Villas in Allinge

About Allinge

Allinge and Sandvig form one small town of about 1,450 people on Bornholm's northern coast. Allinge's port dates from 1862 and Sandvig's from the early 1830s, and Sandvig was a fishing village with medieval roots, named for its sandy cove. Sandvig beach is sand mixed with rocks, with a bathing jetty, lifeguards through the bathing season and dogs allowed. Our houses lie within a few kilometres, mostly for around six with two bedrooms, and a third have a fireplace. About a quarter have a pool. North of town the Hammeren promontory has cliffs, heath, two lakes and two lighthouses, and Hammershus, a 13th-century fortress ruin, stands on it. Bronze Age rock carvings at Madsebakke are on the walk there.

Is Allinge right for you?

Best for

Walkers and couples wanting cliffs, castle ruins and a small harbour

Not for you if

You want a long sandy beach on the doorstep, as the north of Bornholm is known for its rock.

Near Allinge

• Hammershus

  Medieval fortress ruin 74 metres above the sea with a 750 metre perimeter wall; the easy Cirkelstien path from Madsebakke reaches it in about 2.7 km.

• Olsker Church

  Round church of the 12th century, about 4 km south of Allinge and the tallest of Bornholm's four round churches.

• Gudhjem

  Harbour village where smoked herring was first prepared, and where the ferry to the Christiansø islands has run since 1684.

• Christiansø

  Island fortress of 1684, about 18 km northeast of Gudhjem, with about 90 residents and mostly summer day-trippers.

Getting to Allinge

Fly to Copenhagen, then DAT flies to Bornholm Airport at Rønne, about 19 minutes from Allinge by car. The alternative is the Ystad to Rønne car ferry, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Buses take over an hour with a change, so a car or bicycle makes the north coast much easier.

When to go to Allinge

Summer is the easy season: lifeguards patrol Sandvig beach through the bathing season, and day trips to Christiansø are mostly a summer thing. Bornholm gets about 1,800 hours of sunshine a year. Outside summer, DAT is the year-round flight to Copenhagen while SAS and Norwegian are seasonal, and the fireplace in about a third of the homes suits the colder months.

Allinge villa holidays: questions answered

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