Kalundborg Zealand Island Denmark
Denmark
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Frequently Asked Questions
At the cruise quay, about 1.2 kilometres from the centre, a fifteen-minute walk on flat ground. A shuttle also links the port to the first streets at regular intervals on call days.
The Church of Our Lady and the upper town take an hour and a half at a wandering pace. Add the shopping street, the marina and a pause for a smørrebrød. On a longer call, the excursion to the Røsnæs peninsula rounds out the day.
Because it follows a Greek cross plan crowned by five towers, a configuration with no equivalent anywhere in the world. Built in the 13th century on the hill above the harbour, it has served as a seamark since the Middle Ages. Tradition links it to Esbern Snare, the town's founding lord in the 12th century.
Yes, admission is free. The interior, plain in the Lutheran tradition, surprises with its light. It is climbing towards the mound that best conveys the mass of red brick set above the rooftops, and the view from the height takes in the roofs and the fjord.
The medieval upper town, one of the best preserved old quarters in Denmark, terraced around the church. Adelgade street lines up half-timbered houses, ochre facades and hollyhocks, all the way to the remains of the castle that once locked down the hill.
No, the slope is gentle and within most walkers' reach. The whole quarter is covered on foot, camera in hand: it is one of the most photogenic historic ensembles on the island of Zealand.
The Danish krone. Denmark has not adopted the euro. Cards work everywhere, including at the local museum and in the cafés on the pedestrian street.
Danish, with excellent English across the population. Danes here go about their daily lives without much regard for visitors, which gives the call a local flavour the big capitals no longer offer. French is rare.
A wild headland extending the coast westwards between cliffs, heath and wind-beaten pasture. At the end, a white lighthouse watches over the Great Belt, and the coastal paths give open views over the strait and its shipping. It is the most popular excursion of the call.
You can — the capital is about a hundred kilometres away — but it is honestly a poor idea on a normal call: Copenhagen deserves a full day of its own. Kalundborg stands on its own merits, and it is one of those calls people later talk about with a slightly possessive pleasure.
