4 attractions in Binz, including Granitz Hunting Lodge, Binz and Prora. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Palaces
Binz
Granitz Hunting Lodge (Jagdschloss Granitz) near Binz on the island of Rügen looks like a fairy-tale castle hidden in a beech forest: four crenellated corner towers, a slender central tower and pale pink walls. Built for the princes of Put…
Coast & islands
Binz
Binz is the largest and best-known seaside resort on Rügen, Germany's biggest island, on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It's famous for a fine, white sand beach about 5 kilometers long, a promenade lined with ornate whi…
Historic sites & memorials
Binz
Prora on the island of Rügen is the huge, never-completed Nazi seaside resort near Binz, and today one of the most visited sites of contemporary history on the Baltic coast. The complex originally stretched for around 4.5 km along the Balt…
Industrial heritage
Binz
The name is a joke: the Rasender Roland, "Racing Roland", takes over an hour for the 24-odd kilometres between Putbus and Göhren. That is exactly the point. Since 1895 the steam trains of this narrow-gauge railway have rolled through woods…