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Home - Travel Destinations - Møns Klint – Denmark’s Spectacular White Cliffs

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Møns Klint - Marvel In Denmark's Spectacular White Cliffs

Møns Klint 4Denmark
White Cliffs of Mont Klint Denmark beach

These pictures tell the story of Møns Klint in Denmark. How the towering white chalk cliffs fall dramatically against the turquoise-green sea… How nature curved its own path to create this magical experience.

Møns Klint a 6 km stretch of chalk cliffs
Møns Klint, a 6 km stretch of chalk cliffs. The 497 stairs will take you down to the bottom.
Some of the cliffs fall a sheer 120 m to the sea below
Some of the cliffs fall a sheer 120 m to the sea below.
The highest cliff is Dronningestolen which is 128 m above sea level
The highest cliff is Dronningestolen which is 128 m above sea level
Møns Klint is on the eastern coast of the Danish island of Møn in the Baltic Sea
Møns Klint is on the eastern coast of the Danish island of Møn in the Baltic Sea.
The cliffs and adjacent park are now protected as a nature reserve
The cliffs and adjacent park are now protected as a nature reserve.
Møns Klint receives around 250000 visitors a year
With around 250000 visitors a year, it's a popular tourist attraction.
The chalk forming the cliffs consists of the remains of shells from millions of microscopic creatures coccolithophores which lived on the seabed over 70 million years ago
The chalk forming the cliffs consists of the remains of shells from millions of microscopic creatures coccolithophores which lived on the seabed over 70 million years ago.
As a result of huge pressure from glaciers moving west the terrain was compacted and pushed upwards forming a number of hills and folds
As a result of huge pressure from glaciers moving west, the terrain was compacted and pushed upwards, forming a number of hills and folds.
When the ice melted at the end of the last ice age about 11000 years ago the cliffs emerged
When the ice melted at the end of the last ice age about 11000 years ago the cliffs emerged.
There are clearly marked paths for walkers riders and cyclists
There are clearly marked paths for walkers riders and cyclists.
The chalk also provides a distinctive light green tint to the beech trees along the top of the cliffs maintaining their spring hues throughout the summer season
The chalk also provides a distinctive light green tint to the beech trees along the top of the cliffs maintaining their spring hues throughout the summer season.

Is it worth a visit?

Møns Klint is well worth a visit, for sure! Allow for a half-day trip to take it all in. Dress in comfortable clothing, appropriate to the day’s weather. Make sure your shoes are made for walking! Lastly, take a bag along to put your shoes in. You may want to walk bare feet at the bottom of the astonishing cliffs.

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Nearest Airport to Møns Klint

The nearest airport to Møns Klint is Copenhagen Roskilde (RKE), which is about 141 km away. In general, it should take you about 1h40m from the airport to Møns Klint. 

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