Putgarten: Cape Arkona, Culture and Regional Cuisine
Accommodation in Putgarten
Putgarten combines a striking coastal landscape with cultural attractions and regional offerings. At Cape Arkona, the different facets of the area include a lighthouse with far-reaching views, a historic rampart and a former bunker that now houses an art exhibition. There is also the Rügenhof, a red-brick complex, and the culinary offerings at Putgarten Manor House. When choosing your holiday apartment, you can consider which of these experiences you would like to make a particular part of your trip.
Cape Arkona: Cliffs and Lighthouse Views
The Cape Arkona protected area in the municipality of Putgarten includes 45-metre-high cliffs. A striking viewpoint is the fully operational Cape Arkona Lighthouse, which you can climb by taking 164 steps. From the top, the view stretches across the entire Wittow Peninsula, Rügen and the sea as far as Hiddensee. The number of steps gives you a concrete point of reference when deciding whether the climb fits into your day’s plans. The lighthouse thus combines a building that is still in operation with views of the landscape and sea.
The Cape Arkona railway, powered by gas or hydrogen, runs between the Putgarten car park, the fishing village of Vitt and Cape Arkona. These three destinations help you plan your excursion: the Putgarten car park, the fishing village of Vitt and Cape Arkona are the railway’s stops. If you want to focus on the coastal landscape and the lighthouse, you can take this connection into account when planning your stay.
History, Art and Cultural Discoveries
The rampart of Jaromarsburg is located right at the tip of Cape Arkona in the municipality of Putgarten. It is a historic attraction in its own right, alongside the lighthouse and cliffs. The former East German National People’s Army bunker at Cape Arkona houses a museum about the history of border security; today, contemporary art is exhibited there. The bunker’s former purpose and its current exhibition belong to different periods in the history of the same place. Cultural events are also held regularly in the garden of the lighthouse keeper’s house at Cape Arkona.
Red-Brick Ensemble and Regional Cuisine
The Rügenhof in Putgarten is a typical North German ensemble of red-brick buildings. The complex includes a manor house, a former sheepfold, a pottery and a barn. Its range of building types makes the Rügenhof a place where you can discover several features of a North German red-brick ensemble. If you are interested in architectural styles and places shaped by traditional crafts, you will find a different focus here than at Cape Arkona.
Putgarten Manor House serves lunch, pasta dishes from its own workshop, regional ice cream, coffee and homemade cakes. There is also a wide selection of regional products. This gives you another way to experience the area through its regional food and produce. The culinary offerings complement the landscape and culture without limiting your trip to the lighthouse or coast.
Getting Your Bearings and Choosing Where to Stay
The information office of Tourismusgesellschaft mbH Kap Arkona is at the entrance to Putgarten, right by the car park. There, you can get information and tools to help plan your stay at Cape Arkona. The experiences that interest you most can guide your choice of holiday apartment in Putgarten: views and cliffs, history and art, cultural events or regional cuisine.
If you would like to include other places in your travel plans alongside Putgarten, you can find Altenkirchen, Wiek on Rügen, Sagard, Dranske, Breege, Glowe and Lohme.
For the main travel overview: Amt Nord-Rügen.
