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Dangast
A legendary Jade Bay spot on the southwestern side, with fine sand and cult status among kiters from the Weser region. In N, NW, W and NE th…
Surf spots in Germany
Von Sylt bis Rügen – Deutschland hat für Kiter und Windsurfer mehr zu bieten, als man denkt.
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Fehmarn – Grüner Brink
Der wohl beliebteste Kite-Spot an der Ostsee. Flaches Wasser, Stehrevier, viele Windrichtungen nutzbar.…
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Fehmarn – Wulfener Hals
The Wulfener Hals in the southeast of Fehmarn is one of the largest and most popular venues on the German Baltic. On the inland lake (Burger…
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Kalifornien (Schönberg)
The name says it all: Kalifornien is a district of the municipality of Schönberg in Holstein, on the Probstei coast between Kiel and Lübeck,…
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Knock – Dollart
The Knock near Emden lies on the northern shore of the Ems estuary, at the entrance to the Dollart, where the Ems narrows between Dollart an…
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Norddeich
Norddeich is East Frisia's mainland classic: ferry port to Juist and Norderney, with wide tidal flats and marked kite zones on the east and …
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Rerik – Salzhaff
Flatwater lagoon right behind the Wustrow peninsula, northeast of Wismar. The Salzhaff is shielded from the open Baltic by Wustrow, so the w…
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St. Peter-Ording
St. Peter-Ording on the Schleswig-Holstein North Sea coast has one of the widest beaches in Europe: at low tide the sand dries out for up to…
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Travemünde
At the mouth of the Trave lies Travemünde, with a city beach, marina and ferry port to the Baltics. In Lübeck Bay, east is the key direction…
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Wilhelmshaven – Geniusstrand
The Geniusstrand lies slightly north of Wilhelmshaven at the funnel-shaped entrance to the Jade Bay, between the city and Hooksiel – one of …
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Ammersee
The Ammersee lies at around 500 m in the Upper Bavarian Pfaffenwinkel, some 16 km long and 5 km wide, and thanks to its closeness to Munich …
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Amrum – Wittdün
On its western side Amrum has the Kniepsand, one of the widest sand surfaces in Europe – up to two kilometres wide, ideal for rigging and a …
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Baltrum
Baltrum is the smallest inhabited East Frisian island – car-free, quiet, compact, reached by ferry from Neßmersiel. The kite spot is at the …
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Bensersiel
Bensersiel is first and foremost the ferry harbour for Langeoog, but in the right conditions it works as a straightforward Wadden Sea spot. …
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Berlin – Wannsee
In Berlin's southwest, the Wannsee is the capital's largest lake with a real sandy beach and a windsurf and SUP stronghold. Right next to th…
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Lake Constance – Immenstaad
Immenstaad sits at the southern tip of a peninsula between the Friedrichshafen bay and the western upper lake – an exposed position at the K…
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Boltenhagen – Tarnewitzer Huk
Tarnewitzer Huk is a spit of land near Boltenhagen where West Mecklenburg's large kite area starts, running on towards Wismar and the island…
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Borkum – West Side
Borkum is the westernmost and largest of the East Frisian islands. An offshore sandbank takes the bite out of the North Sea swell and create…
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Born am Darß
Born lies on the Bodden side of the Darß, on the Saaler Bodden – completely flat water with a huge standing area that reaches out 500 to 600…
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Bostalsee
The Bostalsee in the northern Saarland is the largest leisure lake in southwest Germany. It sits on a plateau between gentle hills, which gi…
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Brodten Cliff / Niendorf
Between Travemünde and Niendorf in Lübeck Bay, the Brodten cliff juts into the sea. As a Baltic spot it is tide-free – in strong N/NE condit…
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Brombachsee
The Großer Brombachsee is a large reservoir in the Franconian Lake District between Nuremberg and Ingolstadt, surrounded by Spalt, Pleinfeld…
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Burhave
Neighbouring village to Tossens and Fedderwardersiel, a classic North Sea resort with a dyke car park near the beach. The kite zone sits to …
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Büsum – Perlebucht
Büsum's man-made Familienlagune Perlebucht consists of two tide-independent basins with around 100,000 m² of water combined – always holding…
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Carolinensiel
Carolinensiel sits right next to Harlesiel and shares the classic North Sea Wadden Sea with it: a wide horizon, lots of sand and steady wind…
