Very nice holidays in north-eastern Germany. Untouched nature and sports like cycling, canoeing and others are possible.
Regional tourism association Vorpommern e.V.
www.vorpommern.de/english.html
The whole island is like a huge campsite. But the best of them is by the village Ückeritz/Ueckeritz. This campsite runs along several kilometres, 50 metres behind the beach. Trees all around. Sand beach. Squirrels. Boars. Bats.
Possible day-trips:
Tourist-towns Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf, Bansin with lots of tourists-fun, with a ship over to Poland.
The town Peenemünde, if you are interested in WW2-history (V-2), explanations also in English, walk through old Russian submarine possible, funny physics-exhibition.
www.m-vp.de/2398/index.htm#
Tel.: 038375 20923
www.hotel-usedom.de/karteregion.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peenem%C3%BCnde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket
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