour). The marina is located in the popular Western Harbour area, which is characterised by seaside promenades, innovative architecture and the 190 metre high Turning Torso, the tallest building in Scandinavia. Dockan Marina offers a number of alongside berths, in particular boxes measuring up to 4.25 metres x 15 metres (pre-booking via www.dockspot.com ). In the smaller Västra Hamnen, where the neighbourhood meets the Öresund, the promenade is often lively in the evenings. The somewhat narrow but buoyed access road follows the turbine canals. You are also well protected here in all weathers. Malmö's main railway station is nearby. The old town centre can be reached on foot within 15 minutes. In addition to cafés and restaurants, you will also find excellent shopping facilities and the popular Ribersborg city beach right next door.
www.dockanmarina.se, www.malmo.sewww.malmo.se
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MARSTAL Island ÆrØ, Denmark
One of the most popular destinations in the Danish South Sea is Marstal on Ærø. As recently as the 19th century, it was one of Denmark's leading harbour towns and home to a large number of cargo sailors, their captains and shipowners. The pleasure craft harbour with jetties and pits in Ynderhavn is protected by the Eriks Hale spit in front of it, on the southern side of which there is a beach with pretty bathing houses. You can find out more about the town's maritime history at the Maritime Museum - or in the successful novel "We Drowned" by Carsten Jensen, which centres on the development of Marstal. www.aeroehavne.com
NYKØBING FALSTER Falster Island, Denmark
Nykøbing Falster is located halfway across Guldborg Sound between the islands of Lolland and Falster. The navigation channel in the sound is not lighted, so the route should only be travelled during the day. In Nordhavnen there is a deep-water quay to the north-west, which can be used after contacting the harbour office. At Torsby Sejlklub marina, the water is 2.1 metres deep. The Lergravsbrøs jetty south of the bridge is also suitable for pleasure craft. A digital display provides information about the next bridge opening. Of historical interest is the Tsar's House from 1700, where Peter the Great is said to have held court in order to learn the art of shipbuilding in Denmark. The old town also offers a cosy atmosphere. You can get a panoramic view of the town and the sound from the 43 metre high water tower built in 1908. www.guldborgsund.dk/lystbaadehavne
SJÆLLANDS ODDE Island of Sjælland, Denmark
Odden Havn is located on the north coast of the Sjællands Odde headland, which extends 15 kilometres into the Kattegat. The narrow passage of Snekkeløbet leads through the reef in front of the harbour. Some of the shallows can fall dry at low tide. At Odden church there is a memorial stone in honour of the liner "Prins Christian Frederik", which sank in 1808 in a battle with the British. The "Round House", designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1956, is newer. The circular residential building has been a listed building since 1999 and is characterised by its special geometry and modern building materials of the time. There is plenty of fish - from smoked to fried - around the harbour. www.oddenhavn.dk
ŚWINOUJŚCIE Island of Usedom, Poland
The westernmost of the Polish Baltic Sea ports - Świnoujście, formerly Swinemünde - can even be reached on foot from the neighbouring seaside resort of Ahlbeck: A cross-border beach promenade connects the two parts of the holiday island of Usedom at this point. The best guest berths are available in the modern Port Jachtowy, the marina on the western bank of the Świna (German: Swine), the middle of the three connections between the Szczecin Lagoon and the Pomeranian Bay. Surrounded by green spaces, the marina has floating jetties and is located around 500 metres from the town centre. www.osir.swinoujscie.pl
VITTE Island of Hiddensee, Germany
North of the municipal harbour of Vitte and completely surrounded by greenery, the private Lange Ort marina is located around five nautical miles north of the village of Neuendorf on the Vitter Bodden. Restaurants, a barbecue area and the Baltic Sea beach to the west are all within easy walking distance. By bike (available to hire everywhere), you can cycle to Kloster in the north of the car-free island, which also has a marina, and further up to the heights of the Dornbusch. Selfies with a lighthouse and magnificent views over the Baltic Sea and the Bodden landscape as far as Rügen are guaranteed. www.seebad-hiddensee.de
You can find the article "From Aarhus to Åhus" in BOOTE issue 10/2020 from 16/09/2020 at newsagents or online in the Delius Klasing Shop.
