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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Skagen","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Denmark's northern tip, where two seas meet on a sandbar you can stand on with a foot in each, under a light that drew a whole school of painters here in the 1870s.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304116","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"2 | Seas meeting at Grenen\r\n1870s | The Skagen painters arrived\r\n15m | A year the R\u00e5bjerg Mile dune moves","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The end of the country","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Skagen sits at the very top of Jutland, where the Skagerrak and the Kattegat meet on a curving sandbar. You can walk to the point and stand with one foot in each sea, watching the two swells collide \u2014 it is a genuinely strange thing to see, and you cannot swim there because the currents are lethal.\r\n\r\nThe light at this latitude, reflected off water on three sides, brought a colony of painters here from the 1870s, and the Skagens Museum holds what they produced. The yellow houses with red tiled roofs and white trim are a protected local style.\r\n\r\nInland, R\u00e5bjerg Mile is a migrating sand dune of four million cubic metres, moving about fifteen metres a year, and the Tilsandede Kirke is a church tower sticking out of the sand that buried the rest of it.\r\n\r\nTwo days. It is a summer town and much of it closes otherwise.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Train from Frederikshavn 35 minutes, and Frederikshavn from Aarhus in 2 hours\r\nGetting around | Bikes. The town is flat and everything is within a few kilometres\r\nCurrency | Danish krone, around 7.45 to the euro\r\nSeason | June to August. A lot closes outside it\r\nGrenen | Do not swim at the point. The currents kill people\r\nTap water | Excellent","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A small town between the harbour and the beaches, with the point a few kilometres north.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Skagen town | First-timers | The yellow houses, the museum, restaurants and the station. Everything walkable or a short cycle. | 57.7240 | 10.5830 |  | \nThe harbour | Fish and evenings | East of the centre: a working fishing port, fish restaurants and the summer evening crowd. | 57.7180 | 10.5900 |  | \nGammel Skagen | Sunsets and quiet | Old Skagen on the west coast, four kilometres away, with dunes, the best sunsets and a calmer feel. | 57.7350 | 10.5410 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Skagen","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk to Grenen, the sandbar at the very tip, where the Skagerrak and Kattegat meet and the two swells visibly collide in a line of breaking water. It is about a forty-minute walk from the car park along the beach, or a tractor-bus runs in season. Standing with a foot in each sea is the thing everyone comes for \u2014 and swimming there is prohibited and genuinely dangerous.\r\n\r\nSkagens Museum holds the paintings the artists' colony made here from the 1870s, and Anchers Hus, the home of Michael and Anna Ancher, is preserved as they left it.\r\n\r\nR\u00e5bjerg Mile is a migrating dune of four million cubic metres, walkable across and shifting about fifteen metres a year.\r\n\r\nThe Tilsandede Kirke \u2014 the Sand-Buried Church \u2014 is a tower standing alone in the dunes, the rest of the building lost under sand in the eighteenth century.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Grenen | Where two seas meet. Walk or take the tractor-bus. Do not swim\r\nSkagens Museum | The paintings the light produced\r\nR\u00e5bjerg Mile | A migrating dune moving 15 metres a year\r\nThe Sand-Buried Church | A tower alone in the dunes","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Skagen","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Skagen","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Grenen itself is free \u2014 only the car park and the tractor-bus charge \u2014 and the walk out along the beach is the best hour here.\r\n\r\nR\u00e5bjerg Mile is free and open, and climbing the dune costs nothing.\r\n\r\nThe beaches are free, and S\u00f8nderstrand near the town is the swimmable one. Gammel Skagen on the west coast has the sunsets.\r\n\r\nThe harbour is free to wander and the fish auction still runs.\r\n\r\nThe yellow houses of the old town, and the Skagen lighthouse area, cost nothing.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Grenen | Free to walk out to, and the point is the whole trip\r\nR\u00e5bjerg Mile | Free, open, and climbable\r\nGammel Skagen at sunset | The west coast, and the reason the painters came\r\nThe harbour | A working port, free to wander","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Skagen","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Skagen","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Fish, from a harbour that still lands it. Fresh plaice, cod and the local shrimp are the things to order, and a harbour restaurant main is \u20ac22 to \u20ac35.\r\n\r\nThe cheap version is better: smoked fish from the harbour smokehouses, eaten outside with bread and a beer, at \u20ac10 to \u20ac16.