Rostock & Warnemünde

Hanseatic Metropolis with Baltic Sea Beach and Coastal Forest

The Hanseatic city of Rostock combines maritime city flair, the finest sandy beaches and tranquility in nature.

Die Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock ist ein spannendes Ziel für Herbsturlauber, die gerne kulinarisch genießen // The Hanseatic and university city of Rostock is an exciting destination for autumn vacationers who like to enjoy culinary // © MV-T/Gänsicke

Historic old town with brick churches, gabled houses and small alleyways

In the city center, the spruced-up gabled houses are densely packed, in between the idyllic Convent of the Holy Cross with the Museum of Cultural History and the oldest university in Northern Europe. Many shops, boutiques, cafés and restaurants are lined up along the narrow streets and around Kröpeliner Strasse. The market square is adorned with the baroque-clad sieve pink town hall. Above all, the large brick churches and all around the city wall with its mighty gates and quiet ramparts.

Maritime flair in Rostock's city harbor

The city harbor with its wide waterfront promenade is just a few minutes away from the city. With its restaurants, bars and old warehouses, it is the perfect destination for a stroll, a meal or a boat trip.

Seaside resort Warnemünde

At the point where the Warnow flows into the Baltic Sea lies Rostock's "beautiful daughter", the seaside resort of Warnemünde. In the former fishing village, cruise ships are anchored alongside idyllic captains' boats and fishing boats. The Alte Strom and the promenade invite you to stroll and linger. The kilometer-long, white sandy beach behind the Baltic Sea dunes and the seaside resort's Bädervillen are not just an invitation to come to Warnemünde in summer.

Rostocker Heide - active recreation in nature

The Rostock Heath opens up to the east of the Warnow, directly behind the dunes. The primeval coastal forest is home to numerous animal and plant species and is ideal for hiking and cycling along the Ostseeküsten-Radweg. The mild, stimulating climate of the Baltic Sea also promotes physical well-being.

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  1. © Dorftheater Siemitz

    CIRCUS FREDERICO - Village Theater Siemitz

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  2. © Katarzyna Zalewska

    8th Philharmonic Concert / New Tracks

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  3. PHIL COLLINS TRIBUTE SHOW - Concert

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  4. Rostock Griffins vs. Langenfeld Longhorns

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  5. Lecture on the 2026 state elections // © EIZ Rostock e.V.

    Lecture on the 2026 state elections

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  6. WithBringBrunch

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  7. © Rico Burnecki

    Opening weekend at the Kulturhafen

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  8. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Chick

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  9. 21downbeat

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  10. © Volkstheater Rostock

    3rd children's concert / Lindbergh. The adventurous story of a flying mouse

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  11. Pubquiz x Fantasiabar

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  12. © Foto: Kunsthalle Rostock

    "The artist Wilfried Schröder" - A conversation

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  13. © Einladung

    Presence

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  14. © © Giorgi Kolbaia

    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival: Opening of the Hanse Sail

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  15. QualityLand

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  16. Unter Segeln über die Ostsee // © Dan Petermann

    Sailing on the Baltic Sea

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  17. Jensen's living room studio

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  18. CHRISTIAN HAASE - WORDS, WINE AND MIRACLES

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  19. SCHWARZE GRÜTZE - ENDSTATION PFANNE, WHAT REMAINS IS GOOSE BUMPS!

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  20. © Michael J. Rüttger

    MUSIC FOR OPTIMISTS - JAKOB HEYMANN

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  21. 4th chamber concert / string concert

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  22. © Frank Neumann

    THE FAREWELL DINNER

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  23. © Maximilian Gödecke

    NDR Kultur The North reads: Tomer Gardi: "Liefern"

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  24. Exhibition REEDER, RUDER, SEEMANNSGARN

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  25. © Puppentheater Eckstein

    Puppet theater Eckstein: "Captain Blue Bottle - A sea adventure"

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  26. © Baldur Strauss

    Protest action on Equality Day

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  27. © Schifffahrtsmuseum Rostock

    MYSTERY DEEP SEA

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  28. © SCzuratis

    The magic dream tree and the blue ypsilon

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  29. © iStock:DisobeyArt

    Millennium

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  30. 4th Classic Light / From Verona

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  31. © Thomas Mandt

    The Kangaroo Chronicles

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  32. © Frank Neumann

    VENICE IN THE SNOW

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  33. Autorin // © © Christine Gundlach

    Josephine Mark: "Trip with drip"

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  34. SPRING AWAKENING - THE TIMSKIS

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  35. © Farbfilmverleih

    Circino: "Thilda & the best band in the world"

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  36. © Thomas Ulrich

    The Wizard of Oz

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  37. Tour: "Warnemünde History(s)" / Meeting point: Warnemünde Bailiwick

