Rødby lies in the south of the island of Lolland, a quiet, low-lying town with the roots of an old market community. Its broad main street, cosy shops and whitewashed church speak of centuries of life beside the Baltic Sea. The town is closely linked with Rødbyhavn a few kilometres to the south, where ferries sail to Puttgarden in Germany. It is here that the vast Fehmarnbelt Tunnel is taking shape, one of Europe's largest construction projects, already reshaping the district and drawing curious travellers. Around the town spreads flat, fertile countryside of fields, dyke roads and wide open sky, perfect for cycling. Rødby is not a classic tourist resort but a genuine, down-to-earth slice of Denmark, where you sense the rhythm of the borderland between land, sea and the endless flow of travellers heading south.