The sun is shining in more than just one way over Denmark's longest south-facing stretch of coast, which lies on Lolland.
An ambitious development plan presented by Lolland Municipality is setting the framework for an international top-class tourist destination with new hotels, holiday resorts, shops, etc.
And the investors are already lining up.
"We are experiencing a significant interest in the plans, both from Danish and foreign investors, and we have already presented the area to some of those who have shown interest," says Mayor of Lolland Municipality, Holger Schou Rasmussen.
He believes that the area, in addition to the advantageous location by the sea and other natural qualities, is also remarkable in having an extremely competitive price range, not least in relation to e.g. the West Coast of Denmark and North Zealand.
"And on the north German coast, the construction limit will soon be reached, so they are in a situation where they are having to reject projects. So also in relation to that situation, Lolland will be an attractive development area towards the opening of the Fehmarn connection,” says Holger Schou Rasmussen.
Hotels, resorts, holiday houses and glamping
Holger Schou Rasmussen expects a steadily increasing construction activity on the south coast of Lolland in the coming years and towards the opening of the Fehmarn connection in 2029, where holiday home areas, the international holiday centre, Lalandia, as well as the newly built Hage’s Badehotel have already been established.
By 2050, more hotels, holiday resorts, holiday houses and glamping should make it possible to quadruple the current number of annual overnight stays of almost one million.
In addition, there will be new shops, attractions and activity areas.
The Fehmarn connection as a driver
It is, first and foremost, the Fehmarn Belt connection that is triggering the potential of tourism on Lolland.
With the excavation material from the tunnel trench under Fehmarn Belt, new nature parks and beach areas are being created, and the tunnel will, after its commissioning, become the centre of a coherent geography, where 9 million people will have a travel time of less than two hours to the Lolland’s South Coast.
"Tourism is one of the areas that can greatly benefit from the Fehmarn Belt connection. We are happy to give advice, both on these opportunities and on other development perspectives for investors, organizations and companies; we have already assisted in the establishment of some of these,” says director Stig Rømer Winther, Femern Belt Development.
Facts about the development plan for Lolland's South Coast
The development plan has been conceived with support from Danish Coastal and Nature Tourism and Realdania. The plan has been written by Bark Consult, EFFEKT Architects, Lars Bernhard Jørgensen and Robert C. Spies.
Download the plan (pdf) here
