Island of Usedom

Island of Sandy Beaches and Imperial Spas

They are strung along the island's beach like pearls on a necklace: Usedom's seaside resorts with their varied spa architecture and lovingly restored villas. Behind them a shady forest - it quickly becomes clear what makes the island a vacation paradise.

Woman walking on the beach of Ahlbeck at sunrise with pier in the background

Already at the end of the last century, the nobility and aristocracy warmed to the summer resort on the narrow land washed by the Baltic Sea and the backwaters. Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin were occasionally even allowed to welcome Wilhelm II, which is why they are still considered the "Imperial Spas" today.

The sunny island of Usedom is not only famous for its spa architecture. Nature and culture lovers, water sports enthusiasts and hikers will not miss out here either. Comfortable hotels and guesthouses provide rest and relaxation during the vacation. With the healing forest of Heringsdorf, Usedom has the first spa and healing forest in Europe. The mixture of sea and forest air creates a beneficial stimulating climate that can alleviate respiratory diseases and psychosomatic symptoms. Active recreation, on the other hand, is promised by the bike path running parallel to the beach and the green hinterland interwoven with blue lakes - a perfect destination for hikers.

The Most Beautiful Places on Usedom

Usedom Town

The small town gave its name to the island. For those interested in culture, historic city tours provide insights into the history of the town with its old town characterized by venerable town houses and the late Gothic Marienkirche. Boat lovers will find a place to dock at the Usedom harbor or can embark on a round trip by ferry from here.

Seaside Resort Ahlbeck

As one of the three imperial resorts, seaside vacationers will find their vacation paradise here. The pier Ahlbeck - as the oldest pier in Germany the landmark of Usedom and among other things scene in Loriot's film "Pappa ante Portas" - is one of the most worth seeing places of Ahlbeck. The longest beach promenade in Europe connects Ahlbeck with the imperial resorts of Bansin and Heringsdorf as well as Swinemünde on the Polish side of the island of Usedom and invites visitors to stroll or cycle along it.

Kaiserbad Bansin

Like its sister towns Ahlbeck and Heringsdorf, Bansin with its historic spa architecture has ideal conditions for bathers, beach vacationers and those interested in architecture. In addition to a day at the beach, the Bansin Tropical House provides entertainment for families - even on rainy days. Nature lovers are drawn to the surrounding lakes Schloonsee, Gothensee and the small Krebssee.

Baltic Resort Heringsdorf

The Baltic resort of Heringsdorf is the third of Usedom's imperial resorts - kilometers of sandy beaches and a beach promenade dotted with elegant villas give the resort its very special charm. Popular photo motifs are Germany's longest pier (over 500 meters) and possibly the world's largest beach chair in Heringsdorf: it can accommodate up to 90 people!

Baltic Resort Zinnowitz

You can also marvel at the seaside resort of Zinnowitz with its spa architecture and beach. As a family excursion, a visit to the iron and glass art gallery "Das verrückte Bügeleisenhaus" is also worthwhile. With its special collection, this small museum provides exciting insights into the solution-finding of days gone by.

The Achterland

The Achterland between Peenestrom, Stettiner Haff and Achterwasser with its green forests and numerous lakes like Gothensee and Kachliner See invites you to hike, bike and relax. An excursion to the castles of Stolpe, Mellenthin and Pudagla is rewarded with a view of the historic walls while enjoying a piece of cake or a medieval knight's buffet.

The Amber Baths

Where the "gold of the sea" - the amber typical for the Baltic Sea - is at home, there are the amber spas Koserow, Zempin, Ückeritz and Loddin named after it. White sandy beaches and a well-developed network of cycle paths provide plenty of variety during your stay and with a bit of luck you might even find an amber on the Baltic Sea beach.

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Seaside Vacation

With its three imperial resorts and imposing spa architecture, Usedom is a dream destination for seaside vacationers. Miles of sandy beaches as well as the promenade stretching between them offer excellent conditions for Baltic Sea vacations.

Cycling Tours

On Usedom cycling becomes a special experience. Here you can comfortably explore the contrasting landscape of the island on your bike. Cycling tours like the Usedom-Rundweg, the family tour Zinnowitz - Trassenheide or the Stettiner Haff-Rundweg lead past the Baltic Sea and beaches, over bridges and through the green nature.

