Places of interest

Path of leisure & knowledge

Be impressed by the history and development of the Goor Forest! Imposing trees, burial mounds and fantastic views of a Baltic Sea bay on the island of Rügen will inspire you. During the hike, you will immerse yourself in this enchanting forest by the sea, come to rest and deepen your contact with nature and yourself. Most of this forest, which is developing into a "primeval forest", is in the care of the Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature. Be impressed by the history and development of the Goor Forest! Impressive trees, burial mounds and fantastic views of a Baltic Sea bay on the island of Rügen will inspire you. During the hike, you will immerse yourself in this enchanting forest by the sea, come to rest and deepen your contact with nature and yourself. Most of this forest, which is developing into a "primeval forest", is in the care of the Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature. Guided hikes on the trail with landscape ecologist Steffi Deickert by appointment. Alternatively: the trail can be walked independently all year round with an accompanying brochure. The accompanying brochure for the trail is available for a nominal fee at the Hotel Badehaus Goor, among other places.

Pfaffenteich

The Pfaffenteich in the heart of Schwerin, surrounded by a wide promenade, stretches over 12 hectares and is lined with impressive historical ensembles. Once the source of a mill and now a symbol of the city, it offers a harmonious combination of history and relaxation. There is a true story behind the name of Schwerin's "Little Inner Alster". Pastors and bishops of the nearby cathedral parish once cultivated their gardens on the eastern shore of the man-made lake. A dam was probably built as early as the 12th century to retain water for the operation of a mill. The former "mill pond" used to extend as far as today's Schlossstraße; the water also fed the moat at the time. The Pfaffenteich in its current form covers an area of around 12 hectares and was redesigned at the end of the 19th century. The water is bordered by a wide promenade, which is a real invitation to take a stroll. Numerous beautiful historic town houses surround the Pfaffenteich. Two sun terraces offer lovely places to linger and enjoy the view. The small Pfaffenteich ferry "Petermännchen", which shuttles between the banks without a timetable, also has a long tradition.

St. Mary's parish church

📍 Güstrow

Güstrow's parish church is located on the market square in the immediate vicinity of the town hall. The first documented mention of the parish church dates back to 1308. After the fire in Güstrow city center in 1503, which also destroyed the church, it was rebuilt and consecrated in 1508. When you enter the parish church, the first thing you see is the fully restored Jan Borman altar from 1522. This work of art, the ornate pulpit, the impressive organ and a small Barlach angel are reasons enough to take a look around. But there is one very special highlight that you should definitely not miss: 196 steps up to the 41-metre-high viewing platform of Güstrow's tallest building. Many tourists are amazed by the magnificent view over the town and Heidberge, the lakes and the meadows. The first documented mention of the parish church dates back to 1308. After the fire in Güstrow town centre in 1503, which also destroyed the church, it was rebuilt and consecrated in 1508. According to plans by architect Georg Daniel, it was extensively rebuilt between 1880 and 1883 into a three-nave hall church with a straight east end, three gabled roofs over the naves and a side hall with a west tower. The large winged altar from 1522, a work from the workshop of the Brussels carver Jan Borman, is one of the church's outstanding artistic treasures. The panels of the altar were painted by the Brussels artist Bernaert van Orley. The triumphal cross group (1516), the Madonna in the aureole, the sandstone pulpit (1583) by the Antwerp master Rudolf Stockmann, the council stalls with valuable inlay work (1599) by Michel Meyer from Rostock and numerous Renaissance epitaphs are among the valuable furnishings. The organ with 41 stops was built by Paul Schmidt in 1764/1765. The magnificent organ façade and the rococo baroque-style gallery also date from this period. The oak figure of the mourning Mary with the body of Christ, a Pietá from the end of the 15th century, is the oldest work of art in the church, but modern art is also represented in the imposing brick church. Since 1979, the "Angel of Hope" (1933), a terracotta relief by Ernst Barlach, has been located on the right pillar of the chancel. It is not easy to climb up the tower to the baroque spire. But the effort is rewarded with a sweeping view of the Mecklenburg countryside. St. Mary's parish church is certified as "Partially barrier-free for people with walking disabilities and partially barrier-free for people with hearing disabilities" according to Travel for All. Detailed information can be found under Travel for All. Information on accessibility: There are two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities directly next to the church (parking space size: 250 cm x 500 cm). The path from the parking lot to the entrance is 20 m long. The Am Markt bus stop is 50 m away. The church is steplessly accessible via a ramp. The ramp at the entrance has a maximum gradient of 3 percent and a total length of 50 cm. All rooms and facilities that can be used by guests are accessible without steps or via ramps. The ramps in the church have a maximum gradient of 11% and a total length of 2.20 m. All doors/passages that can be used by guests and are raised are at least 90 cm wide. The checkout counter is 69 cm high at its lowest point. Assistance dogs may be brought into all relevant areas/rooms. There is an inductive hearing system. There is no accessible toilet, but there is an accessible toilet in Güstrow Town Hall (60 meters away). There are no guided tours for people with walking disabilities or wheelchair users.