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Chiemsee
Bavaria's "sea" sits beneath an Alpine panorama and is one of southern Germany's largest areas. In summer thermal wind dominates, generated …
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Cospudener See
The Cospudener See in Leipzig's New Lakeland lies near Markkleeberg, about 10 km from Leipzig city centre, some 3.5 km long and 1.5 km wide.…
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Cuxhaven – Döse
A classic North Sea spot at the Elbe estuary, about one to two kilometres west of the Kugelbake landmark and marked by the Strandhaus Döse. …
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Dagebüll
A ferry terminal to Föhr, Amrum and the Halligen – and at the same time a spot with wide views for experienced riders. You kite at the jetty…
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Damp
Damp is a holiday resort with a wide sandy beach at the northern edge of Eckernförde Bay. The Baltic here is tide-free – no tidal window, an…
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Dorum-Neufeld
A classic of the Wurster North Sea coast with a large dyke car park, beach promenade and solid surf school. The designated kite and surf zon…
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Dümmer See
The Dümmer is Lower Saxony's second-largest lake and has been a windsurf mecca in the Osnabrück region for decades. The shallow lake is almo…
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Eckernförde
Eckernförde lies in a long bay open to the northeast – a long town beach, short distances, many schools. The Baltic here is tide-free, so no…
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Eckwarderhörne
Tip of the Butjadingen peninsula, directly opposite Wilhelmshaven at the eastern entrance to the Jade Bight. Thanks to the deep shipping cha…
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Edersee
The Edersee in northern Hesse, around 50 kilometres west of Kassel, is one of Germany's largest reservoirs and lies beside the Kellerwald-Ed…
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Fedderwardersiel
Lively harbour with a fishing-cutter fleet, behind it expansive Wadden Sea flats. Between Burhave and Fedderwardersiel lies a roughly 20-hec…
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Fehmarn – Flügge / Flügge Lighthouse
At Fehmarn's southwestern tip, around the Flügge lighthouse and the Orth roadstead, lies one of the island's friendliest flat-water venues. …
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Fehmarn – Katharinenhof
Katharinenhof sits on Fehmarn's northeast coast, with a cliff line and a wide bay that opens to the east. In N and NE conditions cleanly rol…
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Fehmarn – Staberhuk
At Fehmarn's eastern tip, by the Staberhuk lighthouse, the island's finest wave rolls in during E and NE conditions – cleanly breaking, beca…
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Fehmarn – Südstrand Gold
Gold sits on the south side of Fehmarn and is essentially a large standing-water area: the water rarely gets deeper than about 1.5 metres, t…
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Föhr – Utersum
The west side of the island of Föhr: a shallow, sheltered Wadden Sea area where the coastline accelerates the westerly wind. Utersum runs ex…
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Forggensee
The Forggensee is a Lech reservoir in the Allgäu near Füssen, set against the backdrop of the royal castles. Its location in the alpine fore…
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Friedrichskoog – Spitze
The southern tip of Dithmarschen with a grassy beach and direct Wadden Sea access – plenty of space, strong wind, few people. You rig and la…
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Geiseltalsee
The Geiseltalsee near Mücheln in the Saalekreis is one of Germany's largest man-made lakes – a flooded lignite open-pit mine with around 8.4…
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Glücksburg – Sandwig
Sandwig lies near Glücksburg at the very north, on the Flensburg Fjord right by the Danish border. The Baltic here is tide-free. In east and…
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Graal-Müritz
Graal-Müritz is a classic Baltic resort between Rostock and the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula: a wide beach, promenade and pier, plus a su…
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Greetsiel
Greetsiel is the picturesque Krummhörn harbour town with thatched houses and twin windmills – you do not actually kite here, the real spot l…
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Großenbrode
Großenbrode lies on the mainland shore in front of the Fehmarnsund Bridge, opposite the island. The special thing about the Südstrand: two v…
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Lake Plön
At around 30 square kilometres, Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See) is the largest lake in Schleswig-Holstein, set in the rolling Holstein Switzer…
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Haffkrug / Scharbeutz
Scharbeutz and Haffkrug just to the north share a long promenade and a fine, gently shelving sandy beach – a classic Lübeck Bay setup for th…
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Harlesiel
