Island of Rügen

The Baltic Sea Paradise with the Famous Chalk Cliffs

Rügen, the largest island in Germany, impresses with its fine sandy beaches, sophisticated seaside resorts and imposing chalk cliffs.

A couple walks along the foot of the famous chalk cliffs on the island of Rügen, while the sunset lights up the sky in soft colors.

Noble spas and still modest fishing villages, cliffs of snow-white chalk and beaches of fine sand, dead-straight avenues and wild sea buckthorn hedges - today, Rügen is probably one of the most popular vacation destinations in Germany, mainly because of its diversity and uniqueness. Hikers and families, wellness vacationers and water sports enthusiasts all feel equally at home here.

The well-developed network of hiking and biking trails on Rügen leads past stone-aged megalithic tombs and hundred-year-old lighthouses, through ghostly beech forests and along sparkling lakes. Here, nature lovers can explore the largely untouched and pristine landscape, while water sports enthusiasts will find excellent conditions for sailing , surfing or diving. Rügen is famous for its stately beach villas, sweeping shell buildings and venerable piers . They are reminiscent of the time when Germany's largest island became a sophisticated seaside paradise.

The Most Beautiful Resorts on the Island of Rügen

Sellin - Summer Resort for the Eyes

When strolling through Sellin's Wilhelmstraße, the feeling of summer freshness flows through the guests, triggered by the healthy Baltic Sea air and the sight of the neat houses with their oriels, turrets and decorated verandas. The listed spa architecture gives the town its glamorous appearance - most famous of all is the imposing Sellin pier. Albert Einstein also enjoyed the local summer breeze while staying in the house "Johanneshorst" in July 1915. It is said that he succeeded in proving his theory of relativity only after his stay in Sellin.

Binz - Future Meets Past

In the island's largest seaside resort, magnificent villas peacefully coexist with the sculptural shell concrete buildings of the visionary Binz country architect Ulrich Müther. In addition to seaside vacationers, those interested in architecture are drawn to the seaside resort, which is characterized by history and modernity. Among other things, Müther's iconic rescue tower, reminiscent of a UFO, and the listed villa "Undine" can be admired here.

Sassnitz - Seaside Resort of the World

As Theodor Fontane once emphasized: "To travel to Rügen is to travel to Sassnitz"! Besides him, other prominent personalities also spent their summers in Sassnitz - among them Johannes Brahms and the Empress Auguste Viktoria. Even today, guests come to the state-recognized resort for swimming and hiking. Sassnitz is known for its wide sandy beaches as well as the centuries-old beech forests and chalk cliffs in the Jasmund National Park.

Baabe - Small and Fine

In addition to the 1.5-kilometer-long Baltic Sea beach, you can still find several thatched-roof houses here: a reminiscence of the origins as a fishing village with its small-scale development. Nevertheless, one building stands out: the former restaurant and disco "Inselparadies" - another creation of Ulrich Müther. As the first place at the Baltic Sea and in whole Germany the Baltic resort Baabe was distinguished in 2008 as "allergy-friendly municipality" and offers over 200 beds and/or accommodations certified as allergy-friendly.

Putbus - Circus and Theater

Culture and recreation meet in Putbus: While Prince Wilhelm Malte created a unique ensemble of architecture, art and landscape in Putbus, the oldest seaside resort of Rügen was opened in the district of Lauterbach. As the "City of Roses", botany enthusiasts and nature lovers have enjoyed the pleasantly fragrant rose bushes in front of the houses of the residential town since the reign of Prince Wilhelm Malte.

Contact Person on Site:

  • Tourismusverband Rügen e. V.
    www.ruegen.de
    Phone: +49 3838 807780

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The Best Activities on the Island of Rügen

Beach Vacation

If you are looking for a beach vacation , Rügen is the perfect choice. About 60 kilometers of finest sandy beach invite you to stroll, swim or just relax. Among them are also some insider tips of almost deserted stretches of coastline, where you can enjoy the view of the Baltic Sea in peace and quiet.

Hiking & Cycling

With the peninsulas Jasmund, Mönchgut and Wittow, Rügen offers numerous hiking and biking opportunities in the midst of nature. Often passing imposing chalk rock formations or through dense beech forests, cyclists and hikers can explore Rügen's unspoiled nature.

