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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  • Grevesmühlen Municipal Museum // © Stadt Grevesmühlen

    Grevesmühlen Municipal Museum

    • Kirchplatz, 23936 Grevesmühlen

    The Grevesmühlen Municipal Museum provides an insight into the history of the town, starting with prehistory and early history up to the present. Regularly changing special exhibitions round off the exhibition and constantly allow for new discoveries.

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  • Die derzeitige Form erhielt das Schloss nach einem Umbau 1910/11. // © Frank Burger

    Castle Bützow

    • Schlossplatz, 18246 Bützow

    Bützow Castle once served as a bishop's residence.

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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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  • the west and tower side // © Frank Burger

    Village church Vietlübbe

    • Hauptstraße, 19205 Vietlübbe

    The late Romanesque village church in Vietlübbe near Gadebusch has a special feature in its ground plan.

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    Hotel An der Hasenheide

    • An der Hasenheide, 18182 Rostock-Bentwisch

    Built on the quiet outskirts of Rostock (East), our house with its unique design offers a central point of contact on the Baltic coast. Whether as a stopover on the way to Scandinavia, as a base for discovery tours through our beautiful country or simply as a domicile to feel good - we are the ideal house!

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  • Das Ostseegästehaus zwischen Wismar und Rerik // © Ostsee Gästehaus/Christian Möller

    Baltic Sea Guest House

    • Hauptstraße, 23974 Blowatz

    Cozy group house on the Baltic coast between Wismar and Rerik. Very suitable for group trips, families and vacations for the disabled. Self-catering or catering on request. All rooms with shower/WC, large playground and sunbathing lawn, wheelchair accessible.

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  • Kirche Vilz seitlich von vorne mit modernem Anbau // © Frank Burger

    Vilz church

    • Rostocker Straße, 18195 Vilz

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

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  • Das Pfarrhaus in der Poststraße in Baumgarten. // © Frank Burger

    Rectory Baumgarten

    • Postweg, 18346 Baumgarten

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

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    Gerdshagen Manor

    • Zum Buschlingsberg, 18239 Satow OT Gerdshagen

    The Gerdshagen manor house was once built in Renaissance style.

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  • Manor house from the 19th century // © Frank Burger

    Garvensdorf manor house

    • Hofstraße, 18233 Garvensdorf

    The manor house in Garvensdorf was built in the 19th century.

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  • Außenansicht Gut Klein Nienhagen // © Gut Klein Nienhagen / Anne Karsten

    Manor Klein Nienhagen

    • Ahornallee, 18236 Kröpelin OT Klein Nienhagen

    The historic estate Klein Nienhagen, located near the Baltic Sea between Rostock and Wismar, offers country vacations made to measure in lovingly furnished vacation apartments.

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  • Vom Hochstand aus kann man die Luchse beobachten // © Tierpark Wismar

    Wismar Zoo

    • Am Tierpark, 23966 Wismar

    Southwest of the old town of Wismar, the zoo of the Hanseatic City extends over 13 hectares - an ideal family excursion destination

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  • Die Krämerstraße in Wismar // © TZ Wismar, Alexander Rudolph

    Karstadt and Krämerstrasse

    • Rudolph-Karstadt-Platz, 23966 Wismar

    Rudolph Karstadt founded his later empire in Wismar in 1881. The four-story Art Nouveau building represents the first flagship store of Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH.

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  • Gallery Quadrados

    • Küstergang, 18209 Bad Doberan

    In the heart of downtown Bad Doberan, the gallery shows contemporary art with prints and paintings by Heidrun Klimmey herself and, in thematically changing exhibitions, works by other artists.

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  • The south view of the church. // © Frank Burger

    Church Mühlen Eichsen

    • Gadebuscher Straße, 19205 Mühlen Eichsen

    The village church of Mühlen Eichsen is an Evangelical Lutheran church building in Mühlen Eichsen.

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    The house community Pappelweg 3

    • Pappelweg, 19217 Carlow

    Exhibition with the house community and guest exhibitors, photos, paintings, guitar music, book flea market.