Parish church of St. Marien Parchim

📍 Parchim

The silhouette of the town of Parchim in the Mecklenburg-Schwerin region is dominated by St. Mary's Church, an impressive example of late Romanesque church buildings in Mecklenburg. The parish church of St. Mary impressively shapes the skyline of the town of Parchim and is a legendary brick building on a fieldstone base from the period of transition from late Romanesque to early Gothic. The church was consecrated in 1278 and is part of the European Route of Brick Gothic The most valuable parts of the interior include the bronze baptismal font from 1365, the carved winged altar with 24 saints from the 15th century, a Renaissance pulpit from 1601 and an organ from 1670/80. Also noteworthy are the Jewish gravestones from the 13th/14th century. Visits Visits are possible on request during the renovation.

Ping Pong Salon - meeting and creative space

📍 Neustrelitz

The "Ping Pong Salon" is a mixture of meeting, play and creative space in Neustrelitz. Anyone interested can play table tennis and board games here in a cozy atmosphere, attend a variety of events or use the rooms for their own ideas. The "Ping Pong Salon" is a meeting and creative space in the center of Neustrelitz. With 100 square meters of space, it invites you to play table tennis and get creative or simply relax with coffee, tea and often freshly made waffles. The heart of the salon are the two table tennis tables. Depending on the event, the salon can be converted into a café, workshop room, reading stage or writing workshop. The smell of coffee wafts from the kitchen, board games and books can be found in the cozy sitting area and the little ones can have fun at the children's table or playing Lego in the adjacent playroom.

Pirate playground in Ostseebad Wustrow

Playground equipment very close to the beach This playground is one of three themed, beautiful wooden playgrounds in Ostseebad Wustrow. In the immediate vicinity of the sea rescue station, summer cinema and beach, children can let off steam here and conquer the oceans as little pirates on their captured ship. A sandpit for the little ones, tables and benches invite them to linger.

Pirates Bar - Beach bar in the Müritz harbor village

📍 Rechlin

Feet in the sand, face in the sun and a drink in your hand - that's how it's done at Pirate's Bar, the meeting place for sea dogs, adrenaline-foilers and monoski graces. Quench your thirst when you've exhausted yourself, make an appointment for the next SUP tour, fortify yourself for the next challenge with pizza and ice cream, exchange ideas with like-minded people or get inspired for new adventures. The Pirates Bar is the right place for all of this. And if you prefer to enjoy your meal on board, "Pirates Food" with burgers, fries, pizza and snacks is also available to take away! By the way: the Pirates Bar is the perfect location for your event: celebrate your stag party in the jetty house in the water at the beach bar, enjoy music or films on the open-air stage and come by for breakfast the next morning. Opening hours, events and concerts on our website. Information about the south bank of the Müritz: www.hafendorf-mueritz.de