Harlesiel is the ferry harbour for Wangerooge and at the same time one of the more reliable mainland spots on the East Frisian North Sea. Yo…
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Heiligenhafen – Graswarder
The Graswarder is the designated kite spot of Heiligenhafen (kiting is banned at Steinwarder). The beach shelves very gently and offers arou…
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Hiddensee – Vitte
Hiddensee lies west of Rügen, is car-free and only reachable by ferry, for example from Schaprode – the largest island in the Vorpommersche …
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Hohen Wieschendorf
Hohen Wieschendorf lies at the southern entrance to Wismar Bay, near Klütz on the Mecklenburg coast: fine sandy beach, broad dunes, little t…
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Hohwacht
Hohwacht Bay sits between the Kiel Fjord and Fehmarn, a generous, shallow venue with a long sandy beach. That is exactly what makes it a fri…
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Hooksiel – Outer Tide
A man-made harbour basin at the Hooksiel outer tide channel, right next to the North Sea beach on the Jadebusen bay. Roughly 2 to 3.5 hours …
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Juist
Juist, the "Töwerland", is at 17 km the longest East Frisian island – car-free, narrow, with steady North Sea wind. You kite in designated z…
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Kühlungsborn
Kühlungsborn is a classic Baltic seaside resort with a long promenade, a pier and beach chairs – and, in the right conditions, one of the fi…
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Laboe
Laboe sits on the east side of the Kiel Fjord, opposite Strande, between Kiel and Heidkate. Against the backdrop of the U995 submarine and t…
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Langeoog
Langeoog offers 14 km of fine sandy beach, is car-free and lies between Baltrum and Spiekeroog in the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park.…
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Markgrafenheide
Markgrafenheide lies east of Warnemünde right on the Rostock Heath – a home spot for Rostock riders, around 30 minutes by car from the centr…
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Markkleeberger See
Just south of Leipzig, the Markkleeberger See is a flooded former opencast mine and one of the liveliest spots in Leipzig's New Lakeland. To…
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Möhnesee
On the edge of the Sauerland, the Möhnesee is a reservoir that dams the river Möhne and a long-standing NRW windsurf stronghold. West and so…
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Müggelsee
In eastern Berlin, the Müggelsee is the city's largest natural lake and a popular windsurf, wingfoil and SUP venue. The wide expanse lets th…
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Müritz – Klink
At around 110 square kilometres the Müritz is Germany's largest inland lake and the heart of the Mecklenburg Lake District. The Klink spot s…
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Neßmersiel / Dornumersiel
Neßmersiel is the ferry harbour to the car-free island of Baltrum, and right next door lies Dornumersiel with an official kite zone in the L…
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Norderney – West Beach
Norderney is the largest of the East Frisian islands and counts as the North Sea surfer island for many. The west beach, with its classic wa…
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Nordstrand – Schobüll
Pure Wadden Sea on the diked marsh island of Nordstrand – long sandbanks, tide and wide horizons, the home water of many Husum locals. In we…
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Otterndorf
On the Elbe estuary about 15 km east of Cuxhaven. The seaside resort of Otterndorf has a separated bathing lake plus the classic Wadden Sea …
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Pellworm
Pellworm sits in the middle of the North Frisian Wadden Sea off Husum and has an almost Hallig character: low, wide, reachable only by ferry…
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Pelzerhaken
Pelzerhaken sits on a peninsula in the north of Lübeck Bay, southeast of Neustadt in Holstein. From the lighthouse eastwards runs a wide bel…
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Prerow
Prerow lies on the Darß, with fine white sand and a beach that opens up for kilometres. It is national-park territory with a designated kite…
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Rostock – Warnemünde
Warnemünde is the big-city beach off Rostock and delivers real wave character in strong northerly wind – home of the Warnemünde Windsurf Cup…
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Rügen – Binz / Prora
Between Binz and Prora a long sandy beach stretches some 10 km along the east coast of Rügen, in the Prorer Wiek. You rig and launch on the …
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Rügen – Breege / Juliusruh
Tromper Wiek sweeps in a wide arc of fine sand in front of Breege and Juliusruh – one of the most reliable yet underrated spots on Rügen, on…
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Rügen – Göhren
Göhren sits at the southern tip of the Mönchgut peninsula in the south-east of Rügen, flanked by shallow Bodden and open Baltic. The bay of …
