Nylars lies in the south of Bornholm and is best known for Nylars Kirke, one of the island's four distinctive round churches. Built around 1150, it is the best preserved of them all, with whitewashed walls, a conical roof and a sturdy round core that served in the Middle Ages as both a place of worship and a fortress. Inside are Bornholm's oldest frescoes, depicting the Creation and the Fall, along with two runestones in the porch. The village itself is small and peaceful, surrounded by fields and the rolling Bornholm countryside, and makes a quiet stop on the road between Rønne and the southern coast. From here it is a short hop to bathing beaches, cycle routes and the island's other attractions. Nylars offers a fine glimpse of Bornholm's deep history and the calm, rural life that still shapes this corner of Denmark.
