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If we are to tell you about our island, then forget everything you have encountered so far. Forget the white dunes of the North Sea islands, the rugged cliffs of Bornholm and the thundering surf off Denmark's shores. Rügen also offers you everything that you marvel at there in an impressive way, only more lovely, friendlier and in an intimate marriage of sea and land.

The rugged cliffs in the north of the island, the dazzling white chalk mountains in the north-east, the long sandy beaches of the bathing resorts and the fishing villages in the south on the Mönchgut peninsula are among the holiday paradises that attract the stream of sun-seeking city dwellers who are there to find their holiday longing for space and clarity , after immeasurable beauty and relaxation.

May Rügen be a great and happy discovery for all its visitors. Romance and vibrant life come together here in happy harmony, on a holiday island whose magic nobody can resist.

In this wonderful environment, the cure comes from nature. The location of the town on the edge of the Granitz makes the climate a unique factor. The sea water is an ideal addition to the climate to heal body and soul stressed by everyday life. A walk on the Baltic Sea beach in the iodine-rich air is good for the lungs and bronchi. This mild stimulating climate will be used in climate cures from spring 1998.

Beneficial exertion during hikes on the beach or in the forests of the Granitz provide relief for many patients. The healing effects of sea water, chalk and thermal water can be experienced in various physiotherapy facilities. In the rehabilitation clinics for children, the indications respiratory diseases, neurodermatitis and chronic kidney diseases are treated.

Ask your family doctor about the way to a cure. Numerous hotels, pensions and guest houses in Binz offer saunas, fitness facilities and indoor pools. In this way, healthy vacationers in particular get their money's worth.

Binz, as the largest Baltic Sea resort on the island, has what all renowned seaside resorts have: a promenade, the promenade. It has been extended to 3.2 kilometers in recent years. See and be seen is the motto, as it is on every promenade that takes pride in itself and its users.

But Binz has even more to offer. On the one hand the view of the eternal sea and on the other hand the view of Binz through the ages. The centerpiece is still the Kurhaus, which is currently being restored, with the Kurplatz in front of it together with the pavilion and the neighboring part with the beautiful old villas in the spa architecture style, many of which are already shining in new splendor. Another landmark of Binz is the pier, which is also the focus of various festivals every year. The pier allows a unique view of the silhouette of the Baltic Sea resort.

So that you can experience this flair and the natural experience sea - beach - beech forests in the future, the employees in the spa administration in the Baltic Sea resort of Binz are responsible for your well-being before, during and after your holiday and are also your contact persons. You can reach us at the information center in the summer months daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and bring your wishes, questions and problems to the man or woman.

We book bus day trips and boat trips for you from the Baltic Sea resort of Binz, we inform you about events, excursion destinations, hiking and cycling trails, bus and train connections; we sell travel literature, hiking maps and tickets for events; we provide you with information material; we give you gastronomic insider tips and where you can buy your holiday souvenir and we have a list of accommodation in the area of ​​hotels - apartments - pensions - private quarters ready for you.

It's no longer a secret for beach connoisseurs: The Prorer Wiek is one of the most beautiful bathing bays in Germany. Embedded in the beech forests of the Granitz and the pines of the Schmale Heide, vacationers will find the best conditions for pure bathing pleasure here - a wide, wonderfully white, fine sandy beach.

It slopes gently into the sea and is therefore ideal, not just for children. A sign of the high quality of the Binz beach is the "Blue European Flag" as an environmental symbol for particularly well-kept beaches with good bathing water, which is awarded annually by the European Foundation for Environmental Education in Copenhagen and which now also flies here.

The German Life Saving Society (DLRG) ensures safety on the beach and in the water. And the beach chair rental companies offer their popular "Sonnenkiepen" in a decades-old tradition. In them you can rest, laze around and be protected from the fresh breeze.

But this also ensures that it rarely gets unbearably hot here, because the sun means well with Binz. The Baltic Sea resort has the most hours of sunshine in Germany. And if you want to know exactly, you can find out the daily weather conditions here on the Internet and on Südwest 3.

With the name Binz, more and more people associate the seaside resort with the best-preserved resort architecture. It still reflects the charm of the turn of the century. No seaside resort on the German Baltic Sea has a town center of this style that has been completely preserved in such a way that, strictly speaking, it isn't one at all.

Created at a time when the desire "back to nature" influenced people, this architecture embodies the lifestyle of the epoch like hardly anything else:

It's the turn of the century. Interested parties from all over Germany purchase land in Binz and commission their local architects to build hotels and guesthouses. The beach promenade, the spa building, the pier and the Warmbad are created - a seaside resort is born.

