Baltic Sea

Around 750 kilometers of coastline with fine sandy beaches, natural beaches, and cliffs, as well as over 1,500 kilometers of lagoon and lagoon coastline.

RR: Big 50 - May 2025
Date: June 21

Laboe

Laboe, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, approximately 10 km northeast of Kiel. Laboe's best features are its waterfront, the short distance to the beautiful sailing area of the Danish South Sea, and its proximity to one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. The long sandy beach stretches from the harbor to the Naval Memorial, Laboe's landmark.

RR: March alternative RR
Date: March 25

Sieseby

Sieseby is located directly on the Schlei and has a ferry dock with several berths and a slipway for launching small boats. In the summer months, the public Schlei boat service calls at the dock. Sieseby is particularly well-known for its numerous restored thatched-roof houses. Since 2000, the town has been the first area monument in Schleswig-Holstein to be listed as a historical monument.

Distance: 267 km

Travel time: 15 days

Friedrichstadt

Friedrichstadt is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein. It is situated on the river Eider approx. 12 km south of Husum. The town was founded in 1621 by Dutch settlers. The buildings of the Dutch brick Renaissance and canals shape the cityscape of the 'Dutch town' with almost 2,700 inhabitants, which now lives primarily from tourism. In total, the city has 18 bridges over the rivers and canals.

RR: All about your country RR
Date: April 9

Helgoland

Helgoland is a small German archipelago in the North Sea. It's a somewhat popular destination for one-day ship cruises. A feature of the island is almost total absence of car traffic, which makes it a safe and quiet location, and a hotspot for birdwatching. The island is famous for its Lange Anna spire, cliffs of red rock, sandy beaches and wildlife.

Tag: Album Tag
Date: Feb 26

Lübeck

Lübeck, the Queen of all the Hanseatic cities, was founded in 1143 as 'the first western city on the Baltic coast'. A Medieval ambiance and historical and cultural attractions still dominate the wonderful cityscape today and hark back to the city's glorious past as a Free and Hanseatic city. Surrounded by water, the Old Town with its seven towers and five main churches is testament to 1,000 years of eventful history. As such, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in its own right, as the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist buildings, narrow lanes and streets, churches and monasteries, merchants' houses and fortifications come together to form a remarkable whole.

Unesco: Hanseatic City of Lübeck

Distance: 500 km

Travel time: 35 days

Husumer Hafen

Husum is a maritime town in Schleswig-Holstein where colorful houses line the harbor. The Hafenstraße is the popular maritime promenade for strolling, shopping, eating and drinking. In the summer, the shopping street with its many historic houses becomes a car-free harbor promenade, which invites you to a relaxed harbor experience at low and high tide.

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Date: May 31

Husum

Husum is a maritime town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, near Denmark. Colorful houses line the harbor, where the National Park House has exhibits on the tidal flats and salt marshes of Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park. In spring, crocuses fill the grounds of Husum Castle. The North Sea Cycle Route passes through town. Offshore are the beaches of the North Frisian Islands, including Sylt.

RR: 10 Countries RR (20)
Date: May 29

Holstentor

The Holsten Gate is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Built in 1464, the Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck's medieval city fortifications and one of two remaining city gates. Known for its two-round towers and arched entrance, it is regarded today as a symbol of the city. Together with the old city centre of Lübeck it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

Unesco: Hanseatic City of Lübeck
RR: 10 Countries RR (20)
Date: Oct 5

Timmendorfer Strand

Timmendorfer Strand is a coastal town on the Baltic Sea, in northern Germany. Its long beach is a hub for water sports, and the Sea Life aquarium is home to otters and sharks. Timmendorfer Platz is an area with cafes and restaurants. Vogelpark Niendorf bird sanctuary shelters owls and toucans. Nearby, trails circle vast Hemmelsdorfer Lake. The town of Niendorf is known for its pier, with bay views and a playground.

RR: 10 Countries RR
Date: May 14

Lange Anna

Lange Annais a 47-metre high sea stack of Buntsandstein in the North Sea island of Heligoland. In 1969 it was declared a natural monument.  Although Lange Anna is not freely accessible to tourists for nature conservation reasons, it offers a great opportunity for impressive photos. Numerous seabirds such as guillemots, kittiwakes and gannets breed on the red rock .The reddish rock of Lange Anna is interspersed with lighter horizontal layers and looks back on an eventful history. Originally, the boulder was connected to the main island by an arch. On May 16, 1860, it collapsed.

RR: 10 Countries RR
Date: April 20

Husum

Husum is a maritime town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Colorful houses line the harbor, where the National Park House has exhibits on the tidal flats and salt marshes of Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park. In spring, crocuses fill the grounds of Husum Castle. The town was the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Storm, who coined the epithet 'the grey town by the sea'. 

RR: Weekly RR
Date: Feb 14

Helgoland

The island Helgoland is famous for its Lange Anna spire, cliffs of red rock, sandy beaches and wildlife.​​​​​​ It  is located 46 kilometres off the German coastline and consists of two islands: the populated triangular 1 km2  main island to the west, and the Düne to the east. The island of Heligoland is a geological oddity, the presence of the main island's characteristic red sedimentary rock in the middle of the German Bight is unusual. It is the only such formation of cliffs along the continental coast of the North Sea.

RR: 10 Countries RR (20)
Date: Dec 2

Kiel

Another card from Kiel. Kiel has a long shipbuilding and naval tradition but is characterised today by its vibrant student scene, laid-back lifestyle and urban flair. You can sense this in its modern city centre as much as you can on Dänische Strasse, a street of 19th-century buildings full of maritime charm.

RR: September Alternative RR
Date: Sept 22

Hallig Hooge

The Halligen are small islands without protective dikes located in The Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park. Hooge is the second largest of the ten Halligen in the Wadden Sea. The Wadden Sea along the coast of the federal state Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest National Park in Europe and was designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve already in 1990, with an extension to cover the Hallig islands.

Unesco: Wadden Sea
RR: Many themes RR
Date: Sept 7

Kiel

From Kiel, a port city on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, approximately 90 kilometres  north of Hamburg. Kiel is home to the German Navy's Baltic fleet and has became a major high-tech shipbuilding centre.

RR: 10 Countries RR
Date: Aug 13

Weseby an der Schlei

The Schlei is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 32 kilometers from the Baltic near Kappeln and Arnis to the city of Schleswig. Weseby is the smallest village in the municipality Kosel.

Distance: 536 km

Travel time: 6 days

From Mölln

From Mölln, a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by several small lakes.
Mölln calls itself the Eulenspiegel town, because of Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought. Eulenspiegel is said to have lived in Brunswick, but his last year of life he allegedly resided in Mölln. He died from the plague in 1350. Although his existence is not proven, there are several monuments to him in Mölln.

Distance: 516 km
Travel time: 5 days

Schloss Glücksburg

Glücksburg Castle is a water castle in the town of Glücksburg, Germany. It is one of the most important Renaissance castles in northern Europe. It is the seat of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and was also used by the Danish kings. Situated on the Flensburg Fjord, the castle is now a museum owned by a foundation, and is no longer inhabited by the ducal family.

Distance: 521 km
Travel time: 8 days

From Kiel

From Kiel, a port city on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast, the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Distance: 512 km
Travel time: 6 days