\r\n\r\nSkagen is also where Skagenr\u00f6ra comes from \u2014 a shrimp, dill and mayonnaise mixture served on toast or rye \u2014 though the Swedes have claimed it more successfully.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac6 to \u20ac9, and the town has a summer drinking culture centred on the harbour that goes late in July.\r\n\r\nPrices rise noticeably in the peak weeks.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Harbour smokehouses | Smoked fish outside with bread and beer. \u20ac10\u201316\r\nFresh plaice | Landed here. \u20ac22\u201335 in a restaurant\r\nSkagenr\u00f6ra | Shrimp, dill and mayonnaise. From here, despite the Swedes\r\nPeak weeks | July prices are noticeably higher","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Skagen","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Skagen","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Seasonal and concentrated on the harbour, where in July the bars and restaurants run late and the town fills with Danes on holiday \u2014 including a substantial well-off Copenhagen crowd.\r\n\r\nGammel Skagen has a more expensive and sedate version of the same thing.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac6 to \u20ac9.\r\n\r\nOutside June to August there is very little: a couple of places in town, and early nights.\r\n\r\nThe appeal here is a long evening outdoors in light that barely goes at midsummer, rather than anything resembling a club.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"The harbour | Where the summer evenings happen\r\nJuly | When the town fills with Danish holidaymakers\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac6\u20139, higher in peak weeks\r\nOut of season | Very little. Early nights","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Skagen","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Skagen","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Bikes. The town is flat, everything is within a few kilometres, and rental is \u20ac10 to \u20ac15 a day \u2014 it is how Danes do Skagen.\r\n\r\nTrains run from Frederikshavn in 35 minutes on the Skagensbanen line, and Frederikshavn connects to Aarhus in about two hours and Copenhagen in five.\r\n\r\nThe Sandormen tractor-bus runs out to the point at Grenen in season for about \u20ac6 return, which saves the walk both ways.\r\n\r\nBuses connect the town, Gammel Skagen and R\u00e5bjerg Mile in summer, and much less often outside it.\r\n\r\nFerries from Frederikshavn reach Gothenburg and Oslo, which makes this a plausible route into Norway or Sweden.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Bikes | \u20ac10\u201315 a day, and the local way\r\nTrain from Frederikshavn | 35 minutes on the Skagensbanen\r\nSandormen | The tractor-bus to Grenen, about \u20ac6 return\r\nFerries | From Frederikshavn to Gothenburg and Oslo","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Skagen","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Skagen costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"A Danish summer resort, which means it is not cheap. Beds are \u20ac30 to \u20ac60 in July and considerably less either side, a harbour main \u20ac22 to \u20ac35, and a beer \u20ac6 to \u20ac9.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac60 to \u20ac100 in season.\r\n\r\nSkagens Museum is about \u20ac17 and the tractor-bus \u20ac6. Grenen itself, R\u00e5bjerg Mile, the beaches and the sunsets are free, which is most of what the place is.\r\n\r\nDenmark uses the krone at around 7.45 to the euro, and cards and MobilePay work everywhere.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Bed | \u20ac30\u201360 in July, much less either side\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac60\u2013100 in season\r\nSmokehouse over restaurant | \u20ac10\u201316 against \u20ac22\u201335\r\nThe main attractions are free | Grenen, the dune and the beaches","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Skagen","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Skagen","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Skagen is a very safe town, and there is one serious hazard.\r\n\r\nDo not swim at Grenen. Where the two seas meet, the currents and undertow are powerful and unpredictable, swimming is prohibited, and people have drowned there. Wade to the ankles at the tip and swim at S\u00f8nderstrand instead.\r\n\r\nThe North Sea beaches on the west coast have rip currents and no lifeguards outside the main summer weeks.\r\n\r\nR\u00e5bjerg Mile is exposed with no shade and no water, and it is bigger than it looks from the car park.\r\n\r\nTicks are present in the dune vegetation and grass. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Never swim at Grenen | Prohibited, and people have drowned there\r\nSwim at S\u00f8nderstrand | The safe beach, near the town\r\nR\u00e5bjerg Mile | No shade, no water, and larger than it looks\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Skagen","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Skagen","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Dunes, a buried church and a ferry port with boats to two countries.