Discover Rostock: Coast, Nature and Culture
Accommodation in Rostock
Rostock offers different perspectives on the Baltic Sea coast and the inland region: the area is characterised by seaside resorts as well as river valleys, lakes, forests and cultural discoveries. When planning your trip, it is worth deciding on your main focus first. Should your holiday apartment mainly suit a stay on the coast, would you like to explore nature parks, or are museums and regional history your priority? The experiences on offer provide helpful guidance when choosing where to stay.
Coast, Rivers and Lake Landscapes
The Rostock region includes 62 kilometres of Baltic Sea coastline, with a number of seaside resorts. The coastal hinterland includes the river valleys of the Warnow and Recknitz. The Sternberger Seenland Nature Park has a different character: its landscape features deeply incised breakthrough valleys along the Warnow, numerous lakes, picturesque hills and extensive forests. Hiking and cycling are among the obvious ways to experience nature there. If you enjoy spending time outdoors, you can make this landscape a focus of your trip and choose the location of your holiday apartment accordingly.
Wildlife watching and discovery tours also offer a specific reason to include nature in your plans. Discovery tours focusing on beavers, wolves and white-tailed eagles are available in the Sternberger Seenland, Nossentiner-Schwinzer-Heide and Mecklenburgische Schweiz nature parks, at Lake Kummerow and in Wildpark-MV. At Wildpark-MV, visitors can explore the park independently or join guided hikes, including wolf, owl and evening walks. This gives you different ways to experience nature: a walk around the park on your own or a guided tour on a specific theme.
Active Experiences and Special Journeys
The Schwaan Climbing and Adventure Forest has seven courses for children, beginners and advanced climbers. Another special feature is the 116.5-metre-long Flying Fox zipline, which runs directly over the lake. These specific activities give families and guests travelling together different options, without everyone having to spend the day in the same way. Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Rövershagen offers more than 50 experiences, including the indoor attraction “Karls Bonbonland”, which covers more than 2,000 square metres.
The historic Molli narrow-gauge railway offers another way to explore the area. It runs between Kühlungsborn and Bad Doberan and is the oldest narrow-gauge railway on the Baltic Sea coast. With its rare 900 mm gauge, this historic seaside railway has shaped the coastal townscape since 1886. If you are considering Kühlungsborn or Bad Doberan as part of your trip, the railway may be an interesting factor when choosing where to stay.
You can also plan your journey according to your mode of transport: Motorway 19 leads into the Rostock district from the south and crosses Motorway 20, which runs from west to east. Buses and trains operate within the district as part of the transport network. With one ticket, holidaymakers can travel throughout the entire region, including the Hanseatic and university city of Rostock. When choosing your holiday apartment, therefore, consider which places and experiences you would like to prioritise.
Museums, History and Regional Highlights
At the Wolhynian Resettler Museum in Linstow, guided tours for groups and individuals tell the story of the Wolhynian Germans. Ethnographic objects, photos and documents trace the story from the mid-19th century to their settlement in Mecklenburg after the Second World War. The exhibition thus links a long historical period with the history of a settlement in Mecklenburg. For culture enthusiasts, this offers a different focus for a trip than a nature tour or an active day in the adventure forest.
Other cultural destinations have their own particular focus: the theatre in Güstrow is the oldest surviving civic theatre in Mecklenburg. Historical sights in the Rostock region include the former monastery in Rühn and the minster in Bad Doberan. The Heinrich Schliemann Museum displays original finds from Troy and replicas of Mycenaean gold finds; its permanent exhibition is devoted to Schliemann’s life and archaeological legacy. The twin mills of Neu Vorwerk showcase traditional crafts. In Alt Kalen, a genuine windmill operator still grinds flour.
Local experiences related to agriculture and food can also add to your trip. The Milk Route around Bützow shows visitors how agriculture works. At the crafts market in Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Rövershagen, visitors can discover handmade jams, confectionery, chocolate and fresh coffee. Whether you prefer these insights, nature, the coast or culture, choose your holiday apartment to suit the places and themes that interest you most on your trip.
More Destination Pages
Bad Doberan-Land District, Carbäk District, Gnoien District, Güstrow-Land District, Gubkow, Kessin, Kowalz, Lieblingshof, Graal-Muritz, Güstrow, Reppelin, Markgrafenheide, Kühlungsborn, Warnemünde, Niekrenz, Teterow, Krakow am See District, Laage District, Mecklenburgische Schweiz District, Neubukow-Salzhaff District, Rostocker Heide District, Schwaan District, Tessin District, Warnow-West District, Bützow-Land District, Sanitz, Bad Doberan, Satow, Mandelshagen, Rostock, Kröpelin, Neubukow, Lütten Klein, Dummerstorf, Gehlsdorf, Evershagen, Kavelstorf, Groß Lüsewitz.
For the overarching travel overview: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