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  38. Music at the stove

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  39. © TZRW/Taslair

    34th Hanse Sail Rostock

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  40. FiSHKids // © (c) Filmstill Mori Emma Möhwald

    FiSHKids

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  41. © Thomas Ulrich

    Nobody told you to move out (State of the Union)

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  42. © Fantasia AG

    Karaoke - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

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  43. © Frank Neumann

    TWO MEN COMPLETELY NAKED

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  44. © Thomas Mandt

    Coffee gets cold at the fire station / From 4 years old

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  45. Circus Convention

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  46. © Dorit Gätjen

    Blue Monday - A touch of New York

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  47. Selbstporträt // © Torben Kuhlmann

    Torben Kuhlmann: "Earhart - The adventurous flight of a vole around the world"

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  48. © Dennis Dirksen

    The Heinz Strunk Show: No money, no luck, no gas

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  49. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival: Vivaldi recomposed

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  50. The Black Rider (The Casting of the Magic Bullets)

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  51. Medienwerkstatt Rostock // © (c) Niklas Nebrich

    Open media workshop

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  52. © Cityagentur Schumann

    Pottery market Warnemünde - church square

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  53. Rostock Whitsun market in the city harbor // © Großmarkt Rostock GmbH, Dietmar Lilienthal

    Rostock Whitsun Market

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  54. HARMONY

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  55. © Claudia Goldbach-Rios | migra e.V.

    "Warmi" - portraits of strong women by Claudia Goldbach-Rios

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  56. © Wicht-Theater

    HANS IM GLÜCK - Wicht Theater

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  57. © Stephan Raetsch

    AND NOW WHAT - THE METAMORPHOSES OF A MEADOW BLUE BUTTERFLY

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  58. © Volkstheater Rostock

    Champagne is to blame for everything!

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  59. An Evening with the Rat Pack

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  60. © Thomas Ulrich

    Intoxicated by the opera

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  61. © Volkstheater Rostock

    Wolf

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  62. © Dorit Gätjen

    Old love

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  63. Cover picture "TinaTurnerTango" TinaTurnerTango

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  64. © Kunsthalle Rostock

    Rostock Creative

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  65. Gameday 1 // © Griffins Media Team

    Rostock Griffins vs. Leipzig Lions

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  66. Dutch sailor's yarn

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  67. Catamaran sailing Baltic Sea

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  68. © Birgit Doering

    Reading: Discover "Treasure Island"

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  69. 20. Jobmesse Rostock // © HR Business GmbH

    20th Job Fair Rostock

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  70. © Foto: Kunsthalle Rostock

    Curator's tour

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  71. © Thomas Ulrich

    5th Classic Light / Wish concert

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  72. Hannah Lühmann: "Home"

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  73. © Cityagentur Schumann

    Pottery market Warnemünde - church square

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  74. © (c) Paul Kruth

    23rd FiSH Film Festival Rostock

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  75. Osterfeuer bei der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Rostock- Groß Klein // © Freiwillige Feuerwehr Rostock- Groß Klein

    Easter bonfire Rostock - Groß Klein

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  76. 9th Philharmonic Concert / Finally

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  77. Moving Shadows: On Fire

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  78. Radio Fantasia

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  79. © Andre Mey

    LSNR plays "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920)

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  80. © Tandera Theater

    The little knight

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  81. © Neptun Werft

    Lecture: The Neptun shipyard 1990 to today

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  82. Can we still be saved? // © Pinax Rostock

    Can we still be saved?

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  83. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival: Abel Selaocoe & the Bantu Ensemble

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  84. DANCING OFF THE ROW - Dance Festival

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  85. © Ronald Kley

    In a kayak from the Warnow to the Baltic Sea

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  86. PopFiSH

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  87. © © Oliver Look

    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival: Malte is looking for the best rhythm in the world

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  88. © Compagnie de Comedie

    NO TO MONEY!

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  89. © Geboren Wustmann

    Sebastian Krumbiegel: Compass

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  90. CHRISTMAS - AN OLD SACK BRINGS IT ON - Ensemble Weltkritik deluxe

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  91. Crime dinner Rostock

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  92. © Fantasia AG

    "Quixote, how do you save the world?"

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  93. Matinee: Tschick

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  94. © Jacob Zinnecker

    The cuckoo and the donkey

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  95. © Frank Neumann

    THEATER MONDAY FOR 8,50€ ! - VENICE IN THE SNOW

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  96. Speak again

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  97. © Henrik Werner

    THEATERMONTAG for 8,50€ - ROhrSTOCK - EIN TUNNEL AM ENDE DES LICHTS!

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  98. © Thomas Ulrich

    Fischer Fritz

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  99. © Rico Burnecki

    Circusconvention Show

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  100. © Thomas Ulrich

    Don Quixote

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  101. Short encounters / 1000 days

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  102. Lecture on the 2026 state elections // © EIZ Rostock e.V.

