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
Rostock's St. Mary's Church proudly watches over the city at the mouth of the Warnow River // © MV-T/Manthey

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 Baltic Sea Cycle Route. The mild, stimulating climate of the Baltic Sea also promotes physical well-being.

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  • Aerial view of Warnemünde beach with pier, lighthouse and Baltic Sea in a gentle swell.

    Lighthouse, Alter Strom and the hustle and bustle on the waterfront

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  • Von oben wirkt der Rostocker Stadthafen wie ein Miniaturwunderland. Selbst das Riesenrad wirkt auf einmal gar nicht mehr so riesig. Gemächlich fährt das Ausflugsschiff an seinen Anlegesteg, um wieder neue Fahrgäste aufzunehmen. // © MV-T/Gänsicke

    Panoramic View of the Hanseatic City

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    Events, Exhibitions and Concerts

    1. In a kayak from the Warnow to the Baltic Sea

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    2. © Kunsthalle Rostock

      Film Screening: "The Mariana Trench"

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    3. Susanne Kandt-Horn, Charitas, 1972 Oel auf Hartfaser, 80x60cm, Brandenburgisches Landesmuseum fuer moderne Kunst,  Foto: Ludwig Rauch // © Ludwig Rauch

      Susanne Kandt-Horn

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    4. © Kunsthalle Rostock

      "Give Your Soul a Home" Workshop

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    5. Scene photo // © Compagnie de Comedie - Fotograf Frank Neumann

      New Year's Eve Performances at Bühne 602 - No to Money!

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    6. © Marcus Möller

      RAPUNZEL - A Fairy Tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

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    7. © Mühlbauer

      Film Screening: “Spies Among Us”

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    8. Peter's Ping Pong Party // © Peter-Weiss-Haus e.V.

      Spatulas, Cake, and Confetti: Peter's Ping Pong Party at the Peter Weiss Haus

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    9. © Steffen Suuck

      MIEDREICH & SYDOW - Men of the world

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    10. © Frank Neumann

      TWO MEN COMPLETELY NAKED

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    11. Matthias Nawrat: “The Happy Fate”

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    12. © Frank Neumann

      NO TO MONEY!

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    13. Hedwig Holtz-Sommer

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    14. © Ludwig Rauch

      Tours for Children

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    15. © Compagnie de Comedie - Fotograf Frank Neumann

      No to money!

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    16. © Katharina Bothmann

      RUWE/VALENSKE (known from the Berlin club "Diestel") present: 2026 - IT WASN'T ALL THAT GREAT

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    17. Silvester im Wein-Depot am Stadthafen // © Beyer

      New Year's Eve at the Wine Cellar: Melt-in-Your-Mouth Delights, Indulgence, and Magnum Moments

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    18. HBS MV LOGO // © HBS MV

      Böll Monday Movie Night: “Spies Among Us”

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    19. © Cyrus Mawlaee | migra e.V.

      "Between Shadow and Color" - Paintings by Cyrus Mawlaee

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    20. © Alena Schmick

      Matthias Nawrat: “The Happy Fate”

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    21. Catamaran sailing Baltic Sea

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    22. © Marcus Möller

      RAPUNZEL - A Fairy Tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

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    23. UWE! The District League Coach | Comedy Rostock // © Kolja von der Lippe

      UWE! The District League Coach | Rostock Laughs! | Comedy Rostock

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    24. HARMONY

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    25. © Thomas Mandt

      24th FiSH Film Festival Rostock

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    26. Plakat // © Liesa Schubert

      Advent Concert at the BRÜCKE Community Center

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    27. RAPUNZEL - A Fairy Tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

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    28. Focusing on What Makes It Special

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    29. 21. Jobmesse Rostock // © HR Business GmbH

      21st Job Fair Rostock

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    30. © Ludwig Rauch

      Closing Reception Tour

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    31. THE MADWOMAN OF ILLIRIA - THEATER AM RING

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    32. © Markus Tanger

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

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    33. Lecture and Panel Discussion: "Where Does My Soul Go After Death?"

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    34. © Wolfram Vormelker

      A Tour Through Dialogue

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    35. Magie und Comedy Rostock - Hieronymus & Wolli - Fauler Zauber trifft Comedy mit Sachen // © Agentur (KI-bearbeitet)

      Hieronymus & Wolli - Cheesy Magic Meets Comedy with Props - Rostock Laughs!

