Tejn is a snug fishing village on the rugged northeast coast of Bornholm, cradling one of the island's largest and busiest fishing harbours. Weathered wooden boats and stacked lobster pots line the quays, where the day's catch still comes ashore and gulls wheel overhead. Behind the harbour, low granite houses and gardens climb the slope, and the Baltic stretches out in shifting shades of blue. Tejn makes an easy base for exploring Bornholm's dramatic north: the striking Helligdomsklipperne cliffs and the cliff-top Bornholms Kunstmuseum lie just to the south, while the coastal path threads past smooth rock, hidden coves and sea views in both directions. In summer the harbour hums with visiting yachts and the scent of smoked herring, a Bornholm speciality. Quiet, unpretentious and genuinely maritime, Tejn rewards travellers who prefer working harbours and open horizons to crowds.
