Denmark: Møllehøj (22/28)

We opted to take the Øresund Bridge, instead of the ferry, across from Sweden to Denmark. It’s an impressive engineering feat as the crossing is part-bridge, part-tunnel. We stopped at a viewpoint on the Danish side to take a picture, but unfortunately it’s not possible to capture where the bridge becomes a tunnel without an aerial shot.

Once in Denmark we continued past Copenhagen (saving it for another time) and headed straight for the highest point in Denmark, Møllehøj – the lowest on our list at 171m. We parked in the car park, in front of a grand tower, however the tower built in 1924 now only marks the 3rd highest point in Denmark. More recent measurements granted Møllehøj (a hill located on the neighbouring dairy farm) the title of highest point in 2005. Thus a short walk took us to the commemorative millstone a few hundred meters away.

The next day we headed to the mines at Mønsted Kalkgruber, the world’s largest limestone quarries. Formerly these extensive stone workings provided stone for many local churches and fortifications, but recently they’ve been bought by the state and are now home to many thousands of bats hibernating during the winter months. It’s also the home to large quantities of ‘cave aged’ cheese, being matured, the smell wafting into the surrounding tunnels.

From there we made our way to Esbjerg to see the striking Men at Sea sculpture. Standing at 9m tall, this imposing sculpture can, on a clear day, be seen from ships 10km away. 

We spent the night nearby and in the morning visited Ribe – a pretty, little town of low, pastel coloured buildings and cobbled streets.