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    Binz

    Germany

    Binz

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    Binz is the largest seaside resort on Rügen. Late 19th-century villa-style guesthouses line the promenade, in front of which stretches a sandy beach approximately five kilometers long and up to 50 meters wide.

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    Binz is the largest seaside resort on Rügen. Late 19th-century villa-style guesthouses line the promenade, in front of which stretches a sandy beach approximately five kilometers long and up to 50 meters wide. The 1908 Kurhaus and the 370-meter-long pier from 1994 form the center.In the Granitz forest stands Jagdschloss Granitz, its tower offering panoramic views as far as Usedom. Approximately five kilometers north, the Koloss von Prora serves as a reminder of the plans for a KdF seaside resort. You can reach neighboring towns with the Rasender Roland, the narrow-gauge railway between Putbus and Göhren.

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    The Binz Pier
    Historic Landmark

    1The Binz Pier

    The current pier, opened in 1994, measures 370 meters. Its 600-meter-long 1902 predecessor was destroyed in 1942.
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    Granitz Hunt Lodge
    Museum

    2Granitz Hunt Lodge

    Prince Wilhelm Malte I zu Putbus had the castle built from 1837 to 1846 on the 107-meter-high Tempelberg; the 38-meter-high central tower is based on Schinkel's plans. You ascend 154 cast-iron steps to the observation deck; today, the castle is a museum.
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    Prora & Documentation Center
    Museum

    3Prora & Documentation Center

    Construction of the KdF-Seebad began 1936, ending unfinished 1939. Its surviving blocks stretch three kilometers along the beach. Since 2000, the Documentation Centre has shown the complex's origin and use; other blocks now house holiday apartments, a hotel, and a youth hostel.
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    Restaurants in Binz

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    Moritz. Eating with friends.

    Bright, rustic eatery with terrace for traditional European dishes and wine.
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    freustil

    Rustic-elegant restaurant with maritime decor, inventive menus, vegetarian options, and wine.
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    Globetrotter

    Eatery with pastel wall art and a sea-view terrace, offering land-and-sea dishes and rice bowls.
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    Nearby

    Rügen & Vorpommern

    Rügen & Vorpommern

    At 926 square kilometers, Rügen is Germany's largest and most populous island. It connects to Stralsund via the Rügendamm and the Rügen Bridge (opened 2007); its Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2002. On the Jasmund peninsula, Königsstuhl towers 118 meters above the Baltic Sea; the National Park's ancient beech forests are a World Natural Heritage site since 2011.Along the east coast are seaside resorts like Binz, Sellin, and Göhren, with spa architecture and long sandy beaches. Further east on Usedom, a twelve-kilometer promenade connects the Imperial Spas Bansin, Heringsdorf, and Ahlbeck with Swinemünde, Poland.
    Jasmund National Park & Königsstuhl

    Jasmund National Park & Königsstuhl

    Jasmund National Park in northeastern Rügen, at 3,003 hectares, is Germany's smallest national park. It was established on September 12, 1990, and since June 2011, parts of its beech forest have been a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. The chalk cliffs of the steep coast are approximately 70 million years old; Caspar David Friedrich painted them in 1818.Its most famous point is the 118-meter-high Königsstuhl, home to the National Park Centre, where a skywalk has extended over the edge since 2023. A panoramic trail runs for about eleven to twelve kilometers along the high cliff coast from Sassnitz to Lohme, or you can take a shuttle bus from the Hagen car park.
    Stralsund

    Stralsund

    Stralsund liegt am Strelasund und gilt als Tor zur Insel Rügen. Die Altstadt ist fast vollständig von Wasser umgeben, vom Sund und von Knieperteich, Frankenteich und Moorteich. Seit 2002 ist sie gemeinsam mit Wismar UNESCO-Welterbe, fast 200 Jahre lang gehörte die Stadt zu Schwedisch-Pommern.Am Alten Markt stehen das Rathaus, eines der bedeutendsten Profanbauten der Backsteingotik im Norden, und die Nikolaikirche. Vom 104 Meter hohen Turm der Marienkirche blickst du über Stadt und Rügen. Im Hafen zeigt das 2008 eröffnete Ozeaneum die Unterwasserwelt von Ostsee und Nordatlantik.
    Usedom Royal Spas

    Usedom Royal Spas

    Bansin, Heringsdorf, and Ahlbeck have formed the municipality of Ostseebad Heringsdorf, known as the Kaiserbäder (Imperial Spas), since 2006. Villas, hotels, and guesthouses in distinctive spa architecture characterize these resorts. The oldest preserved building is the Weiße Schloss (White Castle), dating from 1825 and built to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.A twelve-kilometer promenade connects the three resorts with Swinemünde, backed by an average 40-meter-wide sandy beach. Three piers extend into the sea: Heringsdorf boasts Germany's longest at 508 meters, while Ahlbeck features the oldest.
    Rostock & Warnemünde

    Rostock & Warnemünde

    Rostock, with some 210,000 inhabitants, is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's largest city, stretching about 16 kilometers along both banks of the Warnow, from the city center to its mouth in Warnemünde. The Hanseatic city received Lübeck city rights in 1218; its university, founded in 1419, is Northern Europe's oldest.Marienkirche, Town Hall on Neuer Markt, and Kröpeliner Tor shape the Old Town. The S-Bahn gets you quickly to Warnemünde, where Lighthouse, Teepott, and Alter Strom await. Hanse Sail in August welcomes some 300 traditional tall ships.