Today you can discover the now reconstructed villas from that time with playful Art Nouveau elements, carvings and balconies made of wood or metal at every turn, which the eye cannot get enough of. While hotels and holiday villas are reminiscent of times gone by from the outside, well-kept rooms with all the comforts of the present await the guest inside - of course winterproof. A hundred years ago that was the exception rather than the rule.

A walk on the promenade and through the adjacent streets will enchant you and transport you back in time. And if you don't like walking, you can use the "Binz Express" for a tour of the town.

There is no such thing as boredom on a holiday on the Baltic Sea. During the summer months, our Kurplatz becomes a stage: Whether it's a spa concert or a children's event, entertainment or a summer night's ball - people meet. This is where the heart of our Baltic Sea resort beats.

The unique landscape of Rügen has produced people who are just as idiosyncratic and fascinating as the island. One shapes the other. Poets and painters have been inspired in the past, and artists are also captivated.

There is probably only one of them:

The expanse of the Baltic Sea, the quiet beech forests of the Granitz, the Romanesque Schmachter See and the untouched nature of the narrow heath between the Bodden and the Baltic Sea. The slander that the people here are closed like the Black Lake in the Granitz is only true at first glance. If you make the effort to strike up a conversation with them, this impression quickly dissipates.

Anyone who is welcomed here with warmth should know that it is also genuine, as is the much-described hospitality of the islanders. This is also reflected in the epicurean specialties of the island: They are like the people, straightforward and without frills, the roots lie in the history and customs of the island.

In the numerous fish restaurants you have to try cod fillet, brataal, but also pike and zander. The flounder tastes best when it is still warm, fresh from the smoke. The fish dishes will remind you of your vacation for a long time. Many other dishes are also typical of the country and can tell stories from times long past. Stuffed rib roast is just as much a part of it as "Beern und Klüd".

At some point even the greatest hunger for sun will be satisfied and you can start exploring the area. Binz is rich in excursion possibilities. A sea trip with one of the pretty spa ships from the pier is obvious. This is the longest on the island at 370 m and was completed in 1994. The Prorer Wiek, the name probably comes from the Vikings, is the starting point for trips to the chalk cliffs, to Usedom and Bornholm.

A must among the excursions is a romantic ride on the steam-powered small train, the "Racing Roland". It connects the Baltic Sea resorts of Göhren, Baabe, Sellin and Binz with the old residential town of Putbus. You should have enough time when steaming through the countryside of Rügen with him. The Granitz with its sparse beech forests offers an ideal hiking area with different levels of difficulty. The venerable Jagdschloss is a fascinating reward for the hiking effort. From the tower you have the most beautiful view of all the bays, meadows, hills and forests of the Rügen landscape. You never forget this view.

Flint Fields (6 kb) A completely different excursion destination is north of Binz - the Flint Fields. Unique in Europe, the power of the Ice Age is clearly demonstrated here. A sea of ​​stones... But the island offers much, much more. The information points of the tourist office and spa administration offer a wide range of day trips. A visit to the exhibitions in Prora is not only worthwhile on rainy days. Whether it's the railway and technology museum, the "hands-on museum" or the Prora gallery - there's something interesting and new to discover everywhere. Prora has a special treat in store for art lovers - the world's largest prints exhibition "The Second Look" by the Vogel family with more than 3000 prints from this century.

As early as 1860, guests sought out the small fishing village of Binz to recover from the stresses of everyday life in the seclusion of its beautiful surroundings. However, the trip to Binz turned out to be strenuous, as there was neither train nor bus. Mail coaches were the most common means of transport at that time. On the route Stahlbrode - Glewitz, which still exists today, and on the Stralsund - Altefaehr ferry line, which was later replaced by the Rügendamm, the island could be reached by horse and cart.

Another, less strenuous way of reaching the village of Binz was to arrive by ship. Regular services from Stettin, Greifswald and Stralsund started early on in the small ports on Rügen's Bodden coast. In 1885, the Stettin shipping company J.F.Braeunlich set up regular scheduled services on the Stettin - Sassnitz route with a stop in Binz.

Since there were still no ports on Rügen's Baltic Sea coast, the passengers had to be disembarked in the roadstead. For this purpose, the local fishermen sailed out to the steamer in their small vessels, handed over the guests going home and took care of the arriving ones.

Around the turn of the century, the first large bridges were built on the Baltic Sea coast, consciously supported by the state. In Binz, work began in 1902 on a 600 m long boat dock, where Stettin's steamers could now moor.

Thus, after crossing the Strelasund - the strait between Stralsund and Rügen - in 1898, travelers could experience the journey by train from Altefaehr to Binz without the hassle of changing trains. However, the journey took about four hours, so that hospitality in the dining car that was carried along was felt to be pleasant.

In connection with the construction of the KdF seaside resort of Rügen in Prora, Binz was connected to the standard gauge network of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1939. Since then, Binz has been the terminus for express trains, and from 1990 also for IC and IR trains.