Samsø

城市概覽

Internationally, Samsø has garnered attention as a Green Energy leader, as the island reached self-sufficiency with green energy (electricity and heat), exclusively produced from locally sourced renewables, as early as 2007.

Although a relatively large island by Danish standards, Samsø is only home to roughly 3 700 permanent residents, so everything on the island has a rural feel to it, which is part of its charm. Tranebjerg is the main town of Samsø and where the municipal headquarters are located. Ballen is also a reasonably big village, but much more touristy, as holiday makers tends to flock here in the summertime. There are a lot of summerhouses on Samsø, as well as campsites and marinas, so the islands' population swells in June, July and August, in particular during the Samsø Festival in July. In Denmark, Samsø is well-known for producing the first Danish potatoes of the year, and Samsø potatoes are generally viewed as a special culinary treat. As an island of mostly farmers, plenty of other fresh vegetables and fruits are on offer as well, especially in the summer.

如何抵達

By leisure boat

Like the entire Kattegat Sea, Samsø is well-equipped with good marinas, with a total of four. Standard basic amenities include communal bathhouse, toilets, electricity, water, and Wi-Fi.

1 Ballen Marina, ☏ +45 86 59 12 03, [email protected]. Well-equipped and the most popular marina on the island. Apart from standard basic amenities, this yacht harbour offers fossil fuels, a small crane, and a self-served laundry. You can also rent both bicycles and cars. (updated Jun 2026) 2 Kolby Kås Harbour, ☏ +45 86 59 10 11. Basic amenities and various boat equipment available. (updated Jun 2026) 3 Langør Marina, ☏ +45 86 59 12 03. The smallest marina on Samsø. Standard basic amenities here, including laundry option. You can also rent bicycles. (updated Jun 2026) 4 Mårup Marina, ☏ +45 86 59 12 03. Standard basic amenities, as well as diesel and laundry. Bike rental available. (updated Jun 2026)

By ferry From Jutland, you can take a small ferry from Aarhus to 1 Sælvig, or a larger car-ferry from the port town of Hou south of Aarhus, also to Sælvig. The journey takes an hour.

5 M/F Lilleøre (go to the Dokk1 media space in the Aarhus harbour). This catamaran ferries passengers to Sælvig from three to five times a day. Tickets cost 112 kr for a one-way trip, and 149 kr with a bicycle included. The ferry have room for 290 people and 80 bicycles. 6 Prinsesse Isabella (take a bus to the town of Hou south of Aarhus). This car-ferry depart from Hou south of Aarhus to Sælvig every two hours between 06:00-20:00. The tickets cost 106 kr for a one-way passenger ticket in high season (66 kr in low season), and 515 kr for a car in high season (262 kr in low season). There is a bus service directly between Aarhus and the harbour in Hou (line 103). (updated Jun 2026) From Zealand, you can sail from Kalundborg to 2 Ballen.

7 Samsø Linjen. Samsø Linjen departs from Kalundborg to Ballen; the number of departures a day dependent on the season. The crossing takes one hour and

當地交通

Samsø is ideal for hiking and biking. Bring your own bicycle, or rent one on arrival. Samsø has a good network of well-maintained asphalted roads, that supports a bus route connecting the towns of Nordby, Mårup, Sælvig, Tranebjerg, Ballen, and Kolby Kås (in that order), including several small settlements in-between. If you have a car, you can easily drive around the island as well.

Cycling Samsø is ideal for cycling. All ferries to Samsø have room for bicycles, but book a special ticket on-line in advance to make sure they have extra space for yours. There are also many bike rentals on the island itself; every town has at least one. Apart from all the regular roads, Samsø have a specially designated asphalted bike route of no less than 100 kilometres all-in-all, that guarantees a diverse experience, presenting the best of what Samsø has to offer. You will find plenty of air pump stations and battery chargers along the route, check the map here. The Danish islands of Læsø, Langeland, and Ærø offers similar 100-km bike routes. If you bike outside the designated route, be extra careful of car traffic, as the roads tends to be narrow, and there are no streetlighting outside towns after dark, just like in the rest of Denmark's countryside.

By bus Samsø Bus is a local bus company, serving all the island.

From late June to early August, you can ride the summer bus for free. Check the website for the exact routes and updated schedules. The rest of the year, Samsø Bus offers two kinds of bus transport: Telebus and school bussing. Telebus is a call-in service (+45 88 44 83 88) that serves any place on the island with an asphalt road connection. The service is available every day (Su-F 07:00-21:00 and Sa 07:00-19:00). Call at least two hours in advance to make an appointment; the telephones are open M-F 07:00-18:00 and Sa Su (& special holidays) 08:00-18:00. You can also book a trip by email ([email protected]). School bussing is a free service to all school kids o

必看景點

1 Museum Samsø, Museumsvej 10, ☏ +45 86 59 21 50. Visit the Eco Museum Samsø in Tranebjerg. The museum has several departments spread out across the Samsean landscape, and tries to communicate the cultural history of the island through activities, events, exhibitions and restored historic buildings. The headquarters in Tranebjerg are situated in an old restored half-timbered and thatched roof farm from 1917. It has been furnished and decorated as a Danish farmhouse from the 1850s (supposedly wealthy residents) and the garden has several activities going on throughout the summer months, including weaving, spinning and folk music arrangements. A part of the farm house has been dedicated to exhibit Samsø's pre-historic past, from the Stone Age to Medieval times. Other Eco Museum buildings on Samsø includes two old style mills, several different historic farm house types, an old post office, a blacksmith shop and archives on local history. Open from April to October all days. Some locations are only open in June, July and August. Interesting for both kids and adults. 50 kr (headquarters). (updated Mar 2018) 2 The Morgan Garage (Besser). Museum of Morgan cars from 1937 to 2017 20 kr. (updated Jun 2019)

體驗活動

Although cars are allowed and public transportation by bus is available, Samsø is ideal for bicycling. It allows you to take in the nature and countryside much better, do small side trips and get some fresh air in your system. Samsø is great for surf fishing. The coast is varied and you can change location easily on an island the size of Samsø, so you should have a good chance of catching a nice fish. Trout, mullet and flatfish are common, great for garfish in May-June. Soak some sun, play or swim at the beach. Nearly everywhere you go, the beaches are good and accessible. Go to the Stavns Fjord laguna on the northwest coast. Besides the beautiful scenery here, the shallow waters and