Dark Sky On The Danish Island Anholt

In May 2025, Anholt was certified as one of the world's best places to stargaze. A recognition only about 200 places have in the world.

Dark Sky Anholt was certified as a Dark Sky Sanctuary by the international organisation Dark Sky Association.

This makes Anholt the darkest place in East Jutland and one of only four places in Denmark. This is where you can get up close and personal to experience natural night darkness and see and experience the starry sky as it has been done for millennia and has been a beacon and a learning centre for understanding life.

The Milky Way is clear from horizon to horizon, you can see meteor swarms, other galaxies and get a clear sense that we live on a free-floating planet in the vast universe, the largest of all nature reserves. A nature reserve and a dark night sky that, with increasing light pollution, is less and less accessible.

Experience the special phenomena in the sky, such as the annual Perseid meteor shower in August, one of the year's most popular meteor showers with up to 200 shooting stars per hour, or the Orionids in October, which are one of the year's medium-sized meteor showers and debris from Halley's Comet. When this happens, the Dark Sky Anholt association arranges evening and night tours into the desert, which you can join advantageously.

Lying on your back in Anholt's unique desert on a starry night can give you an ancient and authentic experience that bridges the present and the earliest times when the starry sky was seen as the greatest wonder and mystery in the world. The starry sky has always been the starting point for great natural experiences, great debates, and the opportunity to feel infinitely small in something infinitely large.

Give yourself and your loved ones this fantastic experience!

Tip: Check the phases of the Moon - you can see more shooting stars when the Moon is not in the sky.