Bellevue Beach is a public Blue Flag beach park in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located in the northern district of

Aarhus N Aarhus N is a postal district in the city of Aarhus, consisting of Trøjborg, Risskov, Vejlby, Skejby, Vorrevangen and Christiansbjerg, all with postal code 8200. Aarhus N is an abbreviation for Aarhus Nord (lit. "Aarhus North") and is located nort ...

, 4 kilometres from the city centre, on the

Bay of Aarhus The Bay of Aarhus, or Aarhus Bay, is a Danish waterway by Aarhus in eastern Jutland. The Bay of Aarhus is bounded by Kalø Vig in the north, Sletterhage and Helgenæs in the east, Samsø and Tunø to the south and the east Jutland coast to the w ...

. Bellevue Beach is one of two beach parks in the

Risskov Risskov is the name of both a neighbourhood and a district in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The district of Risskov is sometimes referred to as Vejlby-Risskov, as it is a merger of the neighbourhood of Risskov and the neighbourhood of Vejlby. The ...

neighbourhood, the other one being the smaller Risskov Strandpark a bit south, and one of four beach parks in Aarhus. The two peninsulas of Tvedhalvøen and

Helgenæs Helgenæs is a peninsula, approximately twenty square kilometres in size, stretching out from Mols in Denmark. Mols is itself part of the large peninsula of Djursland, in the middle of the Kattegat sea between Denmark and Sweden. West of ...

is visible across the bay in the east. In the south, there is a panoramic view of the Aarhus skyline, including the

urban forest An urban forest is a forest, or a collection of trees, that grow within a city, town or a suburb. In a wider sense, it may include any kind of woody plant vegetation growing in and around human settlements. As opposed to a forest park, whose ec ...

Riis Skov Riis Skov (''Riis' Forest'' or ''The Forest of Riis'') is a forest and park in Århus, Denmark. It is located south of the district of Risskov, along the Bay of Aarhus. History This small patch of forest, was formally presented to Aarhus in 1395, ...

. A few kilometres to the north, is the larger beach park of

Åkrogen Åkrogen (lit.: River-nook) is an urban, public beach and park in the northern parts of Aarhus, Denmark. Åkrogen is situated in both the neighborhood of Risskov and the suburb of Egå on the Bay of Aarhus at Egå Marina. The beach park is div ...

and the Egå Marina.

Facilities

The beach at Bellevue Beach is a white sandy beach some 1,500 meters long and between 25 and 40 meters wide. The beach park tends to be popular due to the finely grained sand, the shallow water, relative proximity to the inner city, and the scenic view of Aarhus on the horizon. The beach park is open year-round for everyone at no charge. The park area in connection to the beach, includes a parking area, access to drinking water, lavatories, basic emergency equipment, a kiosk, thrash bins, and green areas for play, picnics and somewhat secluded sunbathing. ''Bellevuehallerne'' is a sports hall complex immediately west of the park area, and it includes a dining café.

Safety

Bellevue Beach has no life guard in the summer but there is a safety station with life saving equipment and an emergency telephone. The beach park is situated in an area with heavy foot traffic, busy roads and an expansive residential area, so getting help quickly should not be an issue.

Aarhus Municipality Aarhus Municipality ( da, Aarhus Kommune), known as Århus Municipality ( da, Århus Kommune) until 2011, is a municipality in Central Denmark Region, on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area ...

frequently tests the water for harmful bacteria and algae and rates all beaches on a yearly basis. There are several rainwater pipes from the residential areas draining into the bay at Bellevue Beach, so expect the water quality to be unsuitable for bathing after heavy rainfall. The water level at Bellevue is very shallow, slowly reaching a depth of 2 meters some 100 meters from the shore.

Access

The beach lies in the

neighborhood at the end of ''Fortevej'', which is served by the local yellow buses. Bus no. 20 depart from the Aarhus Central Station and stops at ''Fortevejen'' by the Bellevue Beach. Danish National Cycle Route 5 runs along the coast of eastern

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

from

Odder Municipality Odder Municipality is a municipality (Danish language, Danish: ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') in the Region Midtjylland, Central Denmark Region on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in Central Denmark south of Aarhus. It is a part of ...

to central Aarhus and on to the region of

Djursland Djursland () is a 44 km × 33 km hilly lowland peninsula in Denmark at the entrance to the Baltic Sea, between Denmark and Sweden in Northern Europe. Djursland protrudes into the Kattegat sea, as part of the larger peninsula of Jutland, ...

in the north. In Aarhus, the route passes through the

Marselisborg Forests Marselisborg Forests ( da, Marselisborgskovene), or simply Marselisborg Forest, is a forest to the south of Aarhus City in the Kingdom of Denmark. Many present day sources now includes the forest of Fløjstrup, as part of the Marselisborg Fores ...

including

Ballehage Beach Ballehage Beach is an urban, public beach in the southern parts of Aarhus, Denmark and from 1929 it is one of the oldest sea baths in Denmark. Ballehage Beach is situated in the Marselisborg Forests on the Bay of Aarhus in the suburb of Højbjerg ...

, and continues north past the seabath of Den Permanente in the Riis Skov forest in the northern parts of Aarhus and on to Bellevue Beach and

. Bellevue Beach can be reached by foot from the city centre of

Indre by Indre By (lit. English, "Inner City"), also known as Copenhagen Center or K or Downtown Copenhagen, is an administrative district (''by'') in central Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. It covers an area of , has a population of 26,223, and a po ...

, either along the coast or more comfortably by sidewalks through residential neighbourhoods. Marselisborg Yacht Harbour is 5 kilometres south of Bellevue Beach and Egå Marina is 2 kilometres to the north.

Gallery

;The beach Bellevue Strand.jpg, The beach Risskov Beach, children playing.jpg, Child-friendly sandy beach with shallow water Risskov Beach, children playing 2.jpg, Children playing Sunset at Risskov Beach.jpg, Sunrise over Aarhus The Bay of Aarhus.JPG, A summers eve on Bellevue Beach Bellevue Strand 06.jpg, Riis Skov forest and Aarhus skyline on the horizon View of Aarhus from Risskov Beach1.jpg, Aarhus skyline seen from Bellevue Beach ;Facilities Bellevue Strandpark (cykler).jpg, Bicycle parking at the park area File:Bellevue Strandpark (parkering).jpg, Car park area File:Bellevue Strandpark (maj).jpg, Grassy areas in the park File:Bellevue Strandpark (kiosk 01).jpg, Kiosk

References

External links

Bellevuehallerne

Bellevue Beach
by VisitAarhus {{DEFAULTSORT:Risskov Beaches of Aarhus