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    36. © Bianca Nuvola

      CHRISTIAN HAASE SOLO — but just this once

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    37. © Ludwig Rauch

      Up Platt Snacking

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    38. MELVIN HAACK - MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF CABARET

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    39. © Ludwig Rauch

      Guided Tours by the Curator

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    40. © Compagnie de Comedie - Fotograf Frank Neumann

      BRINGING IT BACK!!! Dinner for One - How It All Began

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    41. © Marcus Möller

      THE BIG BANG

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    42. NO LAUGHING IN THE LIFEBOAT! - Cabaret with ROhrSTOCK Oldies

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    43. © Marcus Möller

      RAPUNZEL - A Fairy Tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

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    44. Scene photo - Flower Water Bourbon // © Compagnie de Comedie - Fotograf Frank Neumann

      Dinner for One - How It All Began

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    45. © Kunsthalle Rostock

      Workshop: "What Do I Do With My Feelings?"

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    46. © Mirco Dalchow

      STUDENT DOUBLE EVENING

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    47. © Ronald Kley

      In a kayak from the Warnow to the Baltic Sea

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    48. © Ludwig Rauch

      New Year's Tours

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    49. © Cityagentur Schumann

      Pottery market Warnemünde - church square

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    50. Peter Pan // © Oliver Meiske/TT-Line GmbH & Co. KG

      Advent Dinner on the Baltic Sea

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    51. © Theater am Ring

      THE MADWOMAN OF ILLIRIA - THEATER AM RING

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    52. © Ludwig Rauch

      Walking Tour for Seniors

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    53. © Wolfram Vormelker

      Roundtable Discussion: “I have to do my bread-and-butter work and the other stuff for the secret project.”

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    54. © Ludwig Rauch

      "In Dialogue" Tour

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    55. © Kunsthalle Rostock

      Lecture and Workshop: "From Helplessness to Empathy"

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    56. Flea Market Flyer // © Sadikovic

      Nici's Schmarl'er Baby and Kids' Flea Market in Schmarl, Rostock

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    57. © Marcus Möller

      THE BIG BANG

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    58. © Kunsthalle Rostock

      Lecture: "Desires and Limits"

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    59. © Ludwig Rauch

      Panel Discussion and Roundtable Discussion: "Between Grief and Joy"

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    60. Informationsblatt: "Rostock steigt auf. Wer radelt, kommt besser an!" // © Herausgeberin:Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock, DieOberbürgermeisterin, Presse- undInformationsstelle, 18050 Rostock Redaktion:Stabsstelle Mitwirkung und Bürgerbeteiligung(Neuer Markt 11, 18055 Rostock) Layout,Herstellung: Patrick Siebenbürgen,Illustration: M. T. Toto Illustration; (10/26 - 0,3)

      Kickoff Workshop in Rostock

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    61. FiSH Filmfestival Rostock // © Niklas Nebrich

      FiSH Film Festival

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    62. Adventsmarkt // © Ufergemeinde

      Advent Market in front of the BRÜCKE Community Center

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    63. Photographs by Peter Brune & Friends - Hiddensee 1987–1989 // © Foto: Kunsthalle Rostock

      Hidden Place - Photographs by Peter Brune & Friends - Hiddensee 1987–1989

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    64. © Eric Krambeck

      Henning Schmiedt - New Year's Eve Concert

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    65. 21. Jobmesse Rostock - Alle Wege zu deiner Karriere! // © HR Business GmbH

      21st Job Fair Rostock

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    66. Autorin // © © Valeria Mitelman

      Anna Schapiro: “Make yourself at home, but don’t forget that you’re a guest.”

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    67. © TZRW

      Christmas presents

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    68. © Wolfram Vormelker

      "Told in a Child-Friendly Way" Tour

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    69. BalticProg - LineUP // © Kevin Fischer

      BalticProg Vol. 2

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    70. TDF New Year's Eve Club Night // © Theater des Friedens

      TDF New Year's Eve Club Night

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    71. Scene photo // © Compagnie de Comedie - Fotograf Frank Neumann

      CAPTAIN KNITTERBART AND HIS GANG

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    72. © Joachim Kloock

      St. Martin's procession in Warnemünde

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    73. LACHLABOR Open Stage Rostock // © BOLD The Club

      LACHLABOR Open Stage | Comedy Rostock

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    74. Sebastian Hämer im "Ehm Welk" // © Gartenlokal "Ehm Welk"

      SEBASTIAN HÄMER live with us!