Hiking Trips

The white sandy beaches and wide dune landscape of Usedom invite you to go hiking. On the adventure tour through northern Usedom, the path leads past bays and through old fishing villages. On Usedom's peninsula Gnitz in the Achterwasser, on the other hand, the route leads through the nature reserve Südspitze Gnitz, where, with a bit of luck, impressive sea eagles can be spotted.

Sailing, Surfing & SUP - Water Sports on Usedom

If you want to explore the Baltic Sea by boat with so much sea, you can set sail with a rental boat and get to know the vacation paradise on your own. At many boat rental places this is possible after a short introduction even without a boat license. Alternatively, Usedom can also be explored from the water between Peenestrom and Achterwasser on one of the regular boat tours.

Excursions & Sights on Usedom

 

Usedom Island Nature Park Information Center

Usedom's Nature Park Information Center provides insights into the island's natural habitat - young and old guests alike learn a lot of interesting facts about the Baltic Sea, beach and dune habitats and their inhabitants. As one of the areas richest in birds in Germany, around 280 bird species can be observed on Usedom, such as white-tailed eagles, white storks, cranes and gray herons.

HTM Historical-Technical Museum Peenemünde

The exhibition at the Historisch-Technisches Museum Peenemünde is dedicated to the history of the Peenemünde Army Experimental Station and the early history of space travel. Where the world's first rocket was launched into space in 1942, visitors interested in technology can now trace one of the most spectacular, but at the same time one of the most dangerous technical breakthroughs of the 20th century.

Butterfly Farm Trassenheide

Europe's largest butterfly farm is a tropical paradise on 5,000 square meters. Around 2,500 free-flying exotic butterflies amaze children and nature lovers here. Those who come to the farm in the morning can experience how butterflies hatch in the so-called dollhouse.

Diving Gondola Zinnowitz

Vacationers can take a special kind of underwater walk in the diving gondola in Zinnowitz. It goes a full four meters below the surface of the water. The perfect opportunity for children and adults to get to know the underwater world of the Baltic Sea up close!

Otto Niemeyer-Holstein Studio Museum

For art lovers and nature lovers, the Atelier Otto Niemeyer-Holstein is one of the special attractions on the island of Usedom: a refuge where art and nature meet directly. The former estate of the painter Otto Niemeyer-Holstein fascinates with its more than 200 plants, which fit into the overall picture of the sculpture garden, as well as the whimsical remains of a 200-year-old shipwreck.

Accommodation

on the island of Usedom

  1. H+Hotel Holiday Park Usedom

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  2. Kehrwieder terrace, © Marcel Piper

    House Kehrwieder Zinnowitz

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  3. Hotel "White Castle

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  4. Our Usedom vacation home "Sanddornweg"

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    Island farm VINETA

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  6. Brick house outside courtyard, © Backsteinhus Marcel Pieper

    BACKSTEINHUS "Am lütten Haff"

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    SEETELHOTEL Strandhotel Atlantic

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  8. Nature Camping Usedom

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    Fennhof - equestrian farm with trail riding and cycling station

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    SEETELHOTEL Kaiserstrand Beachhotel Bansin Center

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  11. Beach and Wellness Hotel "Preussenhof

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    Dorint Resort Baltic Hills Usedom

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    SEETELHOTEL Villa Esplanade

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    DJH Youth Hostel Heringsdorf

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    Heringsdorf spa hotel

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  16. Aparthotel Seeschlößchen

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    TUI SUNEO Children's Resort Usedom

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  18. Travel Charme Strandhotel Bansin

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  19. Apartments Villa Usedom

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  20. Baltic Sea Hotel - Villas in the Park, © Ostseehotel - Villen im Park

    Baltic Sea Hotel - Villas in the Park

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    SEETELHOTEL Ostseeresidenz Ahlbeck

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  22. Exterior view beach hotel "Seerose, © DH Studio, Dirk Holst

    Beach Hotel Seerose

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  23. A-ROSA Strandidyll Heringsdorf

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  24. Small beach castle Zinnowitz

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  25. © Usedom Design, Wolgast

    Sports School Zinnowitz

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  26. Main house in youth holiday park, © Sportjugend Berlin

    Youth holiday park Ahlbeck

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  27. Youth Meeting Center Golm

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    Hotel Kaiserhof Heringsdorf