Pirates Hall - Event location in the harbor village of Müritz

📍 Rechlin

The place to be for events is the maritime-themed Pirate's Hall. Whether it's a party, conference, public viewing or movie night, almost anything goes in the 184 square meter hall. Pirate's Hall is the perfect location for your next birthday party or corporate event. The Captains Inn harbour restaurant and the Beach Bar on the harbour are just a few meters away. A combination with a day charter on a houseboat or the license-free sports boats is always well received by guests. In the Pirates Hall there is a bar (with beer dispenser and refrigeration), ceiling projector and seating as required, and toilets are available a few meters away in the harbour building. Overnight accommodation is available in the Captains Apartments, Marina Müritz Apartments, in the motorhome marina and, of course, on your own or rented boat.

Plateau Dierhagen

Wonderful view of the Fischland, the beautiful beach and unique sunsets.

Plau am See statues ''Sower'' and ''Mowing farmer''

Statues "Sower" and "Mowing Farmer" by Prof. Wilhelm Wandschneider Bronze statues "Sower" and "Mowing Farmer" by Prof. Wilhelm Wandschneider in front of the former cinema building in Dammstraße You can find out more about the work and influence of Wandschneider (1866 -1942) in the museum of the same name in Plau am See.

PlauPaul

📍 Plau am See

Aniseed liqueur conceived in Plau, available from PlauPause in Burgstraße Plau am See or at the TouristInfo on Blurgplatz

Lake Plau - bathing area Heidenholz II Dog bathing area

📍 Plau am See

Bathing area Heidenholz II Dog bathing area This bathing area is located on the western shore of Lake Plau. A spacious sunbathing lawn with benches, a picnic seating area and a changing room ensure bathing fun with or without your dog. Cars can be parked free of charge at the Heidenholz I Heideweg bathing area. After a short walk (approx. 300 meters) on the cycling and hiking trail towards Ferienpark Heidenholz, you will reach the Heidenholz II bathing area.

Lake Plau - Seeluster Bay bathing area

Seeluster Bucht bathing area, EU bathing area no. 057 The bathing area is located on the promenade in Seeluster Bucht. The bathing area, which is secured by buoyage, will have a bathing platform from 2024. The long sandy beach and shallow shore area, play equipment for children, shelters, picnic benches, sun loungers and additional benches are the main features of this family-friendly bathing area. A dog bathing area is designated separately. There are toilet facilities, a parking lot and a snack bar near the bathing area. Fine dining is available in the adjacent hotel restaurants. There is a landing stage for canoes and SUPs next to the jetty. The water quality of this bathing area is regularly tested by the Ludwigslust-Parchim district health authority. Current results can be found on the online bathing water map at www.badewasser-mv.de. The microbiological laboratory analyses of recent years have not revealed any complaints.

Plauer See - bathing area Strandbad OT Plötzenhöhe

📍 Plau am See

guarded bathing area: Strandbad Plötzenhöhe; EU bathing area no. 60 Located on the western shore of Lake Plau in the Plötzenhöhe district of Plau am See, not far from the pier, the bathing area has a large sunbathing lawn with a playground and shallow shore area, a bathing area secured by buoys, a large jetty with boat hire, sanitary facilities, a parking lot and a snack bar. A lifeguard ensures the safety of bathers from June to September. The Plötzenhöhe lido is a Eu-registered bathing area on Lake Plau, which is important for tourism and is an intensively managed bathing area. The water quality is regularly checked by the health department of the Ludwigslust Parchim district. Current results can be found on the online bathing water map. www.badewasser-mv.de

Plau am See post office

Old post office The two-storey brick-built historicizing building from the Wilhelminian period with a gabled roof over a heavily decorated cornice, the characteristic gabled risalits on the corner with the portal and the main side, the corner-emphasizing pinnacles, a high plinth storey and the segmental arches above the windows and door was opened as the Imperial Post Office on 1 April 1887. The telegraph office was integrated at the same time. Above the entrance was the imperial coat of arms and a clock. In 1900, the building was extended by two axes to the right. Source: Heidemarie Ruchhöft: Plau am See. Stadtbild-Verlag, Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-931554-82-1

Anklam Powder Tower

The Anklam powder tower is part of the former town fortifications. The 20-metre-high powder tower was built around 1450 as part of the medieval fortifications. In the 19th century, it also served as an observatory for a time. The Powder Tower was extensively renovated in 1998.

