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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  • 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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  • Studio and sculpture garden Eva Güthoff

    • Dorfstraße, 18249 Eickhof

    Eva Güthoff models her sculptures, nudes and portraits from coarse stone masonry clay here. Her husband shows photos of nature.

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  • View to the bridge from Ferry Village, © Kurverwaltung Insel Poel

    Poel dam and bridge

    • Fährdorf-Dorf, 23999 Insel Poel Fährdorf

    The Baltic resort of Insel Poel can be reached via a bridge causeway that crosses the strait called "Breitling".

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  • St. John's Church in Ticino, © Lutz Werner

    Ticino city church

    • Rostocker Straße, 18195 Tessin

    The Gothic St. John's Church in the historic center of Ticino was consecrated around 1350.

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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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  • Samow Manor

    • Samow, 17179 Behren-Lüpchin

    Our manor house Samow offers a unique ambience and thus the ideal setting for your events.

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    Windmill Steffenshagen

    • Dorfstraße, 18209 Steffenshagen

    The windmill in Steffenshagen is a trestle windmill with a forge.

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    Kühlungsborn Travel Service Office

    • Strandstraße, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    We offer more than 80 different vacation resorts and over 600 vacation apartments, houses and apartments in the Baltic resort Kühlungsborn and surroundings.

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    St. Godehard Kessin vicarage

    • Neubrandenburger Straße, 18196 Kessin

    The vicarage is the center of the parish of St. Godehard, where a variety of activities take place throughout the year.

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    Visitor information centre of the Nature Park “Sternberger Seenland“

    • Open today
    • Am Markt, 19417 Warin

    The visitor information centre in Warin is the ideal starting point in order to inform oneself about the different destinations and experiences the nature park offers. One can learn something about the landscape’s formation and the way the human’s occupation influenced its development. The unique flora and fauna of the nature park greatly fascinate the visitors. Borrow a backpack at the visitor centre and discover the nature park in your own way.

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    Vacation home Ole on the Baltic Sea

    • Landstorf, 23968 Zierow

    Escape from everyday life and look forward to a relaxing vacation in our beautiful vacation home Ole in Zierow near Wismar.

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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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  • There is much to discover in the outdoor area., © Frank Burger

    Monument farm Pentzin

    • Dorfstraße, 18211 Retschow

    Monument farm of the Pentzin family is located in Retschow.

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    Schwaan Art Museum

    • Open today
    • Mühlenstraße, 18258 Schwaan

    The art museum in the Kunstmühle dedicates its exhibition and collection activities to the painters of the Schwaan artists' colony. In addition to its own collection, changing exhibitions are shown. These tie in with the works of the Schwaan painters and place them in a new context.

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    Hotel Strand26

    • Strandstraße, 18211 Nienhagen

    The charming comfort hotel in the Baltic resort Nienhagen awaits you with a unique ambience. Treat yourself to a time-out from everyday life here.

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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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    Children Youth Art House Güstrow

    • Baustraße, 18273 Güstrow

    We show seen and invented from all workshops: painting, graphics, textiles and objects. Figures in the variety of their shape testify to the imagination of the children and young people. The exhibition encourages participation - material is ready.

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    Malmström Museum

    • Zu den Wiesen, 18273 Güstrow

    The Güstrow Malmström Museum offers an interesting insight into the almost three hundred years of artistic and circus history of the Kolter-Malmströms, who have been based in Güstrow since 1917.

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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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  • 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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  • Exterior view vacation home Silbermöwe, © Ferienhäuser Salzhaff-Romantik

    Vacation homes Salzhaff-Romantik

    • Reriker Straße, 18233 Teßmannsdorf

    thatched cottages, 4 bedrooms, fireplace, playground, idyllic location

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    Church Neukloster

    • Eichholzstraße, 23992 Neukloster

    The monastery church "St. Maria im Sonnenkamp" once belonged to the Sonnenkamp monastery.

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  • Iberotel Boltenhagen

    • Baltische Allee, 23946 Ostseebad Boltenhagen

    Iberotel Boltenhagen – experience the Baltic Sea.The 4-star superior Iberotel Boltenhagen, family-friendly apartments DORFHOTEL Boltenhagen and the Marina Boltenhagen, a yacht harbour with 290 berths, create the setting for this extraordinary holiday world by the sea.

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    Apartment "de Brodhiering

    • Friedrich-Franz-Straße, 18119 Warnemünde

    Comfortably furnished vacation apartment (55 m²) in a quiet and central location with separate entrance. Only three hundred meters to the Baltic Sea beach and the "Alter Strom" , the most famous promenade in Warnemünde.

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    Baabe spa stage

    • Am Kurpark, 18586 Baabe

    Open-air stage Baabe with music pavilion.

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  • Church on the Paulshöhe in Boltenhagen

    • Klützer Straße, 23946 Boltenhagen

    Evangelical church

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  • Historic hydroelectric power station

    • Temporarily closed
    • Am Berge, 18273 Güstrow

    -temporarily closed- The historic hydroelectric power plant of the Güstrow municipal utility still generates green electricity from hydroelectric power, which is fed into the Güstrow power grid. For interested parties, the Güstrow municipal utility offers a guided tour by appointment.

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    Border house Schlagsdorf

    • Neubauernweg, 19217 Schlagsdorf

    Grenzhus Schlagsdorf tells the story of the inner-German border between the Baltic Sea and the Elbe from 1945 to 1990 from the perspective of the people in the border area. How did people live on both sides, how did they react to the constraints of the GDR border regime and the Cold War? The historical learning site is divided into a museum, an outdoor area with reconstructed barrier installations and a border trail "Grenzwege Schlagsdorf".

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    St. John's Church in Kühlungsborn

    • Schlossstraße, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    St. John's Church in Kühlungsborn - the first bike path church in Mecklenburg

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  • A-ROSA Ostseehotel Kühlungsborn

    • Zur Seebrücke, 18225 Ostseebad Kühlungsborn

    A-ROSA Ostseehotel Kühlungsborn - your vacation hotel in the first row with the restaurant Kiek in, the bar Rondo and the year-round heated indoor and outdoor pool in the SPA-ROSA on 950 square meters.

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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.