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  29. Equestrian farm Sallenthin

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  30. Hotels Asgard

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    Beach Hotel Baltic Sea View

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  32. BEST WESTERN Hotel Hanse-Kogge

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    DAS AHLBECK HOTEL & SPA

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  34. Familien Wellness Hotel Restaurant Seeklause

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  35. Aerial view of the school hostel Camp Peenemünde, © Uwe Wobser

    School camp Peenemünde

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  36. © Tropenhaus Bansin Marcel Piper

    Aparthotel Tropenhaus Bansin

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  37. © Gutshaus Krummin / Matthias Friel

    Krummin Manor House

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  38. Welcome to the KAISER SPA HOTEL ZUR POST, © Kaiserbad Bansin Hotelbetriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

    KAISER SPA HOTEL ZUR POST

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  39. SEETELHOTEL Ostseehotel Ahlbeck

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  40. Pension Seeperle

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    Steigenberger Grandhotel & Spa Heringsdorf

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  42. Casa Familia Family Holiday Center

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  43. Start the adventure from the group house, © St. Otto Eigenproduktion

    Meeting and family holiday center St. Otto

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  44. Usedom Bike Hotel & Suites

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  45. © Fotografie Sebastian John

    Vacation apartment bernsteinurlaub.de

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  46. Balmer Lake Hotel - Golf - Spa

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  47. SEETELHOTEL Ahlbecker Hof

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  48. Villa Concordia by night, © Antonia Lesche

    Villa Concordia Zinnowitz

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  49. Parkhotel Am Glienberg

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  50. Foals in our pasture right next to the hotel, © Hotel Friesenhof

    Hotel Friesenhof on Usedom

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    SEETELHOTEL Hotel Nautic

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    SEETELHOTEL Ostseeresidenz Heringsdorf

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  53. Restaurant, exterior view, © Hauseigene Bilder

    Guesthouse & Pension Natzke

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  54. Exterior view, © Villa Ingeborg

    Hotel Villa Ingeborg

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  55. Our Usedom - vacation home "Karlstraße"

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  56. Aurelia Hotel St. Hubertus

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  57. Hotel the breeze - living example, © Steve Herud

    Hotel "the breeze

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  58. Ackerbürgerei Lassan

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  59. Mellenthin moated castle at dusk, © Wasserschloss Mellenthin

    Mellenthin moated castle

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  60. The youth guesthouse Neusehland is located in a village idyll ..., © Alte Schule e.V.

    Youth Guesthouse Neusehland

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  61. Directly on the beach promenade - parent house of Vineta Hotels., © Vineta Hotels

    Vineta Hotels

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  62. Vacation farm Hafflandsichten

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    SEETELHOTEL Pommerscher Hof

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  64. Heringsdorf beach hotel

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  65. Pineblue Villas

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    THE HUDEWALD Hotel & Resort

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  67. House Alte Liebe apartment no. 2, © Marcel Piper

    House Alte Liebe Zinnowitz

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    SEETELHOTEL Ostseeresidenz Bansin

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  • Karlchen's Magic Forest Karlshagen

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Strandpromenade, 17449 Karlshagen

    Karlchens Zauberwald is a "magical" children's playground in the Baltic resort Karlshagen.

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  • Climbing forest, © Sabrina Wittkopf-Schade

    Climbing forest Usedom

    • B 111 / Am Forstamt Neu Pudagla, 17459 Ückeritz

    Leisure fun for young and old promises a visit to the climbing forest Usedom.

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  • Koserow pier

    • Am Strande, 17459 Koserow

    The new Koserow pier extends 280m into the Baltic Sea in the shape of a wave. Opened in 2021, it offers 2 large platforms that invite you to sit, enjoy and breathe the Baltic Sea air. At the same time, you can use it perfectly as a sunset cinema.

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    Heringsdorf Pier

    • Strandpromenade, 17424 Seebad Heringsdorf

    The 508 m long sea-bridge is built in the style of the modern era. The steel and glass superstructures are unique, in particular the restaurant on the bridgehead that looks like a UFO from a distance.

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  • Go-Kart Peenemünde

    • Open today
    • Am Flugplatz, 17449 Peenemünde

    Go-Kart Peenemünde offers recreational fun for young and old during the summer months.

