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Eskilsø

Eskilsø is the largest island in Roskilde Fjord. Discover salt meadows, abundant birdlife and the ruins of a 12th-century monastery.

Rocks along the coast of Eskilsø by Roskilde Fjord
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(Eskilsø Island)

Visitors are welcome to Eskilsø throughout the year.

The church ruins are the remains of a church that belonged to an Augustinian monastery. The monastery was built in the 1100’s and moved to Æbelholt in north Zealand in the same century.

For up-to-date information about trails and access to the island, visit www.eskilsø1.dk.

To protect the island’s birdlife and grazing animals, dogs are not permitted on Eskilsø.

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Eskilsø

4050 Skibby

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