The hook
Six kilometres of brilliant white chalk cliffs dropping into the turquoise Baltic on a quiet island, backed by old beech forest and some of the darkest night skies in Denmark.
01Why it's worth it
In a country famous for being flat, Møns Klint is a surprise: tall cliffs of pure white chalk, over a hundred metres high, laid down from the shells of ancient sea creatures and now streaked with black flint and topped by twisted beech woods. Wooden staircases lead down to a beach of chalk and flint where you can hunt for fossils washed out of the cliff, and trails run along the top with the Baltic glowing far below. The island of Møn is also a certified dark-sky area, so on a clear night the stars are startling. It is low-key and uncrowded compared with the famous cliffs elsewhere in Europe, which is much of its charm.
02How to experience it
Walk the clifftop path and take the stairs down to the beach to look for fossils in the fallen chalk. Stay after dark for the stars, since the island guards its darkness deliberately. Pair it with the island's whitewashed churches and their medieval frescoes.