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Liselund Castle

A tiny pleasure palace in a romantic park

The thatched Liselund pleasure palace (Danish, Lystslottet), built in 1792, is said to be Denmark's smallest castle; its landscape park by the Møns Klint forest is open free of charge year-round.

The charming thatched gardener's cottage in Liselund Park shows off the romantic parkland of this Danish castle estate.
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Denmark's smallest castle

In the northeastern corner of Møn, at the edge of the Klint forest and close to the chalk cliffs, stands Liselund, a dainty, thatched pleasure palace often called Denmark's smallest castle. The court official Antoine de Bosc de la Calmette had it built in 1792 and named the estate after his wife Elisabeth, known as "Lisa". With its white render, curved roof and clifftop setting above the sea, it's a picture-postcard piece of Danish Romanticism.

The house was designed by the architect Andreas Kirkerup (1749-1810). Despite the name, Liselund isn't a fortress or a grand residence but a small-scale country house, built as a romantic retreat rather than a seat of power. Today the estate belongs to Denmark's National Museum (Nationalmuseet).

A garden built for romance

An English landscape park surrounds the castle, deliberately laid out to look "natural", with winding paths, small lakes, streams and carefully framed views. In the 1790s, de la Calmette had it created for his wife, very much in the spirit of the age, when free-flowing, seemingly untamed nature was replacing the strict formal gardens of the Baroque.

Scattered through the park are romantic follies, the classic garden ornaments of the period:

  • a Chinese tea house as an exotic eye-catcher
  • the Norwegian House (Norskehuset)
  • the Swiss Cottage (Schweizerhytten)

The park is open free of charge year-round and invites a quiet stroll, a peaceful, gentle contrast to the dramatic cliffs nearby.

The thatched gardener's cottage in Liselund Park

Castle interior, guided tours only

Worth knowing before you plan your visit: the castle interior, with its original furnishings, isn't open for casual visits, it can only be seen on a guided tour. Tickets are sold online by the National Museum via billet.liselundmoen.dk.

Honest heads-up: the National Museum has paused the castle tours, none ran in 2025, and new 2026 dates depend on an official announcement. If you want to see the interior, check current dates on natmus.dk or the ticket portal, as well as the museum's Facebook and Instagram, before you travel. The park itself is worth the trip even when no tour is running.

Visiting and practicalities

Liselund is at Langebjergvej 4, 4791 Borre in the northeast of Møn; you can call ahead on +45 41 20 64 62. The park is free and open year-round; the castle follows the National Museum's ticket and tour arrangements. Allow one to two hours for the park and its follies - it's loveliest in spring and summer, when everything is in bloom.

Liselund is just a few minutes from the chalk cliffs and pairs well with a visit to Møns Klint and the GeoCenter Møns Klint, making for a full day out in the island's northeast. For how to get to the Klint area, see our getting there guide; the village of Borre is right next door. Official information on the castle and its guided tours is available from the National Museum.

Frequently asked questions

Does visiting Liselund cost anything?+
The romantic park (Liselund have) is open free of charge year-round, so the walk itself costs nothing. The pleasure palace can only be visited as part of a paid guided tour, with tickets sold via billet.liselundmoen.dk in Danish kroner (DKK). The official website does not currently list specific prices.
Can you go inside the castle?+
Only on a guided tour. The interior, with its original furnishings, is not open to walk-in visitors and can only be seen as part of a rundvisning. Denmark's National Museum has paused these tours; new dates are announced on its website as well as Facebook and Instagram. It's worth checking natmus.dk before you travel.
What are the park's opening hours?+
The landscape park is open year-round free of charge, with no fixed opening hours. The castle and its guided tours run on their own schedule, currently paused. The park is at its best in spring and summer, when everything is in bloom.
Who manages Liselund?+
Liselund belongs to Denmark's National Museum (Nationalmuseet). Official information on the park, castle, and guided tours is at natmus.dk; the address is Langebjergvej 4, 4791 Borre on Møn.

Nearby

The impressive white chalk cliffs of Møns Klint rise above the sandy Baltic Sea beach.

GeoCenter Møns Klint

Interactive visitor centre above Møns Klint, tracing roughly 70 million years of earth history. A weatherproof complement to the freely accessible chalk cliffs.

The impressive white chalk cliffs of Møns Klint rise above the sandy Baltic Sea beach.

Møns Klint

Møns Klint rises up to 128 metres above the Baltic Sea, chalk cliffs over 70 million years old, with the 497-step Maglevandstrappen down to a fossil beach.

Path through the Faneskov beech forest on Møn's coast, with impressive old trees and a view over the Baltic Sea.

Høje Møn

Behind the chalk cliffs lies Høje Møn, with Denmark's oldest beeches, lime-rich orchid meadows and seven marked trails inside a Dark Sky Park.

The Milky Way and a starry night sky above a Baltic Sea beach in Denmark

Dark Sky Park Møn

Dark Sky Møn is Scandinavia's first Dark Sky Park (Gold Tier), covering Møn and Nyord. Over 5,000 stars, the Milky Way and Andromeda, visible to the naked eye.

The Møns Fyr lighthouse with its red tip and yellowish tower, a well-known landmark by Møn's chalk cliffs.

Møn Fyr

This white 1845 lighthouse marks Møn's south-eastern tip. Its light is still active, but the tower itself is closed to visitors, a quiet coastal stop.

Elmelunde Kirke, with its distinctive white tower and red-tiled roof, sits idyllically amid green countryside.

Elmelunde Kirke

Elmelunde Kirke is the oldest church on Møn and gave the Elmelunde Master his name, its vaults are covered edge to edge with frescoes from around 1500.