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Usedom Travel Guide
Usedom is the second largest island in Germany that can be called a real balsam for a stressed soul. It offers numerous sand beaches, fascinating villas, and thatched roof houses as well as long-standing history. Here you can both peacefully relax at the seaside and experience exciting adventures. Arrange your trip with HotelFriend and treat yourself with perfect time-out on the Usedom.
The best time to visit
Usedom counts among the sunniest holiday resorts of Germany with an average of 2.000 sun hours per year. The warmest months are August and September with an average temperature of 21°C. In case you merely want to chill out without bathing in Ostsee, May, June, and October also have suitable weather.
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The beaches
The main attraction of the island is certainly the beaches. The seaside extends over 40 km and provides white-sand strands. A special landmark is beach baskets that have a long-standing tradition on Usedom. The oldest basket manufactory of the country is located on the island. Moreover, in Heringsdorf stands a further huge attraction. Four-meter high and three-meter deep construction is considered the biggest beach basket worldwide - a perfect spot for your vacation photos.
The Kaiserbäder
The Kaiserbäder, namely Baltic seaside resorts Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf, and Banzin resemble the pearls on the chain since they are situated directly near each other. White beaches and splendid villas of the seaside architecture create an impressive combination where you can stroll or practice various sports like a kite- and windsurfing, swimming, sailing.
Lieper Winkel
Lieper Winkel is an unknown gem at the Baltic Sea. It’s an idyllic peninsula with typical thatched houses and tiny fishermen's cottages. The highest points of Lieper Winkel - the Jungfernberg (18 m high) and the Suckower oak that is approx. 700 years old and 20 m high are worth visiting as well.
The Wasserschloss Mellenthin
The Wasserschloss Mellenthin, that name is Slavic origin and means “the center” is the central point of the island indeed. The Renaissance castle was erected in 1575 and houses nowadays a cafe and a hotel where you can enjoy cozy dining and charming atmosphere.
Benz
The commune Benz is also worth seeing. Here, the medieval Renaissance church St. Petri that fascinates visitors with the ceiling painting of the coffered ceiling and the baroque tower is situated. Besides, Benz can boast of a unique on Usedom Dutch-type windmill.
The Streckelsberg
The Streckelsberg is an approx. 58-meter high cliff edge dune which guarantees breathtaking panoramic views.
The viewpoint is situated between seaside resorts Koserow and Kölpinsee and is associated with the mysterious town of Vineta.
Vineta
Vineta is a mythical sunken town the inhabitants of which owned countless treasures. Nevertheless, the townspeople were punished for their arrogance and excessive lifestyle with a flood after which the city sank at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. From the Streckelsberg, you can see the riffs of Vineta. Until now, archeologists, regional ethnographers, and theater companies occupy themselves with the theory about the legendary town.
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Cuisine and specialties
As Usedom has always been the island of fishermen, they couldn’t afford themselves various delicacies and contented themselves with products that were growing or swimming in front of their houses: potatoes, cabbage, turnips, and firstly fish. Herring is especially popular here. Each April the locals even organize the “herring weeks”. Usedom restaurants also offer flounder, cod, perch, zander, carp, pike, and a delicacy Ostseeschnäpel.
A beloved method of cooking fish is smoking. Directly at the beach, you can find such spots and can take a look at the assortment of fishermen, which they write on the desk with a chalk.
Since the woods on Usedom are very rich in wildlife, a special wild menu, containing game animals dishes, awaits visitors in the local restaurants in autumn.
Getting there
By car
The bascule bridges connect the island with the continent. If you are traveling from the direction of Hamburg, you should go to the bascule bridge at Wolgast (B 105 to Stralsund, B 96 to Greifswald, B 109, and B 111 to Wolgast and further on to the island).
For visitors from the direction of Berlin, the bascule bridge is suitable at Zecherin (B 109 to Anklam and further on B 110).
By train
IC trains run from North Rhine-Westphalia via Hamburg or Berlin to Züssow. You can always get from there to the trains of the Usedom Baths Railway via Wolgast to the seaside resorts on the island of Usedom.
By plane
To reach the island, you need the airport Heringsdorf. You can easily get to Usedom from Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Zurich.
By bus
The long-distance buses of UBB circulate each day from Berlin and Hamburg (via Rostock) to the island of Usedom.
Hotels and accommodation
Heringsdorf, Bansin, and Ahlbeck are especially popular among tourists. On Usedom, a wide range of lodging options is provided to tourists. Such accommodation kinds as hotels & pensions, holiday houses & apartments, bungalows, villas, hostels, campsites are here in abundance. You can make a decision on your own, whether you stay long in a luxurious villa or prefer cheap accommodation close to nature - Usedom has lots to offer for you.
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