Attractions and Places To See around Sellin - Top 20

always busy, but nice to look at 🤙

The Baltic Sea resort of Binz is the seaside resort on Rügen par excellence. It is known for its sophisticated villas and resort architecture. A fine Baltic Sea beach awaits you here and you can swim wonderfully here - so it is naturally busy here even in summer. The Adler ships dock at the pier and you can go on great boat trips from here. But you can also go on very nice tours on foot from Binz: e.g. along the high shore path to Sellin or to Prora. When Rügen is in hibernation in winter, Binz is one of the few places on Rügen where there is something going on all year round.

The Binz pier is, alongside the spa, the landmark of the Baltic Sea resort of Binz. It is particularly beautiful to look at in the dark when it is illuminated. From the bridgehead you have a beautiful view of Binz. In summer you can also enjoy the wonderful sunset here. Since summer 2024 there has been a large heart on the bridgehead to which you can attach love locks. Various boat tours can be set off from the pierhead. Fishing is only permitted from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the season. The annual fireworks display is also very beautiful.

The Sellin pier is one of the landmarks of the island of Rügen. In my opinion, it's the most beautiful pier in the Baltic Sea. The view from above over the Himmelsleiter (Stairway to Heaven) and the pier itself is particularly impressive. A visit at sunrise is especially recommended! 👌 When visiting the pier, you can learn a lot about its history thanks to information panels. At the end of the pier, there's a diving gondola that allows you to dive to the seabed. The pier restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the kitchen is open from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Very long pier, passenger ships dock at the end. The view towards Binz, Sassnitz and the chalk cliffs is very beautiful.

. A wonderful natural path through the beech forests of the Granitz, there was a smell of mushrooms, the leaves of the beech trees and the Baltic Sea blew its relatively mild breezes through the forest, just beautiful

The hike leads through the soothing shade of the forest, which invites you to dream with its gentle rustling and the sounds of the local wildlife. Then, unexpectedly, the trees thin out and the view opens up far over the shimmering Baltic Sea. These moments, when the forest retreats and the sea comes to the fore, are what make this hike an unforgettable experience. Not only nature lovers will be thrilled by this path. Anyone interested in architecture and history will get their money's worth at the Granitz hunting lodge. An impressive testimony to bygone times that is harmoniously embedded in the surrounding nature. Thanks to the “Rasenden Roland”, a nostalgic narrow-gauge railway whose whistle can be heard in the distance, you can easily get back to the starting point. A charming detail that gives hikers the feeling of having traveled to another era for a short time. And although the high bank hiking trail has its charms in every season, it takes on a new look with every change in the weather. In spring, when the first flowers sprout and the forest comes to life. In summer, when the sun turns the sea into a glittering spectacle. In autumn, when the leaves shine in all colors and the wind brings a fresh breeze. And in winter, when the silence of the snow is only broken by the crunch of your own footsteps.

On July 28, 1912, a tragedy happened on the pier in Binz. More than 1,000 people gathered on the 560-metre-long pier in anticipation of the steamer Prince Wilhelm. The bridge could not bear such a weight and the last span of it collapsed. More than 100 people fell into the sea. 16 people, including two children, could not be saved. Soldier Richard Römer, who saved 12 people from this disaster, is considered the "Father of the DLRG"