Doll museum - in Frieda's little barn

📍 Altenhof/Darze

In Frieda's little barn there is a doll's house museum above a store for old and beautiful things. Free admission Katja Schülke is living her childhood dream - doll's houses from GDR times, lovingly preserved, collected, refurbished and equipped with home-made miniatures, show the world of furnishings in miniature down to the last detail. Entire themed worlds of different houses can be found in the attic of Frieda's little barn. Doll's prams, cradles and matching crockery can also be admired here. Free admission. Opening hours when the store is open and by appointment.

Cross-channel bridge

📍 Stralsund

The bascule bridge Am Querkanal, also known as the Querkanalbrücke, connects the northern and southern areas of the harbor island. The Querkanalbrücke is one of five bridges over which the harbor island can be reached and is a technical monument. It was put into operation in 1932 and is open daily during the season from April, as only small motorboats, canoes or rowing boats can pass through on the water side when it is not open. The bridge can be used by trains, cars, pedestrians and cyclists. Overview of the Stralsund bridge opening times.

RAKU Workshop Kronsberg, Andrea Schlief

📍 Lüdershagen OT Kronsberg

Raku is the charm of chance and subtle asymmetrical rhythm. RAKU is philosophy and culture, is tea ceremony, title and seal in Japan is an experimental firing technique in Europe and America is an encounter with the four elements, is a journey of discovery and surprise is creative freedom to the very end is the beauty of simplicity, is the uniqueness of the vessels and tea bowl objects, raku is the charm of chance and subtle asymmetrical rhythm. Andrea Schlief, born in Kyritz Studied musicology and literature at the University of Potsdam; graduated as a teacher worked in theater education at the creative house of the LAG Spiel und Theater Berlin e.V. Trainee teacher at the Karl-Friedrich-Schinkel-School in Berlin Apprenticeship as a ceramist with Reinhart Löber in Saal - graduated as a journeywoman Three-month work placement with ceramists Anna Schaeffler and Hubertus Menzel in Sassofortino, Italy Teacher of music and German at the Prerow Free School Birth of children Camilla, Emile, Fridtjof and Jost Self-employed ceramicist since 2009 Joint exhibition with Nana and Rüdiger Vossen and Jan Mauersberger at the Schnepel III Gallery in Ahrenshoop Exhibition at the Künstlerdeck in Wieck/Darß with Luise Dewerny Regular participation in exhibitions at the Kunstscheune Barnstorf The workshop and store are almost always open. To reach me safely, please make an appointment. You are welcome to visit me in my workshop/shop in Kronsberg. As I am almost always open, please call me in advance. You can find me there: Fridays at Dierhagen harbor (weekly market) 09 - 14 o'clock until the beginning of October Klempenow Castle Advent market 07.12. 10 - 18 o'clock Kronsberg Christmas market in my ceramics workshop 14. 12 / 1 - 6 p.m.

ROESNEREI - Stories made of paper

📍 Güstrow

ROESNEREI presents stories made of paper in its store studio! In my store studio in Güstrow, the ROESNEREI, stories are created from paper - or to be more precise, from the most diverse papers you can imagine: Old and new, used and unused, precious and banal, strange and everyday. In the papier-mâché technique, these materials are transformed into figures and episodes that I encounter in life or that occupy me. Sometimes this leads to bizarre stories in the course of which special personalities, such as stag ladies and gentlemen, are born - but spring ladies, table parties, boat trips or even lucky swings can also be found in the ROESNEREI. In addition, a selection from the collage series "Signs from Paradise" - small works of art that tell stories from paradise ... And not forgetting wonderful necklaces with medallions (also made of paper, of course) from the "GLÜCKSSTÜCKE" series - each bead is individually hand-formed ... Paper is my passion and I love working with this wonderful material more than anything. Opening hours: Jan.-Dec.: Wed-Fri 13-17, Sat 11-14