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    75. kulinarisch Erkunden mit Eat the World // © Eva Häberle

      Culinary City Tour Through Rostock's KTV

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    76. © Ludwig Rauch

      Audio Tour

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    77. © Schwarze Grütze

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

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    78. Philipp Bobrowski // © Philipp Bobrowski

      What Remains? Writing Workshop with Author and Editor Philipp Bobrowski

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    79. Lecture: "Aspects of Dying"

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    80. © Cityagentur Schumann

      Pottery market Warnemünde - church square

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    81. © Ludo Vici

      FLINTENWEIB - I've never been afraid or had money

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    82. © Matthias Steffen

      Live: DIGGER BARNES

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    83. Sailing on the Baltic Sea

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    84. Graphic // © © Literaturhaus Rostock

      Silent Reading & Writing in Gerda's Garage

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    85. © Timskis

      TIMSKIS Christmas concert - VÄLKOMMEN

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    86. © Wolfram Vormelker

      Lecture: "Hedwig Holtz-Sommer: Being a Woman Artist in the 20th Century"

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    87. 34th Hanse Sail Rostock

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    88. © Ludwig Rauch

      New Year's Tours

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    89. Author // © © Anna Kuen

      Marie-Louise Monrad Møller: “The present is much more important now”

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    90. © Ludwig Rauch

      Walking Tour for Seniors

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    91. © Ludwig Rauch

      Thematic Conference

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    92. © Ludwig Rauch

      Tour for Parents with Babies

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    93. © Jüdische Gemeinde

      10th Jewish Culture Days The Fist Was an Open Hand with Five Fingers

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    94. © Frank Neumann

      THE BIG BANG

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    95. ELEGANT AT THE PORCELAIN SHOP - SCHWARZE GRÜTZE Music Cabaret

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    96. © Compagnie de Comedie - Fotograf Frank Neumann

      New Year's Eve Performances at Bühne 602 - No to Money!

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    97. Die Schwarze Witwe auf Zeitreise durch die Jahrhunderte // © Michael Bauroth

      Whispers from the Cemetery

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    98. Dr. Manfred Osten // © Dr. Manfred Osten

      Confucius says…The Secret to China's Success—and What Germany Can Learn from China

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    99. MEUTERLAND No. 30 - Waiters Come and Go – An Evening for Peter Brasch

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    • Hotel Ringelnatz // © Hotel Ringelnatz

      Hotel Ringelnatz

      • Alexandrinenstraße, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

      In the Achterreeg of Warnemünde directly behind the river you will find an exclusive place in the Ringelnatz.

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    • © Angelika Schulz

      Holy Spirit Church Rostock

      • Ottostraße, 18057 Rostock

      Neo-Gothic brick church with Art Nouveau painting and reconstructed Walcker organ

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    • Kerkhoff House // © A. Schulz

      Kerkhoff House Rostock

      • Hinter dem Rathaus, 18055 Rostock

      The richly decorated late Gothic gabled house, built in 1470 by order of the mayor Berthold Kerkhoff for a wealthy patrician family, has housed the city archives and the registry office since 1907.

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    • Welcome to the guesthouse Rostock Lütten-Klein // © Katrin Löchner

      The Guest House Rostock

      • Warnowallee, 18107 Rostock

      The guesthouse is located in a so-called Plattenbau from 1972 in the district center of Lütten-Klein. With 11 floors, it has a total of 204 rooms and residential units, offices and seminar rooms that can be rented for a shorter or longer period.

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    • Great routes, lots of fun, great atmosphere - a hall full of new friends. // © Felshelden

      FELSHELDEN - Climbing in Warnemünde

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      • Zum Zollamt, 18119 Warnemünde

      Are you a summit striker at heart, but only have flat land and water in front of your eyes? Then the FELSHELDEN is the right place for you, because "anyone can be a FELSHELD"! In the modern bouldering hall of the FELSHELDEN in Warnemünde young and old grow beyond themselves.

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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.