Boat Trips

Nowhere can Rügen be viewed better than from the deck of a boat. A boat tour takes you leisurely along Rügen's 600-kilometer coastline, or a day trip across the Baltic Sea takes you directly to the famous chalk cliffs. Rügen's eight shipping companies connect the island's Baltic Sea resorts with each other via scheduled services - so if you want to see as much of Rügen as possible, you shouldn't miss out on a boat trip.

Golf Vacation

Among golfers , Rügen is a real insider tip. If you want to combine your favorite sport with your vacation, the numerous golf courses on Rügen offer enough playing space and varied courses. The golf course in the Baltic resort of Binz, for example, measures 700,000 square meters - a paradise for golf vacationers!

On a Nostalgic Trip with the "Rasender Roland

You can travel comfortably from Goehren via Baabe and Sellin to Binz on the "Rasender Roland", the steam locomotive-powered Rügen baths railroad. Since the 19th century, the historic narrow-gauge railroad has connected the Baltic seaside resorts and takes travelers on a nostalgic ride - a very special event for young and old.

The Most Popular Destinations on Rügen

 

Jasmund National Park with Königsstuhl

The play of colors of the rugged cliffs with the snow-white chalk cliffs, the green beech forests and the blue Baltic Sea is impressive. The scenery in the Jasmund National Park, some of which is more than 60 million years old, is particularly captivating for nature lovers. Along the hiking trails you can explore a rich variety of flora and fauna.

Granitz Hunting Lodge

For those interested in culture and history, the Granitz hunting odge is an excursion destination not to be missed. Located in the municipality of Binz in the middle of the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve, you can still feel the imposing nature of the former hunting lodge of Prince Wilhelm Malte I. The eye-catcher is the floating spiral staircase in the central tower of the castle.

Cape Arkona & Fishing Village Vitt

As one of the northernmost places on Rügen, Cape Arkona is known for its three towers - the Schinkel Tower, the Beacon and the Sounding Tower. With its 45-meter-high cliff, the cape rises imposingly from the Baltic Sea. During a hiking tour to Cape Arkona, it is also worthwhile to pay a visit to the listed fishing village of Vitt.

Putbus Castle Park

Although the former Putbus Castle no longer stands, a visit to the castle park is still worthwhile for nature lovers and families. Count Moritz Ulrich von Putbus had numerous non-native plants planted here around 300 years ago - including a giant sequoia and a rare tree that bears two different types of leaves. Also of interest to children is the doll exhibition in the old monkey house, where over 200 dolls from 200 years of doll history can be marveled at.

Accommodation

on the island of Rügen

  1. Aerial view Cliff Hotel Rügen, © Cliff Hotel Rügen

    Cliff Hotel Rügen - Resort & SPA

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  2. Vacation for the whole family on the farm, © Ostsee-Bauernhof-Hocke

    Baltic Sea-Farm-Hocke: 4*- vacation apartments & rustic party barn

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  3. Exterior view Hotel Villa Schwanebeck, © Franke

    Hotel Villa Schwanebeck

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  4. © Vju Hotel Rügen

    Hotel Hanseatic Rügen & Villen

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  5. © TMV/Tiemann

    Hotel Four Seasons Binz

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  6. Villa Rudenblick, © Nils Thorsten Volk

    Villa Rudenblick

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  7. "Prince Jaromar" Hotel Resort & Spa, © Burwitz & Pocha GbR

    "Prince Jaromar" Hotel Resort & Spa

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  8. Vacation apartment MeerOstseeZeit

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  9. Ansischt Pension & Apartments Kastanienhof, © Kastanienhof

    The Chestnut Farm Pension & Apartments

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  10. © Campingplatz & Ferienhausanlage Banzelvitz

    Banzelvitzer Berge campsite and vacation home complex

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  11. Üselitz Estate

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  12. © TMV/A. Wilken

    Restaurant and guesthouse "Zur Schaabe"

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  13. © Reitanlage Tegelhof/ Werner Wahlich

    Riding facility Tegelhof

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  14. House Seeadler - exterior view, © Familienferienwerk LGV e. V.

