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.

The Hanseatic and university city of Rostock is an exciting destination for autumn vacationers who like to enjoy culinary, © TMV/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. © © Susie Vier

    RISSE reading: Issue 55 "WAHNSINN" and special issue 12 "Wolfgang Gabler"

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  2. © Schifffahrtsmuseum Rostock

    Exhibition REEDER, RUDER, SEEMANNSGARN

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  3. © Thomas Mandt

    Either way, life is

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  4. © Dorit Gätjen

    An Evening with the Rat Pack

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  5. © Thomas Mandt

    Dutch sailor's yarn

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  6. © Compagnie de Comédie

    NO TO MONEY!

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  7. © Thomas Ulrich

    Amadeus

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  8. © Frank Neumann

    DINNER FOR ONE - HOW IT ALL BEGAN - Comedy by Volker Heymann

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  9. © Stephan Rätsch - Plakat

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - PETER PLÜSCH AND THE KDR - There are so many worlds

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  10. © HR Business GmbH

    19th Job Fair Rostock

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  11. © Thomas Ulrich

    Swan Lake

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  12. © Dorit Gätjen

    Merci, Chérie

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  13. © HR Business GmbH

    20th Job Fair Rostock

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  14. © Frank Neumann

    The farewell dinner

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  15. © Antje Hirsekorn

    Little explorers on tour through Warnemünde

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  16. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

    Curator's tour

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  17. © TzRW

    Halloween in the Kurhaus garden

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  18. © Thomas Mandt

    Michael Ende: Momo

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  19. © Bettina Schaefer

    Comic workshop for young people with illustrator Lara Swiontek

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  20. © Dorit Gätjen

    Old love

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  21. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Madama Butterfly

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  22. © Neue Messe GmbH

    Building & renovating your own home 2026 - Rostock

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  23. © Frank Neumann

    VENICE IN THE SNOW

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  24. © privat

    Exhibition: "Protesty Field"

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  25. © Wicht-Theater - Fotografin Nicole Hollatz

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - PETER AND THE WOLF

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  26. © Volkstheater Rostock

    Fischer Fritz

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  27. © Kunsthalle Rostock

    Art Connects

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  28. © Thomas Ulrich

    Pasternack Bigband

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  29. © Dorit Gätjen

    Blue Monday - A touch of New York

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  30. MYSTERY DEEP SEA

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  31. © Thomas Mandt

    The farewell letter

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  32. © gfgRostock

    Supra-regional practice supervisor conference 2026

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  33. © Theater Phoebus

    Alice in Wonderland

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  34. © Compagnie de Comedie

    SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED - Our Christmas tale

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  35. © Rostocker Citylauf e.V.

    21st Rostock charity run

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  36. © fredak-mv.de

    SpielLust Festival 2026

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  37. © Cityagentur Schumann

    Pottery market Warnemünde - church square

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  38. © Thomas Mandt

    Pride and Prejudice* (*or something)

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  39. © Frank Neumann

    DINNER FOR ONE - HOW IT ALL BEGAN

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  40. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    The Black Rider (The Casting of the Magic Bullets)

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  41. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2025

    Curator's tour

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  42. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Anatevka (Fiddler on the Roof)

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  43. © Dr. Ronald Brunner

    Cabaret kaHROtte - DEPARTURE WITH KARACHO

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  44. © Thomas Bartilla

    THE BEST! - Music cabaret with Schwarze Grütze

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  45. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Don Giovanni

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  46. © Thomas Mandt

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

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  47. © Frank Neumann

    FOR THE LAST TIME! - WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BE - Theater Monday for €8.50!

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  48. © Felix Wickner

    WOYZECK

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  49. © HR Business GmbH

    19th Job Fair Rostock

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  50. © Thomas Mandt

    The devil with the three golden hairs

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  51. © Joachim Kloock

    St. Martin's procession in Warnemünde

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  52. © Thomas Mandt

    Hansel and Gretel

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  53. © Compagnie de Comédie

    PREMIERE! - NO TO MONEY!

