Mecklenburg Baltic Coast

Vacation in the Cradle of Bathing Culture

Vacationing at the birthplace of the German Baltic Sea bathing culture - the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast is where bathing vacations for recreational purposes got their start: When in 1793 the Mecklenburg Grand Duke Friedrich Franz I, together with his personal physician, recognized that bathing in the Baltic Sea had a particularly beneficial effect on health, he laid the foundation for the "summer resort by the sea" with the first seaside resort Heiligendamm.

Couple sitting in a beach chair on the beach at Graal-Müritz on the Baltic Sea coast. The coastal forest can be seen in the background.
The Baltic Sea coast in Boltenhagen // © MV-T/Gänsicke

Today, the Baltic seaside resorts of Boltenhagen, Kühlungsborn and Graal-Müritz are ideal starting points for those seeking relaxation, active holidaymakers, art and architecture enthusiasts and the whole family,

in addition to the seaside resort of Heiligendamm.

Here, where the interplay between history, tradition and modernity exudes a very special charm, you can discover ancient tree-lined avenues, wide fields, magnificent castles and manor houses as well as sublime brick Gothic alongside the architecture of the moonlit Baltic Sea. The romantic harbors along the Baltic Sea coast are the perfect place to experience the Hanseatic charm and maritime flair of the , while the fantastic sunsets on the miles of sandy beaches enchant holidaymakers.

The vacation experts for the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast

 

The most beautiful places

Vacation on the Baltic Sea coast

Heiligendamm Seaside Resort

As Germany's oldest seaside resort, vacationers in Heiligendamm enjoy seaside vacations in an atmosphere steeped in history. The "White City by the Sea" attracts with its sun-soaked bathing beaches in front of the magnificent backdrop of the historic seaside resort architecture. Not only families with children experience an entertaining ride with nostalgia factor on the narrow-gauge Molli bathing train.

Hanseatic City of Wismar

Those interested in culture should plan a trip to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Wismar as part of their vacation itinerary. The historic buildings of the picturesque old town have written architectural history as North German Brick Gothic. Cyclists can reach the historic Hanseatic city on a tour along the Baltic Sea Coast Cycle Route.

Baltic Resort Boltenhagen

The second oldest seaside resort in Mecklenburg guarantees an unforgettable time not only for beach vacationers: for culture enthusiasts, a detour to Bothmer Castle, the largest preserved Baroque complex in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, as well as to the 290-meter-long pier - the town's landmark - is worthwhile. Animal lovers and families can, with a little luck, watch seals on the sandbanks on the Baltic coast during a cutter trip.

Baltic Resort Graal-Müritz

A beach vacation can be ideally combined with a hiking or biking tour in the Baltic Sea resort of Graal-Müritz. In addition to a barefoot path in the coastal forest, the hike is rewarded with a magnificent sea view. Already Franz Kafka and Erich Kästner appreciated the special mixture of forest and Baltic Sea air.

Baltic Sea Resort Kühlungsborn

As the largest bathing and recreation resort on the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast, Kühlungsborn impresses with its wide sandy beaches and one of the longest beach promenades in the region. Nature lovers will find peace and relaxation in Kühlungsborn's extensive municipal forest. The Bastorf lighthouse is suitable as a starting point or destination for fruitful hiking tours.

Activities

on the Baltic coast

Cycling

Cyclists will find nearly 180 bikeable kilometers along the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast. The tour along the Baltic Sea Coast Cycle Route leads from Boltenhagen via the island of Poel to Graal-Müritz. Along the way, you will pass cliffs, coastal forests and lighthouses - and, of course, you can't miss the fish sandwiches that are typical of the region.

Beach Vacation

Wide sandy beaches, long promenades and the seemingly endless sea make the Baltic Sea coast an ideal place for beach vacations. With Heiligendamm as Germany's first seaside resort, a traditional bathing culture has developed along the Mecklenburg Baltic coast, where it is wonderful to relax.

City Tour "SOKO Wismar

Film lovers take note: A very special city tour awaits fans of "SOKO Wismar" in the World Heritage city. On the traces of the popular crime series it goes to well-known filming locations. The city tour of a special kind offers fascinating insights behind the scenes and is an unforgettable event for many.

Riding Vacation

It is the dream of many horse lovers: a ride on the Baltic Sea beach. But not only on the sandy beach it is good to ride. The Rostock Heath, the largest contiguous coastal forest in Germany, has about 60 kilometers of bridle paths along the Baltic Sea coast in the middle of an extensive forest area. Beginners and returning riders can build up trust in the graceful animals during a riding course.

Water Sports

With almost 260 kilometers of coastline, the Mecklenburg Baltic Sea coast is not without reason popular among water sports enthusiasts and recreational captains. Whether it's an excursion on a sailboat or water fun while surfing: The Baltic Sea offers ideal conditions for a day at or on the water. In sailing schools or surfing lessons, even beginners can dare their first attempts.

