Villas in Idestrup

About Idestrup

Idestrup is a village of about 1,200 people at the northern end of an 18 km ridge of clay, sand and rock left by the ice age, which runs south to Gedser. The land behind the coast is farmed, and summer houses fill the area around Marielyst. The homes cluster tightly around the village rather than along the shore. Marielyst, on the same Baltic coast, has a white sandy beach about 20 km long, with dunes behind it and a footpath along its length. Most houses here have a fireplace, around a third have a sauna and a few have a private pool. Many sleep six or more, and a handful take large groups. Marielyst supplies the restaurants and shops, and out of season the beach stays open for walks and winter bathers.

Is Idestrup right for you?

Best for

Families wanting a big house near Marielyst's long sandy beach

Not for you if

You want shops and restaurants at the door, because those are in the Marielyst resort, a drive away.

Near Idestrup

• Marielyst

  Baltic beach resort with restaurants, shops, a Golf & Fun Park, a go-kart centre and a kite and windsurfing school.

• Nykøbing Falster

  The island's largest town, with the Middle Ages Centre open-air museum nearby and a 15th-century abbey church.

• Gedser

  At the southern end of the ridge, with a geological museum holding Nordstjernen, described as the world's largest polished garnet.

Getting to Idestrup

Copenhagen is the nearest main airport, roughly 180 km away, and the E47 crosses the Farø Bridges to reach Falster. Nykøbing Falster is on the Copenhagen to Hamburg mainline with hourly trains to Copenhagen, but the houses are in farmland, so a car is the practical choice.

When to go to Idestrup

Marielyst is a summer-house resort, with more than 6,000 summer houses in and around it, so summer is when it fills and when the beach has a pier and a lifeguard. The beach stays usable all year, including for winter bathers, but expect quieter restaurants and shops outside summer; check opening times before an off-season visit.

Idestrup villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Idestrup

• Væggerløse (250)
• Dannemare (28)
• Rødby (27)
• Gedser (14)
• Stege (7)
• Stubbekøbing (6)
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