Bornholm is one great place to be and if you have any plans on being a tourist, you will definitely experience a chance of a lifetime.  There are lots of places and tourist attractions to visit in Bornholm, there are beautiful beaches and historic places that can bring the feelings of the old times, and knowing the places to go to will give you more thrills in visiting.

One of the historic places you could ever find in Bornholm is Hammershus Castle Ruins.  Hammershus Ruins is a medieval castle that still exists in the 22nd century and it is the largest castle ruin in Northern Europe as well.  It was a fortress with a great history since it was originally built in the 12th Century.  There is a fruitful history in this medieval castle wherein many Kings took over the Hammershus to control Bornholm.  In around 500 years, Hammershus was the stronghold of the Island’s various rulers.  It was also rebuilt and extended on several occasions.

Hammershus was a home of multiple Kings and rules of Bornholm and in the year 1660s, a Danish King Christian IV’s daughter named Leonora Christina and her husband Corfitz Ulfeldt were imprisoned in the castle for treason and an escape trial was done down the walls, and cliffs of the fortress but failed.  A century goes, and Hammershus kept its role to defend Bornholm until the end of the 17th Century; when the defenses of Denmark’s eastern territory passed to the defenses on Christiansø and Rønne. Hammershus was finally abandoned in 1743 and the people of Bornholm were free to gather building materials from the site until 1822, since then, the ruins were put on the national historic register.

Currently, Hammershus Castle Ruins can be experienced by tourists through their visitor center wherein you can see a great panoramic view of the ruins.  They also have different kinds of exhibits to understand the incredible history of the ruins.  The visitor center also has shops and cafes to give comfort to the tourists and visitors of Hammershus.

If you want to visit Bornholm, don’t ever forget to visit Hammershus and experience a great historic feeling of a lifetime!