    Lecture on the 2026 state elections

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  103. "Blossoming Spring" - Painting by Anna Bilyk

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  104. TIMSKIS Christmas concert - VÄLKOMMEN

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  105. © Keith Chin

    Late Night Groove

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  106. © Maria Berking

    YOURDAUGHTERS x Laura Folkers

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  107. © Thomas Mandt

    Anatevka (Fiddler on the Roof)

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  108. © © Eno de Wit/© Carsten Westphal

    "speaking again": discussion with Sophia Fritz ("Toxic femininity") and Matthias Politycki ("Man against man")

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  109. © TzRW

    Halloween in the Kurhaus garden

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  110. © Thomas Ulrich

    3rd chamber concert / Extreme

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  111. © Thomas Mandt

    22 lanes

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  112. Merci, Chérie

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  113. MeKo forum

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  114. © Ludo Vici

    FLINTENWEIB - I've never been afraid or had money

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  115. © Kunsthalle Rostock

    Olaf Heine

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  116. Warnemünde Easter program with a view of the sea

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  117. © Joachim Kloock

    St. Martin's procession in Warnemünde

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  118. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival: GRENZGÄNGE Amaro Freitas

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  119. © ChatGPT

    Opening show of the Fantasia Circus School

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  120. Barnstorfer Wald waste collection campaign

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  121. A TUNNEL AT THE END OF THE LIGHT!

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  122. © Steffen Jänicke

    Michael Nast: Generation Dating Burnout

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  123. © Ronald Kley

    In a kayak from the Warnow to the Baltic Sea

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  124. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SIT DOWN AGAIN

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  125. Collegiate Shag Workshop

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  126. Hiking with alpacas through the Diedrichshagen seaside resort and the Stoltera coastal forest // © TZRW

    Alpaca hike for the whole family

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  127. © Rico Burnecki

    Sunset Sounds x accent mark

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  128. © Thomas Mandt

    Either way, life is

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  129. Bollywood workshop

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  130. © Thomas Mandt

    How to date a feminist? (How to date a Feminist)

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  131. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Chick

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  132. © Alexander Bornschlegl

    1984

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  133. © Thomas Ulrich

    Swan Lake

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  134. Exciting workshops, presentations and discussions at the conference for practical instructors // © gfgRostock

    Supra-regional practice supervisor conference 2026

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  135. Concert shell in the Kurhaus garden Warnemünde // © TZRW/Martin Börner

    Live concert "Sea breeze

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  • Kletterwald Hohe Düne // © Kletterwald Hohe Düne

    Climbing forest Hohe Düne

    • Warnemünder Straße, 18146 Rostock

    Swing from tree to tree like Tarzan? Climb over wobbly bridges like Indiana Jones and cross obstacles on ropes? Then let's go to Markgrafenheide to the Hohe Düne Climbing Forest!

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  • ScanHotels City Rostock

    • Lange Straße, 18055 Rostock

    A retreat in the middle of the old town - with a view of Rostock harbor and in a quiet, yet central location. ScanHotels City offers ideal conditions as a starting point for exploring the city and surrounding area. The Baltic Sea coast can be reached in just twenty minutes.

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Your vacation in Rostock & Warnemünde: The most important questions

What are the top sights in Rostock?

The old town impresses with the Kröpelin Gate, St. Mary's Church and the baroque town hall. A stroll along the city harbor with its old warehouses and modern restaurants is a must. The University of Rostock, founded in 1419, is also one of the highlights.

What makes Warnemünde so special?

Warnemünde impresses with its wide sandy beach, the Alter Strom with its maritime flair and the historic lighthouse. The Teepott with its unique architecture and the promenade invite you to take a stroll.

Are there family-friendly offers in Rostock and Warnemünde?

Yes! Rostock Zoo, the Warnemünde Museum of Local History and child-friendly beaches offer fun for the whole family. There are also numerous playgrounds and family-friendly events.

Which activities are particularly popular in Rostock and Warnemünde?

In Rostock you can stroll through the historic old town, visit museums or relax at the city harbor. Warnemünde offers beach fun, harbor tours and walks along the pier.

What is the best way to get from Rostock to Warnemünde?

The S-Bahn connects Rostock and Warnemünde in around 20 minutes. Alternatively, you can cycle along the Baltic Sea Cycle Path or take the B103 by car.

Which culinary specialties should you try?

Fish fry on the Alter Strom, fresh smoked fish and regional dishes in the numerous restaurants are a real treat. The fish markets and harbor festivals are particularly recommended.

Are there barrier-free offers?

Both Rostock and Warnemünde offer barrier-free access to many sights, beaches and public transport. You can obtain information on this from the local tourist information offices.

Where can I find further information and help on site?

The tourist information offices in Rostock and Warnemünde offer comprehensive advice, city maps, event tips and assistance in finding accommodation.