Marielyst is a small town and seaside resort some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Nykøbing on the Danish island of Falster.

Behind the sand dunes along the beach, there is a dyke which was built at the end of the 19th century to protect the inland area from flooding, enabling it to be used for farming.

[4] After the sea floods caused by a storm in 1872, Hans Jørgensen succeeded in draining the land in the area for farming.

In 1908–1909, Graae built three sophisticated Art Nouveau homes called Troldtøj, Kitwalde and Tannhäuser after works by Holger Drachmann.

Around 1940, Marielyst became a popular summer house development with some 500 small holiday homes located between Bøtøvej and Storkevej.

[6] Marielyst, built in the style of a Mediterranean resort,[8] has a wide selection of hotels, restaurants, shops, holiday apartments and discothèques.

The folk high school, Højskolen i Marielyst, offers a variety of courses and music events in its fine concert hall which looks out over the sea.