The Most Popular Sights on the Baltic Coast of Mecklenburg

Bothmer Castle & Castle Park

As one of the largest baroque palace complexes in northern Germany, culture enthusiasts and romantics should pay a visit to Bothmer Castle. The path to the castle and the surrounding park leads through the nearly 270-meter-long Festonallee. Built in the 18th century, it is situated on an island surrounded by a moat, following the Dutch model. In the summer months, numerous music concerts attract visitors to the castle park.

Rhododendron Park Graal-Müritz

It is unique in Mecklenburg: the Rhododendron Park in Graal-Müritz. Located directly behind the dunes of the Baltic Sea beach, nature lovers can enjoy the colorful splendor of the species-rich heather in one of the largest gardens of its kind in Germany. Around 2,500 plants fill the air here between May and June with their unmistakable scent.

Rostock Zoo

A visit to the Rostock Zoo is worthwhile for a family vacation: Around 4,200 animals from all over the world can be marveled at here in just one day. While the Darwineum sends young and old on a spectacular journey through evolution, they meet man's closest relative in the Tropical Hall: the playful orangutans and gorillas bursting with strength. In the Polarium, on the other hand, things are frosty. Here polar bears, penguins and numerous sea creatures can be marveled at.

Bastorf Lighthouse

Situated at a height of 78 meters and with an own height of almost 21 meters, the red brick tower has the highest beacon, which can be found at the German coastal waters: The height of the fire of the Bastorf lighthouse reaches a whole 95.3 meters. For hikers, the tower thus represents a suitable hiking destination that is not easily lost sight of.

World Heritage House in Wismar

Families and those interested in culture can take a look at the history of the Hanseatic city through the ages at the World Heritage House in Wismar. In the process, visitors also learn a lot of interesting facts about the function and goals of UNESCO, while on the upper floor, the restored Wallpaper Hall tells the Greek myth of "Telemach's Journey to the Island of the Goddess Calypso" in an impressive panoramic painting.

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  • The country school museum in Göldenitz // © Landschulmuseum Göldenitz

    Country School Museum Göldenitz

    • Am See, 18196 Göldenitz

    The Landschulmuseum Göldenitz is an original preserved school from 1880 and today the supporting school museum in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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  • Leuchtturm Warnemünde // © Pescht

    Warnemünde Lighthouse

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Am Leuchtturm, 18119 Warnemünde

    The lighthouse in Warnemünde is 31 metres high and made of white glazed bricks. The galleries of the tower invite you to enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of Warnemünde, the Baltic Sea and the beach.

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  • Museum of the History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar in the Schabbell

    • Open today
    • Schweinsbrücke, 23966 Wismar

    The "Schabbell", one of the earliest Renaissance buildings in the Baltic region, the neighboring building at Schweinsbrücke 6 and the associated courtyards were reopened in December 2017 after extensive and careful renovation and now serve as exhibition and event space for the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Wismar.

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  • Painter Beate Fritz // © Fotograf Florian Selig

    Warnemünde Art Studio

    • Kirchenplatz, 18119 Warnemünde

    Changing exhibitions of several regional artists of various art forms. Paintings, drawings, etchings, sculptures, collages, photographs, video art, glass art Admission is free! All works can be purchased.

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    Village Church Steinhagen

    • Dorfstraße, 18442 Steinhagen

    Just in the middle of the center from the community Steinhagen, is the village church Steinhagen. The church is surrounded from: a parsonage, a cemetery, a barn and a meadow orchard. The gothic hall church was constructed in the 13th century.

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    Old horse stable driving

    • Dorfstraße, 23992 Fahren

    A place for art and culture. Following extensive renovation work, the old horse stable in Fahren has become a place of well-being and a meeting place. The cultural association uses the excellent indoor and outdoor infrastructure for its various events.

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    Vacation homes Stolteraa

    • Waldweg, 18119 Diedrichshagen

    An ideal place for a relaxing Baltic Sea vacation are our two adjacent vacation homes in the bungalow settlement "Stolteraa" in Dietrichshagen-Warnemünde. They offer comfortable coziness in a quiet location only 200 m from the beach. The houses are modern, well maintained and heatable.

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    Monastery Bad Doberan

    • Klosterstraße, 18209 Bad Doberan

    The complex with garden and brick Gothic buildings surrounds the Doberan Cathedral.

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  • View Satow church ruin // © Frank Burger

    Satow church ruins

    • Hauptstraße, 18239 Satow

    The old Satow church was built between 1219 and 1224 in the style of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture and is thus the oldest testimony of ecclesiastical architecture in the region.

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  • Church from the south side // © Frank Burger

    Church Satow

    • Parkstraße, 18239 Satow

    The church in Satow was rebuilt after the old church became dilapidated.

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  • The historic building is now occupied by a family. // © Frank Burger

    Old customs house Herrnburg

    • Hauptstraße, 23923 Herrnburg

    The Old Customs House in Herrnburg is the oldest residential building still standing in the Mecklenburg border town to the Hanseatic City of Lübeck.

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  • The parsonage on Post Street in Baumgarten. // © Frank Burger

    Rectory Baumgarten

    • Postweg, 18346 Baumgarten

    The parsonage in Baumgarten dates back to the 19th century.