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  54. © Steffanie Grahman

    DAT BAHN-CHAOS - TRAVELERS SHOULD BE UPHOLLEN

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  55. © Christian Meier

    Music at the stove

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  56. © Landmarkt615/Sandra Loll

    Bingo at Landmarkt615

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  57. © Veronika Maskilowva - Fotografin

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - HEINRICH THE FIFTH (Hendirk der Vijfde)

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  58. © Theater Randfigur - Fotografin: Maren Winter

    HEIN HANNEMANN

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  59. © iStock:DisobeyArt

    Millennium

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  60. © Thomas Mandt

    QualityLand

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  61. © Theater Phoebus

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - MÄUSEKEN WACKELOHR

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  62. © Thomas Mandt

    The roaring twenties

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  63. © Compagnie de Comedie

    FOR THE LAST TIME - SNOW WHITE AND ROSE RED - Our Christmas tale

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  64. © Rostocker Kunstpreis

    Rostock Art Prize 2025

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  65. © Frank Neumann

    THE FAREWELL DINNER

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  66. © Foto: Kunsthalle Rostock

    "The artist Wilfried Schröder" - A conversation

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  67. © Niederdeutsche Bühne Rostock

    DAT BAHN-CHAOS - TRAVELERS SHOULD BE UPHOLLEN

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  68. © Thomas Mandt

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

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  69. © Theater Tandera

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - THE LITTLE KNIGHT

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  70. © Cityagentur Schumann

    Pottery market Warnemünde - church square

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  71. © Thomas Mandt

    22 lanes

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  72. © Frank Neumann

    RESUMPTION - VENICE IN THE SNOW

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  73. © Frank Neumann

    TWO MEN COMPLETELY NAKED

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  74. © Foto: Thomas Mandt

    The rats

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  75. © Thomas Ulrich

    Don Quixote

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  76. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Volpone or The Fox

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  77. © TZRW, Taslair

    34th Hanse Sail Rostock

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  78. © privat

    Meike Rötzer narrates Anna Karenina

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  79. © Thomas Ulrich

    5th Philharmonic Concert / Treasures

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  80. © Die Blowboys

    The Blowboys: Don't give a ship

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  81. © Keith Chin

    Late Night Groove

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  82. © Frank Neumann

    WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BE

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  83. © Kunsthalle Rostock

    Art Connects - Youth of the Baltic

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  84. © Felix Gänsicke

    Felting workshop with Karina

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  85. © engesser marketing gmbh

    Crime dinner Rostock

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  86. © Foto: Michael Kestin

    Edith - Chansons for eternity

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  87. © Grafik: Cindy Schmid

    Chick

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  88. © Nik Konietzny

    Meike Rötzer narrates Anna Karenina

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  89. © KBB Kollektiv - Fotograf Franz Warnek

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - FAMILY ALBUM. PAGE 3

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  90. © Ronald Brunner

    DO YOU DO WHAT? - Cabaret kaHROtte

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  91. © Frank Neumann

    DINNER FOR ONE - HOW IT ALL BEGAN - Comedy by Volker Heymann

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  92. © Marten Winter

    Flora Fabula: "The little animal house"

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  93. © Michael J. Rüttger

    MUSIC FOR OPTIMISTS - JAKOB HEYMANN

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  94. Warnemünde tower lights, © Joachim Kloock

    Warnemünde tower lights

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  95. Sandra Loll on the terrace of her lovingly run country market615, © Sandra Loll

    Welcome 2026

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  96. © Kerstin Zegenhagen - Fotografin

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - THREE LITTLE PIGS

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  97. © Dorit Gätjen

    Open two-person relationship

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  98. © TZRW

    Christmas presents

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  99. © Thomas Mandt

    Fucking fucking beautiful (The first time - in 10 short stories)

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  100. © TZRW

    Christmas tree decorating

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  101. © Foto: Ove Arscholl

    The bird dealer

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  102. © Theater NordNordOst - Fotograf Pocha

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - LEVELING THE WORK OF TIME

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  103. © Timskis

    Arrive

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  104. © Foto: Kunsthalle Rostock

    Curator's tour

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  105. © TZRW/D. Gohlke

    Guided tour of the Warnemünde seaside resort

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  106. © Frank Neumann

    TWO MEN COMPLETELY Naked - Comedy by Sébastien Thiéry

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  107. © Henrik Werner

    A TUNNEL AT THE END OF THE LIGHT!

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  108. © Veranstalter

    SPIELLUSTFESTIVAL 2026 - JAZZERVIERT

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  109. © Thomas Mandt

    Jeeps

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  110. © TZRW

    Warnemünde Easter program with a view of the sea

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  111. © Felix Meyer

    FELIX MEYER & JOHANNES BIGGE - COINCIDENCE OR MAGIC

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Excursion destinations & accommodation

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  • © Steigenberger Hotel Sonne

    Vienna House Sonne

    • Neuer Markt, 18055 Rostock

    The traditional Vienna House Sonne welcomes you to the heart of the Hanseatic town. The four-star superior hotel looks back on a hotel and gastronomy tradition spanning more than 200 years. The generous size and homely atmosphere of the 121 rooms and suites are impressive.

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  • © Christine Rath

    Pension Arielle

    • Poststraße, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    The pension offers 8 cozy apartments in the heart of Warnemünde and 500 m to the beach.

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    Special animal tours in the nature experience centers

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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.