270:
The summer temperature in
Denmark is seldom unpleasantly hot. With a band of dunes the beach has sheltered spots along the coast if its to chilly to stay on the open beach. Apart from Danes, Grenaa beach is mostly visited by Swedes, Norwegians and Germans. It is not overcrowded, as Denmark, as well as the rest of Scandinavia, is significantly less populated than the neighbouring central European countries. The uncrowded nature is also due to many other beach-alternatives on Denmark's long coastline. On the peninsula, Djursland, where Grenaa Beach lies, there are 21 other sandy beaches. In 2006 Grenaa Beach was nominated as one of the 2 best beaches in Denmark, by The Danish Tourist Board. Many Danes have a good working knowledge of English.
335:
287:
311:
161:
299:
366:
323:
347:
148:
25:
168:
274:
runs parallel to the major part of the beach, with free parking and access to the shoreline without long walks. This, and a coastline facing east, with no tide or current to speak of under normal summer conditions, makes the beach child friendly and safe. The water is tested and certified as clean
269:
There are a lot of summer rentals close to the town of Grenaa and Grenaa Beach, and the beach is a recreational asset for these houses and for the inhabitants of Grenaa. Facing east away from the predominant westerly winds, and protected from the
Atlantic, increases the amount of good beech days.
256:
Marina, and runs south for 6 km. The last 1.5 km are seldom visited, ending at the cape of
Havknude. Here the beach turns into a stony shoreline, that continues 30 km down the east coast of the peninsula of Djursland, facing the
436:
451:
334:
286:
310:
189:
407:
446:
456:
160:
322:
116:
298:
441:
50:
97:
46:
69:
400:
431:
35:
76:
54:
39:
83:
393:
373:
224:
65:
271:
346:
261:
between
Denmark and Sweden. This coastline south of Grenaa Beach is renowned amongst anglers.
377:
426:
90:
365:
420:
147:
24:
249:
204:
191:
241:
258:
245:
228:
292:
Off season: All of the Danish coastline is publicly accessible by law
253:
18:
340:
A river runs through Grenaa joining the sea at the Marina
381:
275:
and non-polluted, under the Danish "Blue Flag" system.
316:
South of Grenå Beach the coast is known for angling
220:
131:
437:Buildings and structures in Norddjurs Municipality
452:Tourist attractions in the Central Denmark Region
401:
8:
328:Grenaa Beach starts at the Marina of Grenaa
53:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
408:
394:
128:
117:Learn how and when to remove this message
282:
219:
153:
144:
372:This article about a location in the
7:
362:
360:
167:
51:adding citations to reliable sources
380:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
248:, Denmark, at the entrance to the
14:
364:
345:
333:
321:
309:
297:
285:
166:
159:
146:
23:
447:Tourist attractions in Denmark
304:Off Season: Frosty windsurfing
1:
457:Central Denmark Region stubs
244:'s east coast – in eastern
473:
359:
185:
154:
145:
138:
442:Norddjurs Municipality
374:Central Denmark Region
205:56.37639°N 10.91444°E
47:improve this article
201: /
432:Beaches of Denmark
210:56.37639; 10.91444
389:
388:
272:Katholm Strandvej
234:
233:
127:
126:
119:
101:
464:
410:
403:
396:
368:
361:
349:
337:
325:
313:
301:
289:
216:
215:
213:
212:
211:
206:
202:
199:
198:
197:
194:
170:
169:
163:
150:
129:
122:
115:
111:
108:
102:
100:
59:
27:
19:
16:Beach in Denmark
472:
471:
467:
466:
465:
463:
462:
461:
417:
416:
415:
414:
357:
353:
350:
341:
338:
329:
326:
317:
314:
305:
302:
293:
290:
281:
267:
209:
207:
203:
200:
195:
192:
190:
188:
187:
181:
180:
179:
178:
177:
176:
175:
171:
141:
134:
123:
112:
106:
103:
60:
58:
44:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
470:
468:
460:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
419:
418:
413:
412:
405:
398:
390:
387:
386:
369:
355:
354:
351:
344:
342:
339:
332:
330:
327:
320:
318:
315:
308:
306:
303:
296:
294:
291:
284:
280:
277:
266:
263:
232:
231:
222:
218:
217:
183:
182:
173:
172:
165:
164:
158:
157:
156:
155:
152:
151:
143:
142:
139:
136:
135:
132:
125:
124:
66:"Grenaa Beach"
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
469:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
424:
422:
411:
406:
404:
399:
397:
392:
391:
385:
383:
379:
375:
370:
367:
363:
358:
352:Grenaa Church
348:
343:
336:
331:
324:
319:
312:
307:
300:
295:
288:
283:
278:
276:
273:
264:
262:
260:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
230:
226:
223:
214:
186:Coordinates:
184:
162:
149:
137:
130:
121:
118:
110:
107:February 2014
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68: –
67:
63:
62:Find sources:
56:
52:
48:
42:
41:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
382:expanding it
371:
356:
268:
265:Recreational
252:– starts at
238:Grenaa Beach
237:
235:
174:Grenaa Beach
133:Grenaa Beach
113:
104:
94:
87:
80:
73:
61:
45:Please help
33:
208: /
421:Categories
250:Baltic Sea
196:10°54′52″E
193:56°22′35″N
77:newspapers
242:Djursland
225:Norddjurs
34:does not
259:Kattegat
221:Location
279:Gallery
246:Jutland
229:Denmark
91:scholar
55:removed
40:sources
427:Grenaa
254:Grenaa
236:Sandy
93:
86:
79:
72:
64:
376:is a
140:Beach
98:JSTOR
84:books
378:stub
70:news
38:any
36:cite
240:on
49:by
423::
227:,
409:e
402:t
395:v
384:.
120:)
114:(
109:)
105:(
95:·
88:·
81:·
74:·
57:.
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