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Tilsandede Kirke | 15 minutes | Bike or walk | The Sand-Buried Church: a tower alone in the dunes, the rest lost under sand in the eighteenth century. |  | 1304240\nHirtshals | 1.5 hours | Train and bus | A North Sea aquarium with one of Europe's largest tanks, and ferries to Norway and Iceland. |  | 1304241","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Skagen","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to August is the season and July is the peak. Outside it, a lot is shut.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. This is the windiest corner of Denmark and the season is genuinely short \u2014 much of the town operates only from June to August, and September has the best light with a fraction of the people.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 3 | 1 | Cold, windy and closed. The light is remarkable and nothing is open\r\nFebruary | 3 | 1 | Same. Storms off the North Sea\r\nMarch | 5 | 1 | Still quiet. Birdwatching season starts\r\nApril | 9 | 2 | Reopening slowly. Bird migration through Grenen\r\nMay | 14 | 4 | Good. Long days and very few people\r\nJune | 18 | 5 | The best month. Light until eleven and the town wakes up\r\nJuly | 20 | 5 | Peak. Danish holidays, full beds and higher prices\r\nAugust | 20 | 5 | Warmest sea and still busy\r\nSeptember | 16 | 3 | Quietening and good value. The light is at its best\r\nOctober | 12 | 2 | Closing down. Storms and empty beaches\r\nNovember | 7 | 1 | Shut. Wind and dark\r\nDecember | 4 | 1 | Closed. Very few visitors","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A festival in the harbour and a very short summer.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Skagen","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/denmark\/skagen\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Skagen Festival | Late June or early July | Harbour and town | A folk and roots music festival in the harbour, running since 1971 and the busiest weekend of the year. |  | \nSummer season | June to August | Townwide | When everything is open, the tractor-bus runs and the beaches are staffed. |  | \nBird migration | Spring and autumn | Grenen | The point is a major migration bottleneck, with raptors and seabirds passing in numbers. |  | \nSankt Hans | 23 June | Beaches | Midsummer bonfires on the sand, as across Denmark, in almost full daylight. |  | \nOff season | October to April | Townwide | Most of the town closes. The light and the storms are the reason to come anyway. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros, in season.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"July runs well above these figures. May, June and September are considerably cheaper for better light.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 30 | 18 | 4 | 6\r\nMiddle of the road | 48 | 38 | 7 | 18\r\nComfortable | 85 | 70 | 12 | 35","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Skagen","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small seasonal supply, and July books out well ahead. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Skagen","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/denmark\/skagen\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Skagen travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Can you really stand in two seas? | Yes. At Grenen, the sandbar at the very tip, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat meet and you can see the two swells colliding in a line of breaking water. Standing with a foot in each is the thing people come for.\r\nCan I swim there? | No, and this matters. Swimming at Grenen is prohibited \u2014 the currents and undertow where the two seas meet are powerful and unpredictable, and people have drowned. Wade to the ankles and swim at S\u00f8nderstrand near the town instead.\r\nHow do I get to the point? | About a forty-minute walk along the beach from the car park, or the Sandormen tractor-bus in season for around \u20ac6 return. The walk is the better version if the weather is with you.\r\nWhy did painters come here? | The light. Water on three sides at this latitude gives a quality of light that drew an artists' colony from the 1870s \u2014 Kr\u00f8yer, the Anchers and others \u2014 and the Skagens Museum holds what they made.\r\nWhen is the season? | June to August, and it is short. A lot of the town closes outside it. September has the best light with a fraction of the visitors, and July is the busiest and priciest.\r\nWhat is R\u00e5bjerg Mile? | A migrating sand dune of four million cubic metres, twenty minutes away, moving roughly fifteen metres a year. It is free, open and considerably bigger than it looks from the car park \u2014 take water, there is no shade.\r\nHow do I get here? | Train from Frederikshavn in 35 minutes, and Frederikshavn is two hours from Aarhus and five from Copenhagen. Frederikshavn also has ferries to Gothenburg and Oslo, which makes this a workable route into Sweden or Norway.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Skagen hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Skagen | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/denmark\/skagen\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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