"Christiansø in the Baltic sea " a Christiansø Travel Page by OH_DK

When visiting Bornholm you can reach Christiansø with a regular boat from Allinge, Gudhjem and Svaneke. It is the most eastern point of Denmark, and takes about 50 minuttes to get there. Many people choose to go there in their own boat.
I was there in the summer 2006 during the heatwave with a friend of mine - it was like visiting a tropical island!

Christiansø since 1684
In the year 1684 the Danish King Christian 5th decided to build a bastion on the small rock islands. He started to built Storetårn, Lilletårn, the main houses and the big wall around the islands. Suddenly more than 450 men were living on the islands.
You can read more about the islands on the Christiansø homepage in Danish, German and Polish (wondering why they didn't translate into English)
Here's the link: Christiansø page

Christiansø is the biggest island of the island group called "Ertholmene" - only on Christiansø and Frederiksø people are living. The island Græsholmen is only inhabited by tousands of sea birds, and it's not alowed to go there.
These islands used to be owned by the military and had big importance to the Danish navy because of its very good natural harbour. Today about 100 people is living on the two biggest islands. It's like a living museum - but at the same time the few locals are trying to live a "normal" life - so please be respectful if you visit.

Lilletårn that you find on Frederiksø is a little museum where you can find a lot of exibits from the old days - they have a lot off weapon and old medical instruments.
On 24 Oktober 1808 the English navy bombarded Christiansø. The distance was too big for the island to answer the fire, but during the 5 hours of fire the weather changed to stronger wind and the ships came more close to land. When Christiansø then answerd the fire the English ships decided to disappear.

If you want to see more photos from the islands then have a look at my travelogues