Nylars Church

History and Reality

We visited this church by following the signs. While off the track, it was worth it. The historic church and graveyard is beautifully maintained. We visited it on a Sunday morning and were surprise...

A unique experience

Nylars Round Church is one of four such churches at Bornholm. The walls are more than a meter thick and in the centre of the church a big column is supporting the vault. Here and there old frescoes ca...

Elegant

The one is the most elegant of the round churches as it hasn't got the supporting "pillars" on the outside. There was a wedding when we visited, so we could only see the church from the outside; nice ...

Interesting Historical Place

The island is so small that one can see all four of the round churches for which Bornholm is famous. They are each unique and offer a different perspective of the island's history. Nylars Kirke is the...

Lovely setting for a 12th Century round church.

Some believe that Nylars Church is the best preserved round church on Bornholm. Having only seen this and Nyker church, this certainly has the better frescoes on the central pillar. It is believed t...