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  • The main building photographed frontally. // © Frank Burger

    Manor house Dummerstorf

    • Hof, 18196 Dummerstorf

    The Dummerstorf manor house is one of the oldest manor houses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is a listed building.

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  • Village church Thelkow with bell tower // © Frank Burger

    Village church Thelkow

    • Dorfplatz, 18195 Thelkow

    Thelkow village church is a fieldstone building from the middle of the 13th century, the transition period from Romanesque to Gothic architectural style.

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    Hotel Max by the sea Kühlungsborn

    • Dünenstraße, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    The 4 star boutique hotel at the Lindenpark in Kühlungsborn with experience rotisserie "Wings & Drums".

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  • Vacation in thatched cottage

    • Am Brink, 19217 Klocksdorf

    Spend your vacation in the Schaalsee region of Mecklenburg in the small village of Klocksdorf at Röggeliner See in a relaxed atmosphere in our thatched cottage built in 1689.

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    Swan Pond Park

    • 18069 Rostock

    Rostock Swan Pond Park

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  • House view from the spa park side // © Thomas Alisch

    Apartments Alisch

    • Heinrich-Heine-Straße, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    In the heart of Warnemünde, 200 m from the beautiful Baltic Sea beach and right next to the spa gardens, we offer 3 comfortable, cozy and modern furnished apartments for your Baltic Sea vacation.

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    Hotel Westfalia

    • Ostseeallee, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    In direct beach location of Kühlungsborn situated hotel with spacious rooms and suites.

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  • Rövershagen church from the tower side // © Frank Burger

    Rövershagen church

    • Graal-Müritzer-Straße, 18182 Rövershagen

    The village church Rövershagen is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish Rövershagen in the district of Rostock.

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  • Viewed obliquely from the tower side. // © Frank Burger

    Freeway church Kavelstorf

    • An der Kirche, 18196 Kavelstorf

    The Kavelsdorf freeway church is the only freeway church in northern Germany.

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  • St. Johannes Kirche in Rerik mit Blick vom Wasser. // © MV-T

    St. John church in Rerik

    • Closed today
    • Liskowstraße, 18230 Rerik

    Among the jewels of brick Gothic in the country is the parish church in the Baltic resort of Rerik, which was built between 1250 and 1270.

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    Hotel Manor Stellshagen

    • Lindenstraße, 23948 Stellshagen

    Close to the Baltic Sea, the organic and health hotel Gutshaus Stellshagen is nestled in wide fields and meadows.

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  • Die Scheune des Denkmalhofes. // © Frank Burger

    Monument farm Bechelsdorfer Schulzenhaus

    • Johann-Boye-Straße, 23923 Schönberg

    The Bechelsdorfer Schulzenhaus is a branch of the Schönberg Folklore Museum.

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  • World Heritage House Wismar

    • Open today
    • Lübsche Straße, 23966 Hansestadt Wismar

    The Visitor Centre is the third of its kind in Germany after Regensburg and Stralsund. Just in time for the opening of the new exhibition and event venue on World Heritage Day (June 1st, 2014), the prestigious Wallpaper Room and the surrounding panoramic pictures were also restored.

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  • View of the tower of the church // © Frank Burger

    Church of St. Jacob and St. Dionysius Gadebusch

    • Platz der Freiheit, 19205 Gadebusch

    Church of St. Jacob and St. Dionysius Gadebusch is one of the most important buildings in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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    Rostock Popular Theater

    • Doberaner Straße, 18057 Rostock

    The Volkstheater Rostock is the four-party theater of the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock: music theater, drama, dance theater and the concert offerings of the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock together form a strong backbone of the cultural life of the regiopolis.

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  • The historic entrance building // © Frank Burger

    Warnemünde train station

    • 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    The Warnemünde train station is the terminus of the Rostock S-Bahn. The terminus is located only a few hundred meters from the beach.

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  • Outbuilding2 // © Frank Burger

    Danneborth Manor

    • 18236 Carinerland

    Danneborth manor house was built in the 19th century.

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    City forest Kühlungsborn

    • mittig zwischen Kühlungsborn Ost und West, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    The city forest is centrally located between the districts of Kühlungsborn East and West.

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FAQs about the Baltic Sea coast

Which Baltic seaside resorts should I definitely visit?

We recommend Heiligendamm, Boltenhagen, Kühlungsborn and Graal-Müritz. They offer office architecture, beach promenades, nature and family activities.

Which is the oldest seaside resort in Germany?

 Heiligendamm is considered the äoldest seaside resort in Germany. It was founded in 1793 by Duke Friedrich Franz I and is considered the cradle of German bathing culture.

What historical sites are there on the coast?

Visit the UNESCO Old Town of Wismar with its brick Gothic architecture, Bothmer Castle in Boltenhagen, the Bastorf lighthouse and other castle and manor house complexes.

Is the region also suitable for families?

Absolutely! In addition to beaches and water sports, there are zoos (e.g. Rostock), technology museums, historical train rides and excursions such as “SOKO Wismar” or the Poel Island Museum.

What accommodation is available?

The selection ranges from seaside hotels to vacation homes, guesthouses, manor houses and castle and wellness hotels - there is something for every budget and every style.