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  • The world stands on its head in Trassenheide, © Sabrina Wittkopf-Schade

    The world is upside down

    • Wiesenweg, 17449 Ostseebad Trassenheide

    A house full of surprises is located in Trassenheide. It is guaranteed fun for the whole family and the opportunity to take vacation photos that not everyone has!

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    Surfspot Lütow

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • 17440 Lütow

    The small amount of space makes Lütow a pure windsurfing spot. The spot works especially well with wind from south to northwest directions.

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  • Boat building and rigging school

    • Fährstraße, 17449 Peenemünde

    Boat building courses for ambitious hobby boat builders, as well as for families, school classes and youth groups. At the end of the course, everyone can go home with a self-built wooden boat, be it a canoe, a kayak or even a small dinghy.

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    Island farm VINETA

    • Dorfstraße, 17459 Zempin

    Quiet hotel complex with wellness oasis and great restaurant with the largest terrace directly on the Achterwasser. Ideal for your wedding or family celebration, family vacation or trip to the Island of Usedom.

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  • Climate forest Damerow

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Damerow, 17459 Koserow

    The two climate forests on Island of Usedom are located in the immediate vicinity at the narrowest point of the island. In addition to the Koserow climate forest, another area for new reforestation has been developed here in Damerow under the direction of the Neu Pudagla forestry office. This new "Climate Forest Damerow" was opened with a donation of 50 forest shares from the Achterkerke Foundation to local families as part of a large planting campaign during the Usedom Wildlife Weeks on October 24, 2009. The English oaks planted here on 2 hectares are now about 5 meters high, so that you can already walk through them.

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    Climate forest Koserow

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Damerow, 17459 Koserow

    Not far from the narrowest part of the Island of Usedom, between Zempin and Koserow, the two climatic forests of Damerow and Koserow have been created under the direction of the Neu Pudagla forestry office.

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  • Tractors World Usedom

    • Open today
    • Stolper Straße, 17406 Usedom

    Friends of agriculture and technical development will get their money's worth here with us. A wide variety of tractors and tractors of different makes and types are on display in the hall and outside.

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    SEETELHOTEL Strandhotel Atlantic

    • Strandpromenade, 17429 Seebad Bansin

    The Strandhotel Atlantic is an architectural gem and adults-only house in the seaside resort of Bansin that is waiting to be discovered. Let yourself be seduced by the magic of this charming first-class hotel.

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    Museum Otto Niemeyer-Holstein Studio

    • B111, Lüttenort, 17459 Koserow

    The Otto Niemeyer-Holstein studio is one of the special attractions of the Island of Usedom: a refuge where art and nature meet directly.

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    Fennhof - equestrian farm with trail riding and cycling station

    • Ludwigshof, 17375 Ahlbeck

    In the far northeast, our family-run equestrian farm with trail riding and cycling station welcomes you and your horse.

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    SEETELHOTEL Kaiserstrand Beachhotel Bansin Center

    • Strandpromenade, 17429 Bansin

    Young, fresh and varied. Conceived in modern architecture, the Kaiserstrand Beachhotel impresses with its lightness in maritime design and lets you experience the natural charm of the Baltic Sea.

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    Tropical House Bansin

    • Open today
    • Goethestraße, 17429 Seebad Bansin

    In the Tropical House Bansin palm trees, tropical landscapes and exotic animals can be viewed and experienced.

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  • Beach and Wellness Hotel "Preussenhof

    • Dünenstraße, 17454 Zinnowitz

    In the most beautiful location, directly on the Zinnowitz pier and beach promenade, the house shines with unmistakable charm of the imperial glory days.

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    Dorint Resort Baltic Hills Usedom

    • Hauptstr., 17419 Korswandt

    Island of Usedom "Unique Experience and Enjoyment!" The Dorint Resort Baltic Hills Usedom is the ideal starting point for a relaxing and eventful vacation.

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  • Exterior view Hotel Residence, © TMV

    Hotel & Restaurant Residence

    • Kanalstraße, 17424 Heringsdorf

    Our quiet hotel is located away from the hustle and bustle at the entrance of Heringsdorf. You can reach the Baltic Sea beach or the center of Heringsdorf in 15 minutes on foot. Only a 3-minute walk away, the Gothensee, which is a protected nature reserve, offers relaxing diversions and romantic sunsets.

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