Seværdigheder og attraktioner på Fanø

Seværdigheder på Fanø - Øen, som er præget af en maritim historie som kan ses meget tydeligt i de gamle huse fra det 18. og 19. århundrede i Sønderho og Nordby. Bykernerne i begge de små byer er velbevarede og emmer af hygge og romantik.

Både Fanø Skibsfart- og Dragtsamling og Fanø Museum, samt Hannes Hus og Sønderho Gamle Redningsstation i Sønderho, fortæller om øens spændende maritime historie.

Fanø har siden det 19. århundrede tiltrukket kunstnere og specielt Sønderho har haft en hel koloni af kunstnere. Fanø Kunstmuseum udstiller mange af disse, både afdøde og nulevende kunstneres værker.

Seværdigheder på Fanø

Fanø Art Museum

Throughout the past 100 years and up till today Fanø has attracted a constant stream of artists, who more or less settled down on the island.

Hannes Hus - a Sønderho home on Fanø

Hanne’s House was aquired by Fonden Gamle Sønderho (the Village Trust) in 1965. The house dates back to the 1770s, owned by the same family ever since.

Fanø in the Atlantic Wall

Fanø was an important part of the "Atlantic Wall" built by the Germans from northern Norway to southern France during WWII.

Nordby Church on Fanø

Nordby Church on Fanø is a beautiful and highly distinctive church in the so-called "assembly hall" style with seating for 700.

Sønderho Church on Fanø

Sønderho Church was built in 1782 and the construction is quite unique. According to local tradition, it was built as a narrow nave with a built-in transept. As the population grew, extensions were added.

Sønderho Mill on Fanø

The Mill, a dutch smock model, was built 1895 on the outskirts of Sønderho. It was in use until 1923.

Photo: FlyingOctober

Fanø Ship and Costume Collection

The Maritime Memorial - The new cemetery in Sønderho

The Memorial at the new church-yard is a monument to those who lost their lives at sea.

Sønderho Old Rescue Station on Fanø

A lifeboat was vital to the communities along the west coast, the Station dates back to 1889.

Sønderho Brandmuseum - The Old Fire Station on Fanø

The Fire Station dates back to 1868, it is one of the oldest and best preserved in Denmark.

The Kåver - Seemark on Fanø

The seamark Kåveren is one of two leading marks which were used by sailing ships to navigate safely from the North Sea into the tidal channel of Knudedyb.

Photo: FlyingOctober

The Fanø dress

The traditional women's dresses from Fanø is one of the most characteristic aspects of the island. For more than 200 years, also well into the 20th century, these dresses were worn on an everyday basis. The last woman from Fanø who wore the Fanø Dress daily passed away in 1972.