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, © TMV/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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  • Church photographed from the south side, © Frank Burger

    Parkentin church

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Rostocker Straße, 18209 Parkentin

    The village church Parkentin is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish Parkentin-Hanstorf in Bartenshagen-Parkentin in the district of Rostock.

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  • House Hoppe - Studio for visual arts

    • Zum Breitling, 23974 Stove

    Gallery with original art painting & graphics - Workshop with historical letterpress for the production of woodcuts - Demonstration of woodblock printing technique (original color woodblock prints from up to 12 woodblocks)

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    Rostock Maritime Museum

    • Open today
    • IGA-Park Schmarl-Dorf, 18106 Rostock

    Experience a listed 10,000-ton ocean-going freighter from the inside as well - with engine room, bridge or sailor's chamber. This is possible on the traditional ship in the IGA Park.

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    Pension, holiday flat and holiday cooperative "Elme and Horst"

    • Dorfstraße, 23948 Elmenhorst/Kalkhorst

    The "Elme und Horst" holiday cooperative near the Baltic Sea in Klützer Winkel is a place for different holidays: Here there is community, but also retreat - everyone can decide for themselves.

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  • Sonnenkamp Monastery

    • Kirchstraße, 23992 Neukloster

    Preserved buildings of the Sonnenkamp monastery are the monastery church with the oldest stained glass windows in northern Germany, the provost's building and the bell tower.

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  • House view Villa Aranka Warnemünde, © Jan Böhnke, Plessentin GmbH, Warnemünde

    Villa Aranka

    • Strandweg, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    Bright, cozy vacation apartment in listed beach villa from the time of resort architecture. Exclusive location directly on the Baltic Sea, 70m to the beach, behind the house begins the park with walking paths and the Baltic Sea bike hiking trail.

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  • House in Birkenweg 19 18184 Roggentin To the shopping center Clobus 500m to Centrum Rostock about 4.5 km with both apartments Parking in front of the house, © Wohnhaus

    Vacation apartment Grätz

    • Birkenweg, 18184 Roggentin

    On the outskirts of Rostock in Roggentin you will find our modern furnished apartments in a 2-family house in a quiet cul-de-sac.Here you also have free parking.

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  • Frontal view of the manor house in Altenhagen, © Frank Burger

    Altenhagen Manor

    • Hof, 18236 Altenhagen

    The Altenhagen manor house is an architectural peculiarity in the region.

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  • Spa forest in the Baltic health spa Graal-Müritz

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Rostocker Straße, 18181 Graal-Müritz

    The Graal-Müritz spa forest is a 13-hectare nature reserve. The white sandy beaches are just a few steps away, allowing nature and the sea to merge harmoniously.

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  • 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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    Green Wiek Honeycomb House Hostel

    • Zur Wiek, 23968 Hohenkirchen OT Beckerwitz

    At the edge of the Klützer Winkel lies the natural area of the Wabenhausherberge with 6 tree houses in honeycomb form.

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  • Cane roof house with artwork in the foreground, © Frank Burger

    Large farmhouse in hall house form

    • Oberdorf, 18233 Pepelow

    The former large farmhouse in the form of a hall house is located in Pepelow.

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  • Rhododendron Park

    • Open today
    • Zarnesweg, 18181 Graal-Müritz

    Directly behind the dunes of the Baltic Sea beach is the 4.5 ha rhododendron park. The park was created in the years 1955-1961 by the Rostock garden architect Friedrich-Karl Evert on a former sand pit. It is unique in Mecklenburg and one of the largest in Germany.

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  • Ship on the summer terrace, © feels Beach Club Hotel Kühlungsborn

    feels Beach Club Hotel & Watersports Center Kühlungsborn-West

    • Anglersteig, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    In a quiet but central location and directly on the beach in Kühlungsborn-West is since May 2018 the feels Beach Club Hotel & Watersport Center with eleven double and family rooms, as well as a dreamlike vacation apartment with three bedrooms. Caribbean colors and flair convey vacation feelings and the best mood.