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Rügen – Thiessow / Klein Zicker
On the Mönchgut peninsula in the southeast of Rügen, the spot lies between Thiessow and Klein Zicker on the Greifswalder Bodden – two sides …
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Rügen – Wiek
The Wiek Bodden on the Wittow peninsula in northern Rügen counts among Germany's largest standing-depth areas. The learner zone on the easte…
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Rügen – Wieker Bodden
In the north of Rügen, on the Wittow peninsula on the eastern shore of the Wieker Bodden, lies one of Germany's most reliable flat-water ven…
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Rysumer Nacken
Peninsula west of Emden, opposite the Knock, where the Ems and the Dollart meet open tidal flats. You rig and launch from the foreshore and …
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Sahlenburg
West of Cuxhaven by the Wernerwald forest, looking out to the island of Neuwerk. Sahlenburg is a standing-depth venue: at high water a wide,…
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Scharmützelsee – Bad Saarow
East of Berlin, the Scharmützelsee is around 12 kilometres long and well earns its nickname "Märkisches Meer" (March Sea). The long, tide-fr…
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Schillig
A long, gently sloping Wadden Sea beach near Horumersiel in the Wangerland, just above the Jadebusen bay. Its highlight is a roughly 3 km² s…
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Schönhagen – Brodersby
Schönhagen on the Baltic is a classic family area: sandy beach, dunes, plenty of space. The Baltic here is tide-free, so no tidal window, fl…
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Lake Schwerin – Zippendorf
At about 21 kilometres long and up to 6 kilometres wide, Lake Schwerin is the second-largest lake in northern Germany. Zippendorf beach, jus…
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Spiekeroog
Spiekeroog is car-free – an island railway runs instead of cars – and offers the finest sand plus two quite different areas. West of the mai…
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Steinhuder Meer
The Steinhuder Meer is Lower Saxony's largest lake and has been a cult area of the German windsurf scene for decades. Shallow, quick to chop…
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Strande
Strande sits on the west side of the outer Kiel Fjord, with a fine sandy beach that shelves gently and is partly stony, and the harbour righ…
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Sylt – Hörnum
At the southern tip of Sylt, wave, current and wide open space come together. Hörnum is classic wave territory for wave windsurfers and wave…
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Sylt – Rantum
Rantum on the west side of Sylt is a dual venue that packs two worlds into one spot. The open North Sea side delivers wind and swell standin…
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Sylt – Westerland
Welle, Wind und Dünen – Sylt ist Deutschlands klassischster Wellen- und Windsurf-Spot. Heimat des Windsurf World Cup.…
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Timmendorfer Strand
Timmendorfer Strand is the chic address of Lübeck Bay: a long promenade, the finest sand and several surf and kite schools on site. Entry is…
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Tossens
Fine sandy beach on Butjadingen's North Sea coast, at the Friesenstrand near Tossens. One of Butjadingen's three official kite zones was set…
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Upleward / Campen
The Trockenstrand Upleward in the Krummhörn is one of the few spots in the Ems estuary where kiting is explicitly permitted. In W and NW win…
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Usedom – Trassenheide
Trassenheide lies in the quieter part of Usedom between Zempin and Peenemünde – fine white sand, wide dunes and plenty of space to rig. In n…
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Usedom – Zempin
Zempin sits at the narrowest point of Usedom between Koserow and Zinnowitz – only one to two kilometres separate the Baltic from the Achterw…
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Walchensee
The Walchensee is among the windiest lakes in the Alps and is widely seen as Germany's answer to Lake Garda. In summer reliable thermals del…
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Wangerooge
Wangerooge is car-free and reached by ferry and island railway – a quiet, rugged North Sea trip away from the crowds. It has two faces: on t…
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Weissenhäuser Strand
Weissenhäuser Strand sits at the eastern end of Hohwachter Bucht, between Heiligenhafen and Weissenhaus, attached to a large holiday park wi…
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Wremen
Set between Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven, Wremen is pure Wadden Sea – wide, flat, calm. The designated kite zone is generously sized; you rig an…
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Zingst
Zingst sits on the Darß peninsula, embedded in the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft national park. The fine-sand sports beach at beach access …