Villas in Glesborg

About Glesborg

Glesborg is a village of about 600 people on northern Djursland, with grocery shops that serve the holiday-home areas around it and a 13th-century church often called the cathedral of Djursland. The homes are scattered around it and on the coast to the north rather than gathered in one place, and many sit among the summer houses in the hills above the Kattegat shore. The whole northern coastline is sandy with shallow water. Bønnerup Strand, the one large harbour on this stretch, has a marina and early-morning fish sales. These are family-sized houses, most with three bedrooms and a large share sleeping eight or more, many with a wood burner and a good number with a sauna. Evenings are quiet and domestic, and out of season the coast is quieter still.

Is Glesborg right for you?

Best for

Families and groups wanting a big house near a shallow sandy beach

Not for you if

You want cafes and shops within walking distance of the door.

Near Glesborg

• Bønnerup Strand

  A fishing village with the only large harbour on the northern Djursland coast, plus a Blue Flag sandy beach with low water depth.

• Fjellerup Beach

  A long stretch of coastline close to Glesborg, used for swimming and angling.

• Djurs Sommerland

  A theme park with more than 60 attractions near Nimtofte, mainly open from about May to mid-October.

• Grenaa

  Djursland's largest town, about 13 km from Glesborg, with the Kattegat Centre and ferry links to Anholt and Halmstad in Sweden.

• Mols Bjerge National Park

  A national park since 2009, where grazing keeps an open post-ice-age landscape, good for walking days.

Getting to Glesborg

Aarhus Airport at Tirstrup has a regular Ryanair service from London Stansted, and the Djursland motorway links it to Aarhus. Glesborg is about 13 km from Grenaa. Buses do serve the village, but with homes scattered around the coast you will want a car for the beach and the theme park.

When to go to Glesborg

Summer is the main season, when Bønnerup's beach has a lot of life and Djurs Sommerland is in full swing; the park runs from about May until mid-October, with Halloween days in October. Spring and autumn are quieter, and the sauna and wood burner come into their own. Winter is for empty beaches and long walks.

Glesborg villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Glesborg

• Ebeltoft (210)
• Knebel (66)
• Grenaa (46)
• Rønde (22)
• Ørsted (16)
• Allingåbro (13)
• All of Djursland & Mols