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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  • © Kurverwaltung Ostseebad Rerik

    Gaarzer Hof megalithic tomb

    • 18230 Rerik

    Guests interested in history will find an authentic structure of Stone Age society on the L22 road about one kilometer east of the Baltic resort of Rerik: the Großdolmen Gaarzer Hof.

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  • Hotel Stolteraa

    • Strandweg, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    Your hotel "STOLTERAA" directly by the sea

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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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  • Blossom splendor in the show garden, © Kurverwaltung Insel Poel

    Show Garden Malchow / Island Poel

    • Inselstraße, 23999 Malchow

    The Wismar University of Applied Sciences presents a show garden for renewable raw materials with many interesting different plant species on the grounds of the modern laboratory complex Malchow/ Insel Poel, in the immediate vicinity of the traditional seed breeding farm "NPZ Lembke Malchow".

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  • Church Kessin

    • Neubrandenburger Straße, 18196 Kessin

    The church Kessin is located in the district of Rostock and belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish Kessin.

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  • Village church Biestow with cemetery, © Frank Burger

    Church Rostock-Biestow

    • Am Dorfteich, 18059 Rostock

    The village church Biestow is the church in the Rostock district Biestow.

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  • Exterior view Park-Hotel Hübner, © Hotel Hübner GmbH

    Park Hotel Hübner

    • Heinrich-Heine-Straße, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

    Exactly opposite the Strand-Hotel Hübner at the green lung of Warnemünde - the Kurpark - Hübner's little sister the "Park-Hotel Hübner" welcomes you.

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  • Milk filling station, Stäbelow

    • Wilsener Weg, 18198 Stäbelow

    365 days a year fresh country milk directly from the producer.

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    Gallery Red Pavilion

    • Closed today
    • Auf dem Kamp, 18209 Bad Doberan

    The art association Roter Pavillon Bad Doberan e. V. promotes art and artists through exhibitions in its gallery of the same name.

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  • Gallery Behind the City Hall

    • Closed today
    • Hinter dem Rathaus, 23966 Wismar

    Contemporary painting and photography, at the intersection of abstraction and realism

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    Lodge Seaside Boutique Hotel

    • Am Kinderstrand, 18209 Heiligendamm

    Once you arrive at the Lodge Hotel the surroundings, the natural beauty of the forests, beach & sea and the comfort of the accommodation will help you relax and relieve from the stress and strain of everyday life.

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Accommodation Blaschke - "House Beacon

    • Doberaner Landstraße, 18119 Rostock

    Welcome to the rurally located residential complex " Haus Leuchtfeuer". Our apartments are modern and comfortable. There are 8 apartments in the building, ranging in size from 48 to 72 square meters. For your car you have a parking space in the underground garage. All apartments are easily accessible by elevator.

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    Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists

    • Am Schlosspark, 23936 Upahl / OT Plüschow

    In 1763, the Hamburg merchant Philipp Heinrich Stenglin had the two-story brick Plüschow Castle built between Wismar and Lübeck. Today the castle is used for many cultural events and invites especially art lovers.

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  • View resting place with salt marshes in background, © Kurverwaltung Insel Poel

    Rest area Fährdorf

    • Fährdorf-Dorf, 23999 Insel Poel Fährdorf

    The Ferry Village rest area is located near the bridge causeway that crosses the "Breitling" strait.

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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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  • 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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  • ramparts near the monastery of the Holy Cross, © Irma Schmidt

    Rostock ramparts

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18055 Rostock

    The ramparts were built in 1270 for the city defense. The city wall, formerly more than 3 km long, with many towers and cradle houses and 22 gates at widely varying levels (30 m), was later transformed into a park.

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  • Direct proximity to the beach - the dune hotel Markgrafenheide, © TMV

    Dune Hotel Markgrafenheide

    • Dünenweg, 18146 Rostock-Markgrafenheide

    In best beach location, surrounded by coastal forest, you will find our quiet, cozy, family-run hotel with maritime restaurant, Mecklenburg and international cuisine, fish specialties.

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    Linden Garden Wismar

    • Bahnhofsstraße, 23966 Wismar

    The Lindengarten is a listed park in the heart of the Hanseatic City of Wismar.

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  • Church Hanstorf

    • Doberaner Straße, 18239 Hanstorf

    The church in Hanstorf originally dates back to the 13th century.

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    Concert Garden East

    • Strandpromenade, 18225 Kühlungsborn

    The Concert Garden in Kühlungsborn East hosts a wide variety of outdoor events throughout the year.

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  • Wesselstorf Manor Park

    • Wesselstorf, 18195 Selpin

    A design highlight that can still be experienced today or can be experienced again is the visual axis on the south side of the house across the pond to a hill, the so-called Schlossberg.

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    Dutch Windmill Steinhagen

    • Dorfstraße, 18442 Steinhagen

    The Steinhagen windmill dates back to 1752 and has been on display since 1984.

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    Zarrentin Monastery

    • Kirchplatz, 19246 Zarrentin

    The former Cistercian nunnery "Himmelspforte" is located on the southern shore of the Schaalsee. The monastery complex, which is well worth seeing, can be visited. There is an exhibition on the history, as well as guided tours and audio guides.

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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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  • Bentwisch church from the west side, © Frank Burger

    Village church Bentwisch

    • Stralsunder Straße, 18182 Bentwisch

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

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  • the water mill Bützow from the street side, © Frank Burger

    Water mill Bützow

    • Bahnhofstraße, 18246 Bützow

    To the left of the Bützow harbor there is a mill complex, of which the mill building and one of two water wheels are still preserved.

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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.