RÜGEN Germanys Hawaii
Rügen is the biggest island in Germany, with 926 km². It belongs to Mecklemburg – Vorpommern and lies in the Baltic Sea. The Latin and historical name of the island of Rügen is Rugia. It’s a perfect holiday destination for everyone because of the beach with the white sand where you can swim and relax, the beautiful landscape where you can hike and riding bikes or horses. Rügen isn’t just a beautiful place in summer. It’s fantastic the whole year.
1. Sights 1.1. Sea bridges 1.2. Port Sassnitz 1.3. Hunting lodge Granitz 1.4. Chalk Cliffs & Kap Arkona 1.5. “Rasender Roland” 1.6. Events and festivities 2. Comment
1.1. Sea bridges At R端gen are a lot of wonderful Sea Bridges. 1906 one of the famous ones was build, the bridge in Sellin which is 508 meters long. It has an imposant Bridgehouse. On the Sea Bridge you can sit in or in front of the cafe and drink a coffee with a piece of cake while watching the people on the beach or the ships on the sea.
1.2. Port Sassnitz The port Sassnitz has the shortest and fastest way to north and east European. The fishing and tourism port is a perfect place for people from everywhere with an unbelievable atmosphere and a lot of ships and boats. It has also a big berth for cruise ships. At the port are also a lot of museums, little restaurants with good and fresh fish offer and shops for a great little shopping trip.
1.3. Hunting lodge Granitz The hunting lodge Granitz lies in the biggest wood and is a symbol of Rßgen. On the highest tower you can view over the whole island. The lodge is a popular place for bather tourists. At this time came over the year 150,000 visitors to this beautiful place and it is the most visited museum at Mecklemburg – Vorpommern. You can do a lot of different things in the hunting lodge like visit concerts and exhibitions, moonlight hikes and you can also get married.
1.4. Chalk Cliffs and Kap Arkona The unique Calk Cliffs are at the north east of Rügen. It is the most beautiful and interesting coastline of Germany which is 15 km and partly 120 m high. “Königsstuhl” is the most impressive and famous chalk cliff. You can climb on its top over 500 stage stairs and have on it the best view. But when you are too lazy to walk along the whole coastline you can also shipping around
the island and view the cliffs from the water.
Kap Arkona lies on the peninsula Wittow. It is 43 meters high and is one of the most popular sights with 800000 visitors in the year. On the cliff there are two lighthouses, two bunker and some tourism buildings. Kap Arkona is also named by the northernmost point of Rügen. This place on the island offered a nice view on Rügen and the cliffs whether from water or land.
1.5. “Rasender Roland” “Rasender Roland” is the oldest Narrow Gauge Railway in Germany. It is not only a museum on rails but also a public transportation on the island with 30 km/h.
With the train you can drive to a lot of sights on Rügen, like the Hunting Lodge Granitz or Sellin.
1.6. Festivities and events Sassnitz: Hafentage (Harbour Days) Pokalregatta Sassnitz Sail
July 10th- 12th 2015 July 18th 2015 August 14th-16th 2015
Ralswiek: Störtebeker Festspiele
June 20th – September 9th 2015 (Monday – Saturday)
Take a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqFgLjpHMmI
2. Why did we recommend Rügen? We recommend Rügen because some of us were there at their holidays. We find it is a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the time with the family. We also think that it is a perfect place for holidays when it shouldn’t cost too much. On Rügen you also can feel like in the Caribbean, the landscape and nature is beautiful and you can visit a lot of sights! We really liked it there.
Authors: Vanessa Schulze, Katharina Koch, Christin Werner
We hope you enjoy it!
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