    Evang. Familienferienwerk House Sea Eagle

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  15. © Gut Zicker

    Manor house Zicker

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  16. Gutshauskate, vacation under thatched roof, © Rittergut Streu

    Kate Manor Streu

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  17. Welcome to the Strobel Manor - Experience a country vacation and enjoy wellness, © Gutshaus Strobel

    Strobel Manor

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  18. © Celina Häfker

    Park Hotel Sellin

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  19. Exterior view Pension Haide-Hof, © Frau Bäder Weiderer

    Pension Haide-Hof

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  20. © Aquamaris/K. Grabowski

    Aquamaris beach residence Rügen

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  21. © Maximilian Kajahn

    Hotel Kajahn Manor

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  22. © Arne Nagel

    A-ROSA Kurhaus Binz

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  23. Rügen vacation farm

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  24. Exterior view, © Waldhotel Göhren GmbH

    Spa and Wellness Hotel Mönchgut

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  25. Horseback riding with Reiterhof Groß-Stubben means above all enjoying nature, © Reit- und Fahrverein Poseritz e.V./ Thomas Krimmling

    Riding farm Groß-Stubben

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  26. Directly on the kilometer-long sandy beach of Binz. Enjoy the sound of the sea and spend a vacation in the best location., © Rugard Strandhotel

    Rugard Strandhotel

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  27. Aerial view of Precise Resort Rügen, © Precise Resort Rügen GmbH

    Precise Resort Rügen

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  28. Farmer Long

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  29. Jugendherberge Prora mit Zeltplatz

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  30. Parkhotel Rügen, © Parkhotel Rügen

    Parkhotel Rügen

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  31. Apartments at the city harbor Sassnitz

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  32. © TMV

    Rügen vacation homes on the high shore

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  33. Vacation apartment Albert-INN-Glowe

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  34. © Strandhotel Baabe

    Beach Hotel Baabe

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  35. Exterior view, © Schlosshotel

    Ralswiek Castle Hotel

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  36. im-jaich natural oasis Gustow, © Florian Melzer/im-jaich

    im-jaich natural oasis Gustow

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  37. © DJH MV / Danny Gohlke

    DJH Youth Hostel Sellin

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  38. © www.binz-ferienhaus.de

    Vacation home Binz

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  39. Exterior view Travel Charme Nordperd & Villas, © Arne Nagel

    Travel Charme Hotel Nordperd & Villas

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  40. Landhotel Herrenhaus BohlendorfExterior view - entrance area, © Lieblingsplatz Hotels mbH

    Country Hotel Bohlendorf Manor

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  41. View guest house Astrids Strandmuschel, © Bernhard Franke

    Guest House Astrids Beach Shell

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  42. Front view Hotel Badehaus GoorDrive, © Mirko Boy/ hadiko

    Hotel bathhouse Goor

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  43. Experience farm Kliewe

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  44. Vacation apartment Swallow's Nest

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  45. Pony farm Rügen

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  46. Our hotel Atrium am Meer is an ideal starting point for hiking tours on the Island of Rügen, © Albrechtshof Hotels

    Hotel Atrium by the sea

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  47. © Schillings Gasthof

    Schillings Inn

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  48. Akzent Waldhotel Göhren

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  49. Suite Hotel Binz exterior view, © Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Binz GmbH

    Suite Hotel Binz

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  50. Bio Pool with outside view, © Hiddenseezimmer

    Dune House Hiddensee

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  51. Krimvitz manor house on the island of Rügen, © Gutshaus Krimvitz / Mirko Boy

    Krimvitz manor house

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  52. Stettiner Hof

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  53. 2-person apartment "Die Verträumte "Gallery apartment | 40 m² | living room with kitchen | 1 bedroom | shower | terrace, © Haus Düne31

    House Dune31

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  54. im-jaich Wasserferienwelt - vacation resort on the water, © Florian Melzer/im-jaich

    im-jaich Wasserferienwelt - vacation resort on the water

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  55. © Jugenddorf Wittow GmbH

    Youth Village Wittow

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  56. Aerial view of Ranzow Castle area, © Schloss Ranzow / FotoArt Mirko Boy

    Hotel & Apartments Ranzow Castle

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  57. Welcome to the Jugendtours vacation village Ummanz, © Jugendtours-Feriendorf Ummanz/Meixner

    Youth Tours Holiday Village Ummanz

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  58. Exterior view, © nymphe strandhotel & apartments GmbH & Co. KG

    nymph beach hotel & apartments

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  59. © Grabowski/luftbildruegen.de

    DJH Youth Hostel Binz

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  60. Family and Health Hotel Villa Sano

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  61. Hotel view with sea view, © Jochen Tack, Hotel Bernstein

    Hotel Amber

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  62. © Schittko

    Hay Holiday Farm Altkamp

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  • Aerial view Cliff Hotel Rügen, © Cliff Hotel Rügen

    Cliff Hotel Rügen - Resort & SPA

    • Cliff am Meer, 18586 Sellin

    Hotel in an exposed isolated location, on its own private beach and in the middle of a biosphere reserve surrounded by a 100,000 m² hotel park. Attraction is the unique hotel elevator to its own beach.

