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Castles, museums, gardens & other destinations around Greifswald

Excursions in Western Pomerania

Greifswald is the ideal starting point for day trips to the Western Pomerania region, which stretches from the Recknitz Valley in the west to the Szczecin Lagoon in the east. The Greifswalder Bodden, the Pomeranian Baltic Sea coast, the Peene valley and the villages and fields inland characterize the landscape of Western Pomerania and have numerous excursion destinations in store for guests. Whether idyllic manor houses, small fishing villages or historical places - from Greifswald the region can be wonderfully explored in individual daily stages.

Excursion tips in Western Pomerania

Baroque Castle Griebenow — Baroque palace in Griebenow

Griebenow Castle

Baroque castle with spacious park, changing exhibitions and castle café
»schloss-griebenow.de

» Distance: 10km

Ludwigsburg Castle — Ludwigsburg Palace © Stefan Dinse

Ludwigsburg Palace

Castle built in the Renaissance style from the 16th century with a spacious park
» ludwigsburg-mv.de

» Distance: 14km

Wassermuehle-Hanshagen — Hanshagen water mill

Hanshagen water mill

Last Western Pomeranian water mill with restaurant and farm shop
» wassermühle-hanshagen.de

» Distance: 15km

parish garden-wusterhusen — Wusterhusen parish garden © K. Krüger

Wusterhusen parish garden

Johanniskirche, vicarage with Karl-Lappe-Center and parish garden with meadow orchard and benches to linger

» Distance: 19km

fishing port-freest — Freest fishing port © TMV/pocha.de

Fishing village Freest

fishing village on the Peenestrom with fishing port; known for its fisherman's carpets, passenger ferry to Peenemünde

» Distance: 27km

Rungehaus-Wolgast — Birthplace of Philipp Otto Runge

Runge house Wolgast

Exhibition in the house where the romantic painter Philipp Otto Runge was born
» museum.wolgast.de

» Distance: 31km

Lilienthal Museum Anklam

Exhibition on the life and work of aviation pioneer and engineer Otto Lilienthal
» ikareon.de

» Distance: 37km

Oceaneum Stralsund

Adventure world around the oceans with aquariums and life-size whale models
» oceaneum.de

» Distance: 38km

stumbling-ferry mug — Stolper ferry mug © Gutshaus Stolpe

Manor house Stolpe

Mansion from the 19th century with a spacious park and restaurant on the Peene
» gutshaus-stolpe.de

» Distance: 40km

Excursions on Usedom

Known as the sunny island of Germany, when you think of the island of Usedom, you think of miles of beaches and imperial seaside resorts. In addition to its beautiful Baltic Sea beaches and the backwaters, Usedom has numerous other destinations to offer that can be discovered on a day trip. Just a few kilometers from Greifswald, you can reach the island either by car over the bridge in Wolgast or with the Usedomer Bäderbahn.

Excursion tips on Usedom

Karl's adventure village_800x600 — Karl's adventure village in Koserow

Karl's Erlebnis-Dorf

Adventure world for children with tractor train, farm, potato sack slide...
» karls.de/koserow

» Distance: 45km

Marina Karlshagen

One of the largest harbors on the island and the starting point for boat tours on the Peenestrom
» karlshagen.de

» Distance: 45km

htm-peenemuende — © HTM Peenemuende GmbH

Museum Peenemünde

Exhibition in what used to be the largest military research center in Europe
» museum-peenemuende.de

» Distance: 50km

Cafe Knatter Ückeritz

Idyllic restaurant and surf school with a view of the backwaters
» cafe-knatter.de

» Distance: 54km

Castle Stolpe

16th century mansion with restaurant and hotel
»schloss-stolpe.de

» Distance: 56km

IW0A1859_pt_800x600 — © Tauchgondel GmbH

diving gondola Zinnowitz

Underwater gondola at the end of the pier diving to the bottom of the Baltic Sea
» Tauchgondel.de

» Distance: 40km

Heringsdorf pier

Longest pier in Germany and magnificent villas
» kaiserbaeder-auf-usedom.de

» Distance: 65km

Ahlbeck pier

Oldest surviving pier of its kind in Germany
» kaiserbaeder-auf-usedom.de

» Distance: 65km

Excursion destinations on Rügen

In less than half an hour you can reach Germany's largest island from Greifswald via the 4 km long Rügen Bridge. With its unique chalk coast, the rare beech forests and sophisticated seaside resorts, the island of Rügen offers a variety of excursion destinations for every taste.

The most famous son of Greifswald, the romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich, hiked to the beautiful island and immortalized it in his well-known paintings.

View of Jasmunder Bodden & Baltic Sea © Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

Excursion tips on Rügen

natural heritage center-ruegen — Treetop path & observation tower © Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

Natural Heritage Center Rügen

Adventure exhibition and 1,2 km long treetop path with a view of the mixed beech forest in Prora
» nezr.de

» Distance: 73km

Jagdschloss Granitz © State Palaces and Gardens MV, Thomas Grundner

Granitz Hunting Lodge

Former hunting lodge of the Putbus princely family with castle museum and Schinkel lookout tower
» mv-schloesser.de/granitz

» Distance: 77km

chalk coast-ruegen — Chalk coast Rügen © National Park Center Königsstuhl

National Park Center Königsstuhl

Information and adventure center between chalk cliffs and beech forests
» koenigsstuhl.com

» Distance: 95km