Images of Sylt, one of the North Frisian islands - an archipelago in the eastern North Sea off the coasts of Denmark and Germany. Hover over a picture to see its caption and click on it to enlarge it.
Frisian house (1)
typical North Frisian style thatched house in Braderup, a small community on the east coast of Sylt that looks out over the Wattenmeer to the coast of Denmark (photo © hidden europe).
Frisian house (1)
typical North Frisian style thatched house in Braderup, a small community on the east coast of Sylt that looks out over the Wattenmeer to the coast of Denmark (photo © hidden europe).
Sylt landscape
Sylt offers an intriguing mix of lowland landscapes, from active dune fields in the north of the island to watery meadows and erosion prone coastlines (photo © hidden europe).
Sylt landscape
Sylt offers an intriguing mix of lowland landscapes, from active dune fields in the north of the island to watery meadows and erosion prone coastlines (photo © hidden europe).
Sylt country road
Many of Sylt's byways are barred to motor traffic, so even on this popular North Frisian island much beloved by tourists there are opportunities to find peace and solitude (photo © hidden europe).
Sylt country road
Many of Sylt's byways are barred to motor traffic, so even on this popular North Frisian island much beloved by tourists there are opportunities to find peace and solitude (photo © hidden europe).
Sylt cemetery
The waters around Sylt are famously treacherous, full of deceptive shallows and fast currents, so no place for the unwary mariner. Here is the cemetery in Westerland, dedicated to the memory of those whose bodies were washed ashore on the coast of Sylt. This cemetery was descibed in hidden europe 19 in the article: 'lost at sea: a Frisian tale' (photo © hidden europe).
Sylt cemetery
The waters around Sylt are famously treacherous, full of deceptive shallows and fast currents, so no place for the unwary mariner. Here is the cemetery in Westerland, dedicated to the memory of those whose bodies were washed ashore on the coast of Sylt. This cemetery was descibed in hidden europe 19 in the article: 'lost at sea: a Frisian tale' (photo © hidden europe).
Marine cloudscape
Southeast of Keitum on the east coast of Sylt. Note the piles of ice on the beach (photo © hidden europe).
Marine cloudscape
Southeast of Keitum on the east coast of Sylt. Note the piles of ice on the beach (photo © hidden europe).
Frisian house (2)
Typical North Frisian style thatched house in Braderup, a small community on the east coast of Sylt that looks out over the Wattenmeer to the coast of Denmark (photo © hidden europe).
Frisian house (2)
Typical North Frisian style thatched house in Braderup, a small community on the east coast of Sylt that looks out over the Wattenmeer to the coast of Denmark (photo © hidden europe).
Shoreline in winter
Southeast of Keitum on the east coast of Sylt, looking south towards the neighbouring North Frisian islands of Föhr and Amrum. These tidal waters are very shallow (photo © hidden europe).
Shoreline in winter
Southeast of Keitum on the east coast of Sylt, looking south towards the neighbouring North Frisian islands of Föhr and Amrum. These tidal waters are very shallow (photo © hidden europe).
Frisian house (3)
Typical North Frisian style thatched house in Braderup, a small community on the east coast of Sylt that looks out over the Wattenmeer to the coast of Denmark (photo © hidden europe).
Frisian house (3)
Typical North Frisian style thatched house in Braderup, a small community on the east coast of Sylt that looks out over the Wattenmeer to the coast of Denmark (photo © hidden europe).
Winter landscape: Sylt
A wintry landscape as the heath blends imperceptibly into the beach with frozen sea beyond. Here, near the village of Braderup (photo © hidden europe).
Winter landscape: Sylt
A wintry landscape as the heath blends imperceptibly into the beach with frozen sea beyond. Here, near the village of Braderup (photo © hidden europe).
Frozen sea with wreck
An old wreck of a ship close to the shore - it is surrounded by ice that has slowly developed during Sylt's cold winter days (photo © hidden europe).
Frozen sea with wreck
An old wreck of a ship close to the shore - it is surrounded by ice that has slowly developed during Sylt's cold winter days (photo © hidden europe).
A sea of ice
Sylt's frozen Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea) near the village of Munkmarsch (photo © hidden europe).
A sea of ice
Sylt's frozen Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea) near the village of Munkmarsch (photo © hidden europe).
Frisian house (4)
Another thatched-roof house on the island of Sylt - here in the village of Braderup. Many road names on the island are couched in the Frisian language. The name of the road where this house is located is called Üp de Hiir (meaning 'on the heath'; photo © hidden europe)).
Frisian house (4)
Another thatched-roof house on the island of Sylt - here in the village of Braderup. Many road names on the island are couched in the Frisian language. The name of the road where this house is located is called Üp de Hiir (meaning 'on the heath'; photo © hidden europe)).
Northern tip (1)
The small lighthouse at the northern end of Sylt (the so-called Ellenbogen, i.e. elbow); the landscape is here dominated by grass clinging on to the island's sand dunes (photo © Jürgen Kries)
Northern tip (1)
The small lighthouse at the northern end of Sylt (the so-called Ellenbogen, i.e. elbow); the landscape is here dominated by grass clinging on to the island's sand dunes (photo © Jürgen Kries)
Northern tip (2)
Waves lap the white sandy beaches of Sylt's northernmost point (photo © Jürgen Kries)
Northern tip (2)
Waves lap the white sandy beaches of Sylt's northernmost point (photo © Jürgen Kries)
View across the sea
View from the top of the dunes at Braderup on the eastern shores of Sylt looking towards the north of the island (photo © Jürgen Kries)
View across the sea
View from the top of the dunes at Braderup on the eastern shores of Sylt looking towards the north of the island (photo © Jürgen Kries)