- Where to go to sunbathe?
- Weather features of a beach holiday in Germany
- The delights of Borkum
- Under the lighthouse of Amrum
- Not by the sea alone
Despite the lack of hot exoticism, beach holidays in Germany are very popular among locals and local resorts are not the last on the list of popular European places for summer vacations. There are several dozen of them, and each, regardless of size and status, can offer guests an ideal infrastructure, comfortable hotels and solid German service.
Where to go to sunbathe?
The coasts of the Baltic and North Seas are snow-white sand dunes, green pine groves, the cleanest sea and air saturated with the aromas of herbs and iodine:
- The beaches of the island of Sylt are preferred by wealthy Germans. Yes, the hotels are not cheap, but the golf courses are perfect.
- The chalk cliffs on the coast of Rügen Island are a favorite spot for celebrity photo shoots. The guests of the local resorts prefer to sunbathe in the northeast, where the Shaabe beach stretches and from where the chalk cliffs are visible at a glance.
- On the island of Hiddensee it is forbidden to travel by car, and therefore the air here is especially clean and transparent. The highlight of the resort is the sea buckthorn groves. The berries are used to prepare oils and delicious preserves.
- There is a place for everyone and everyone on the beaches of the Lubeck Bay. Dog lovers, nudists, couples with children and sports youth will find their places for swimming here.
- Hydrogen sulfide baths and other healing treatments are kindly recommended by the spa centers in the North Sea resort of St. Peter-Ording. Party lovers love this resort for the opportunity to take part in festivals and numerous other summer cultural events.
Admission to municipal beaches in Germany is free. Infrastructure typically includes changing rooms, toilets, fresh showers, and beachfront restaurants. Sun loungers and parasols are rented almost everywhere.
Weather features of a beach holiday in Germany
The lands of Germany, washed by the North and Baltic seas, are located in the maritime climate zone. It is characterized by not too large fluctuations in daily and annual temperature values. Humidity is usually quite high, and summers are long but cool.
The weather at the beach resorts in Germany is also shaped by the proximity of the Atlantic, from where air masses are constantly transported.
The beach season in Germany begins in mid-June, when the air warms up to a stable + 23 ° C. The water remains cold throughout the summer, and even in July, thermometers rarely rise above + 20 ° C. Tourists stay on the beaches until mid-September. Later, sunbathing and swimming becomes too cold.
The delights of Borkum
The island 55 km from the mainland in the North Sea is a famous balneological health resort in Europe and also a famous beach resort in Germany. The local climate is called unique and it is he who becomes the main therapeutic factor in many health programs of clinics and sanatoriums in Borkum.
The resort's other amenities include curative sea mud, swimming pools and saunas, seaside walking trails and bike paths.
Beach holidays in Germany on the island of Borkum are popular with both Germans and foreign guests. All places of rest are equipped according to the first class, and the hotels of the island offer pleasant prices for rooms and excellent service.
The resort recommends sailing and a visit to the local aquarium, a water park and many authentic restaurants as additional attractions for tourists. Curious travelers will like the expositions of museums - shipping and local history, and active and sports travelers will not miss the opportunity to go horseback riding, play tennis or learn surfing.
Under the lighthouse of Amrum
The main attraction of Amrum Island in the North Sea is the old lighthouse. It is the highest accessible on this coast and its observation deck is located 42 meters above the ground. And on the island of Amrum there are magnificent beaches, the dim beauty of which attracts many fans of recreation on the northern seas.
The beaches of the island stretch for 16 km and lovers of solitude prefer to sunbathe here. There are also many rare animals and birds on the island that can be watched in their natural habitat.
Not by the sea alone
The Germans also equipped nice beaches on the shores of numerous lakes. Residents of nearby cities come here on vacation or weekend and enjoy the magnificent scenery and fresh air:
- The Alster lake in Hamburg is surrounded by a luxurious park, where landscape designers compete in the ability to create compositions from fresh flowers. You can swim on the local beaches already at the beginning of summer: the water of the lake warms up much earlier than on the northern coast.
- The plain of six lakes in western Germany is a great place for water sports and just sunbathing. The lakes are of artificial origin, and on their shores there are boat and catamaran rental offices and yacht clubs.
- Even at the height of summer, only a very seasoned person can swim on Lake Schwerin. The water temperature in it does not rise above + 17 ° С. But a beach holiday in Germany is the lot of strong-minded people, and therefore the shores of Schwerin are still full of fans of fresh air and natural beauty. Photos of local cafes testify to the high skill of the chefs, and reviews of the beach infrastructure leave no doubt about the German solidity.
The Germans prefer to swim comfortably in the pools equipped in many hotels aimed at summer holidays. One of the largest swimming pools in all of Europe is located near the town of Kaiserslautern in the southwest of the country. At the beginning of the twentieth century, a bathhouse with changing cabins and guest wooden houses was equipped at this place. Despite the artesian origin of the water in the Vashmühle basin, it warms up to + 25 ° C at the height of the beach season. Other attractions in Kaiserslautern include the local botanical gardens, including the largest Japanese garden in the Old World.