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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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    Lieper Twin - 2 boulders with inscription

    • 18195 Liepen

    The Lieper twins are two boulders protruding over 2.5 meter from the ground. In 1925 these boulders were put up for hikers seeking relaxation. Their inscriptions are supposed to warn people, to take care of the surrounding nature and landscape.

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  • 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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  • Welcome to my ranch, © © Hannas Ranch

    Hanna's ranch

    • Hof, 18236 Altenhagen

    You love the idyll of a farm? But your children would rather swim at the Baltic Sea and build sandcastles? Then you are in the right place in beautiful Mecklenburg at Hanna's Ranch. The ranch is located in the Altenhagen hills and is only 15 minutes away from the Baltic Sea and its sandy beach.

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  • A cycling and hiking trail leads along the cliff through the "Ghost Forest"., © Fischer/TMV

    Gespensterwald - Ghost Forest

    • 18211 Ostseebad Nienhagen

    The "Nienhäger Holz", a 180 hectare mixed forest, is better known among locals as the ghost forest. The forest got its unusual appearance in the course of many years by the salty and humid sea air as well as the wind.

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  • Vacation apartment "Zur Schwedenschanze" at the Baltic Sea, © Ferienwohnung Zur Schwedenschanze

    Vacation apartment "Zur Schwedenschanze

    • Zur Schwedenschanze, 23968 Hohenkirchen

    Cozy, freshly renovated vacation apartments on the Baltic Sea with fireplace and sauna leave nothing to be desired in any weather. We are looking forward to your visit.

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    Church of St. Lawrence

    • Heinrich-Schliemann-Straße, 23942 Kalkhorst

    A stroke of luck for Mecklenburg: Between 2003 and 2007, the St. Laurentius Church in Kalkhorst in Klützer Winkel was restored and now attracts many visitors.

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  • House to the anchor

    • Stolteraer Weg, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    In this beautiful thatched house we offer 2 vacation apartments for up to 4 people per apartment. So 2 friendly families can spend their vacation here well together. All guests have access to the garden and their own terrace.

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  • Welcome to the vacation apartment Bullerbü, © Ferienwohnung Bullerbü/Keil

    Vacation apartment Bullerbü

    • Seeweg, 19217 Dechow

    Arrive, unpack, go down: located on the edge of the nature reserve, in the immediate vicinity of the lake, you can completely immerse yourself in the original idyll and sustainably recharge in our Bullerbü. A swim in the lake in the morning? A walk along winding paths in the evening? Oh, how wonderfully easy life is here!

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  • View in the direction of the tower gable, © Frank Burger

    St. Nikolai Church Dassow

    • Lübecker Straße, 23942 Dassow

    St. Nikolai Church in the village of Dassow is one of the old village churches in the west of the Klützer Winkel.

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    Vacation apartment Körner

    • Gartenstraße, 18119 Warnemünde

    The apartment is comfortably located near the beach in a popular residential area of Warnemünde, in the Gartenstraße with its almost exclusively red clinker brick houses.

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  • the chapel Zepelin with lime tree and cemetery, © Frank Burger

    Zepelin chapel

    • Hauptstraße, 18246 Zepelin

    The chapel Zepelin is located in the small cemetery of the village.

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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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    Vacation apartment Charlotte S. near Rostock

    • Bentwischer Straße, 18182 Goorstorf

    The new bright approx. 70 sqm non-smoking apartment with separate entrance in a family house on a fenced plot invites you to spend your vacation.

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  • Mill Lichtenhagen village - frontal, © Frank Burger

    Windmill Lichtenhagen

    • Dorfstraße, 18107 Lichtenhagen Dorf

    One of the two windmills in Lichtenhagen is a gallery Dutchman's mill.

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  • The "Old Sugar Factory" Experience in Ticino"., © TFZ Tessin

    World of experience Ticino

    • Sülzer Str., 18195 Tessin

    Welcome to the "Old Sugar Factory

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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.