Chalk and limestone quarries
Explore chalk cliffs and quarries in South Zealand and Møn, where traces of the past remain visible in the landscape. Here you’ll find steep slopes, pale stone, and open expanses – places that feel different and offer a unique insight into the area’s nature and history.
Photo: Mads Tolstrup
Photo: Frame & Work
Faxe Kalkbrud - 63 Million-Year-Old Fossils
Faxe Kalkbrud is a remarkable nature experience in South Zealand, where you can go fossil hunting, explore a 63 million-year-old seabed and enjoy the view from Prismet.
Photo: Stevns Erhvervsråd
Boesdal Quarry
Boesdal Quarry was closed in the late 70s and Stevns municipality later took over ownership. In 2010, a group of local fire souls of Stevns to utilize the area better and simultaneously provide maintenance and expansion of facilities such as toilets and parking.
Photo: Visit Sydsjælland & Møn
Holtug Chalk Quarry
Until 1972, Holtug Chalk Quarry, was active. In 1991 the pit was sold to the state who made it into a designated area of outstanding natural beauty.In the pit you can find a broad variety of rare and
Photo: VisitSydsjælland-Møn
Go Fossil Hunting
Explore the past and discover traces from a time when the sea covered the landscape. Chalk and limestone hide fossils just waiting to be found.
Read more about fossil hunting in South Zealand & Møn