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  • © H. Seelenbinder

    Jasmund Bodden

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18528 Ralswiek

    The vastness of the Great Jasmund Bodden, the picturesque sunrises and sunsets, the glassy sea at calm and the spray driven by the storm, the reed belts and forests around the Bodden have always attracted nature lovers and romantics. In many drawings and paintings of the romantics these representations can be found.

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  • © Tourismuszentrale Rügen

    Ernst Moritz Arndt View

    • 18546 Sassnitz

    The 70-kilometer hike "Rügen Coastal Route Tour" promises beautiful scenic experiences. On the hiking trail you also come to the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Sicht. From here, a plateau-shaped chalk promontory, you have a wonderful view of the chalk formation that drops steeply to the sea.

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  • Picturesque ruin of the water tower in the forest park Semper., © Tourismuszentrale Rügen

    Semper forest park

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18528 Lietzow

    Semper Forest Park - witch forest and cripple beeches.

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    Surfspot Thiessow (main spot)

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18586 Thiessow

    You can park and stay overnight directly at the spot for a small fee with your van, camper or other vehicle. You can set up your equipment on the beach or on a small meadow. Best wind direction for wave fans is southwest. Then moderately high waves run into the small bay.

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  • Museum of local history Göhren

    • Strandstraße, 18586 Ostseebad Göhren

    The exhibitions in the Mönchgut Museum of Local History deal with life on Mönchgut from its historical tangible beginnings to the recent past.

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  • © Uta Gau

    Hiddensee island church

    • Kirchweg, 18565 Kloster / Hiddensee

    The Hiddensee island church in Kloster is the last visible building from the time of the Cistercian monastery and thus the oldest building on the island of Hiddensee.

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  • © Tourismuszentrale Rügen

    St. George Church Wiek (ev.)

    • Hauptstraße, 18556 Wiek

    The Lutheran parish church of St. George in Wiek is a three-nave Gothic brick church.

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  • © Tourismuszentrale Rügen

    Airfield Rügen

    • Flugplatz, 18573 Güttin

    The airfield Rügen/ Güttin is located near the city of Bergen in the center of the Island of Rügen. The asphalted runway is 900 m long and suitable for small aircraft up to 5.7 t.

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  • © Vju Hotel Rügen

    Hotel Hanseatic Rügen & Villen

    • Nordperdstraße, 18586 Göhren

    The Hotel Hanseatic Rügen & Villen lies in the idyllic village of Göhren, a Baltic resort in the middle of the South-East Rügen biosphere reserve and the highest point on a promontory jutting into the sea.

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    Hotel Four Seasons Binz

    • Zeppelinstraße, 18609 Binz

    The most important data at a glance: 76 hotel rooms and suites, 42 apartments- centrally located in the historic center of Binz, only 100 meters to the beach, three restaurants (one of which is a star restaurant), terrace cafe & hotel bar, 710 sqm wellness: swimming pool, sauna area, beauty and fitness area.

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  • © KV Göhren / Martin Stöver

    North beach Baltic resort Göhren

    • Nordstrand, 18586 Göhren

    The center of vacation pleasure in the Baltic resort of Goehren is the popular North Beach with its particularly fine sand. Spoiled by light from sunrise to sunset, there is room for a wide variety of interests on the north beach: swimming, swimming, digging in the sand, sports and games or simply relaxing or taking a walk and breathing in the soothing sea air...

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    Circus Putbus

    • Circus, 18581 Putbus

    The name Putbus is probably of Slavic origin and translates as "behind the lilac bush". In 1810 this place was developed by Prince Malte to a residence town in classicistic style with theater, pedagogy and white houses around the circus. A city from the drawing board with park and animal enclosure and rosebushes in front of every house.

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  • Baltic Sea Hall Glowe

    • Am Kliff, 18551 Glowe

    The Ostseehalle Glowe in the beautiful Baltic resort of Glowe on the island of Rügen is a place for sport and culture.

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    Surfspot Altefähr

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 18573 Altefähr

    At the Strelasund you can surf with a southeast to west wind with a view of the skyline of the Hanseatic City of Stralsund and the impressive Rügen Bridge. On the lawn you have plenty of space to set up.

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