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  • Blue Doors Hostel Altstadt // © Blue Doors Hostel

    Blue Doors Hostel Old Town

    • Beginenberg, 18055 Rostock

    Central hostel in the old town of Rostock.

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  • Heute ist die Malzfabrik Sitz der Verwaltung des Landkreises Nodwestmecklenburg. // © Frank Burger

    Malt factory Grevesmühlen

    • Börzower Weg, 23936 Grevesmühlen

    The Grevesmühlen malt factory is located on Börzower Weg in Grevesmühlen, the former county seat of the Nordwestmecklenburg district.

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    Church Tramm

    • 19089 Tramm

    The fieldstone church from the late Middle Ages only appears unspectacular from the outside, inside it is richly decorated.

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    WONNEMAR Resort Hotel Wismar

    • Bürgermeister-Haupt-Straße, 23966 Wismar

    Your vacation - the most beautiful time of the year. Treat yourself to a break from everyday life and let yourself be pampered in our 4-star WONNEMAR Resort Hotel in the Hanseatic City of Wismar. Here you can expect everything that belongs to a perfect vacation with bathing weather guarantee.

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  • The Renaissance room in the exterior view // © WGG

    Renaissance Room Mill Road 17

    • Mühlenstraße, 18273 Güstrow

    The approx. 40 m² room in the oldest residential building of the Güstrow housing association bears its name due to a painted wooden beam ceiling, which was found during modernization work in 2004.

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  • Spend relaxing vacations in the vacation apartment Dorothea // © FeWo Dorothea / Gudrun Finger

    Vacation apartment Dorothea

    • Schlossstraße, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    The vacation apartment is located in one half of a former farm worker's house. The house was fundamentally renovated according to ecological principles. Half-timbered walls with clay infill, renovated clay wrap-around ceilings and the furniture made in the own carpenter's workshop result in a cozy atmosphere.

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  • DOCK INN Hostel Warnemünde // © DOCK INN GmbH

    DOCK INN Hostel Warnemünde

    • Zum Zollamt, 18119 Rostock

    The DOCK INN is Germany's first hostel made of upcycled overseas containers and makes active vacationers, design fans and families equally happy.

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    Hotel Poseidon

    • Hermannstraße, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    A house to feel good in any season.

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  • A view of the farm and the Rostock Heath // © TMV/Witzel

    Forst- und Köhlerhof Wiethagen

    • Wiethagen, 18182 Wiethagen

    Since 1837, the Wiethagen tar shelling plant has existed on the southern edge of the Rostock Heath with the only historical functioning tar shelling furnace.

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  • Ferien- und Reiterhof Landgut Lischow - Hier können Sie entspannen // © Ferien- und Reiterhof Landgut Lischow/Schröder

    Vacation and riding farm Landgut Lischow

    • Lischow, 23974 Lischow

    Not far from the Hanseatic City of Wismar in beautiful nature lies the country estate - Lischow. Vacation with many horses, geese and goats in a closed estate with a large farm pond for fishing and an idyllic park to relax.

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  • © Moritz Kertzscher

    Boltenhagen Pier

    • Mittelpromenade, 23946 Boltenhagen

    The pier in the Baltic sea resort Boltenhagen.

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  • © Angelika Schulz

    Rostock Baroque Hall

    • Schwaansche Str., 18055 Rostock

    Concert Hall at the University Square

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  • Ausstellung und Verkauf // © Dr. Hildegard Brekenfeldt

    Dalwitz ceramics

    • Dalwitz, 17179 Walkendorf

    Ceramics studio and exhibition at Gut Dalwitz in Mecklenburg ParkLand

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    Pension and Restaurant Speicherköck

    • Kirchenstrasse, 18258 Schwaan

    Directly in the heart of Schwaan and rather inconspicuous is the Speicherköck. A cozy and quaint restaurant of a special kind. With great attention to detail, care was taken to preserve the charm of the 200-year-old building.

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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.