Sømarke between Megalithic Culture and the Camønoen

Sømarke combines a distinctive village and manor landscape with impressive traces of the Bronze Age and the Camønoen hiking trail. The village is located in eastern Møn in the hilly landscape area of “Høje Møn”, making it an interesting choice for travellers who want to combine culture, landscapes and physical activity. When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home, you can consider whether to focus on prehistoric monuments, hikes or peaceful landscape impressions.

Hilly landscape and preserved village structure

Directly east of Sømarke lies Sømarkedyssen, 90 metres above sea level and close to Møns Klint. East of the village begins a gently hilly plateau with strips of woodland, small plantations and lakes. As a result, larger open landscapes alternate with more finely structured areas. In the northern part of Høje Møn, the terrain rises steadily from west to east as far as Sømarke; larger strips of woodland do not follow any fixed structure.

Sømarke is part of a belt of village and manor landscapes in Høje Møn. It extends from Sømarke via Magleby and Klintholm Gods to Mandemarke and eastwards to Busene. The village itself also preserves a characteristic cohesion: The buildings remain concentrated in the village centre, and the original settlement structure has been preserved despite houses having been replaced and several original farms having disappeared. Those who want to experience not only individual sights but also historically developed landscapes during their holiday will find a fitting thematic setting here.

Sømarkedyssen and Bronze Age monuments

Sømarkedyssen is a worthwhile destination for anyone interested in Møn’s early history because of its unusual details. The burial chamber is large, open and octagonal. Above the passage lies a massive capstone with around 200 bowl-shaped depressions. A total of 458 cup marks have been recorded on Sømarkedyssen. These tangible traces make the site a special example of Sømarke’s prehistoric monumental landscape.

About 1.5 km north of Sømarkedyssen, three Bronze Age burial mounds lie in a row. From Liselundvej, they offer views of the Baltic Sea. Comparing the monumental burial chamber with the row of burial mounds opens up different ways of approaching the landscape: Here, a single monument rich in detail is the focus, while there, the arrangement of several mounds in the terrain takes centre stage. East of Sømarke on Stendyssevej, there is also a dolmen with seven supporting stones and a large capstone.

Hiking on the Camønoen

The Camønoen is a 175 km-long hiking trail across the islands of Møn, Nyord and Bogø. It passes very close to Havehøjegaard in Sømarke. The route offers different levels of difficulty and is suitable for experienced hikers as well as beginners, and for adults and children. The route markings are also helpful for planning: The main route is marked with orange signs, while alternative routes have ochre-yellow signs.

This allows you to give your trip different emphases. Those preparing a longer hiking holiday can make the route across several islands the focus. Those who prefer shorter or more varied hiking days can take the different levels of difficulty and the designated alternatives into account. A holiday apartment or holiday home in Sømarke is particularly worth considering when the desired holiday is shaped by a combination of exploring the landscape and visiting cultural and historical destinations.

A local taste of the landscape

Havehøjegaard is a bed and breakfast in Sømarke and serves an organic breakfast based on the farm’s own production of fruit and vegetables. This direct connection to the agriculturally shaped surroundings adds a culinary facet to the picture of the village. When choosing your accommodation, you can therefore consider not only your planned activities but also the character of the surroundings and how you want to structure your days.

Sømarke thus offers several clearly distinct holiday ideas: prehistoric monuments with unusual cup-mark motifs, a finely structured hilly landscape, preserved village structures and the marked Camønoen with its main and alternative routes. This allows you to tailor your search for a holiday apartment in Sømarke to your own interests without reducing the village to just one sight.

Further local pages for orientation: Røddinge, Vollerup, Stege, Råbylille, Hårbølle.

For the higher-level travel overview: Island of Møn.