Bike station at Greifswald railroad station

📍 Greifswald

Bike station with parking spaces for bikes, recumbents, tandems and cargo bikes. Located directly at Greifswald main station. The ground-level building between the Gleis 4 shopping center and the main train station consists of three prefabricated modules. Two of them provide double-decker bicycle parking for a total of 104 bicycles. Additional parking spaces are also provided for recumbent bikes, tandems, cargo bikes and bicycle trailers. A third module houses 20 individually lockable double-decker bicycle boxes for a total of 40 bicycles. Greifswald residents and guests can now park their bikes there for just one euro a day or two euros including a charging socket. Bookings can be made via www.bikeandridebox.de

Rest area at Lake Hertha

The Hohe Holz is one of Teterow's three urban hiking areas. It is characterized by an extraordinary beech tree population. The "Hohe Holz" is characterized by a magnificent stand of beech trees. This is what makes the hiking area so special. The trees have been standing there for more than 100 years and have now grown to a height of around 40 meters. Remarkable: if beech shafts usually reach a length of 10 to 12 meters, the specimens in the "Hohe Holz" reach an impressive 15 to 20 meters. The seed of the trees has the quality label "special origin". Lake Hertha, a dreamy forest pond surrounded by water irises and woodruff, is steeped in legend. The beautiful Princess Hertha is said to live at the bottom of the lake. On St. John's Eve, she drives around the lake three times in a golden carriage pulled by four white swans. Afterwards, the carriage sinks back into the depths... The covered picnic area at Lake Hertha is the perfect place for a picnic. If you like, you can also enjoy nature from the bench by the lake. There is also a small educational tree trail in the area of the rest area. Traces of a long history of settlement can also be found in the "Hohe Holz". The stone cist grave here dates back to 3000-1800 BC. Hikers can enjoy a charming view over the town and the hills of the Teterow basin from the upper Hohlweg. The "Hohes Holz" restaurant invites you to stop for refreshments.

Rechlin Wall

Rechlin's development is closely linked to aviation technology. Already during the First World War, a railroad connection was built and an aviation testing and training institute was handed over. All activities come to a standstill as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. It was not until 1934 that the site was rapidly expanded to become the largest test site of the German Air Force on the Müritz. Housing estates (today Rechlin and Rechlin-Nord) with the corresponding infrastructure were built, and the Mirower Canal and the Claassee-Müritz link were constructed. The village acquires its settlement structure, which is atypical for a Mecklenburg village. Around 1940, around 4000 people lived and worked in Rechlin. In addition, there were conscripts, forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners who were deployed as auxiliary workers at the testing site. The constant expansion of the Lärz airfield required extensive earthworks and leveling work. During this time, Rechlin undoubtedly achieved top organizational, engineering and aeronautical performances. Rechlin was developed into an important garrison base and separated into two parts by a wall, the German and Russian sectors. This wall only came down in 1993 with the withdrawal of the last CIS forces.

Regina & Ingo Chinow | RAKURITÄT Event ceramics from Saal

Animal RAKURITÄTEN: The original from Saal Rakuritäten - in this word we have combined raku ceramics, rarities and curiosities. "Rakuritäten - these are mostly animal figures with a lot of character, created by Rina Chinow, the caricaturist among the ceramists. The lovingly shaped figures with their irresistible looks are fired by Rina and her husband Ingo using an old Japanese firing technique. This gives them their unique "crackle": the glaze cracks and in the subsequent fire bath, carbon settles in the cracks, giving the surfaces of the lovable Rakuritäten a noble life of their own." These words were written by Maxi Schreiber, fire artist and freelancer at Rakuritäten. We look forward to getting to know you, you or you. Perhaps here in our farm store or in the workshop. You are also welcome to visit our entertaining channels on YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. The artist couple regularly go on barn tours through Germany and invite you to creative courses in the Saal workshop. The "Kieke-Eys" are legendary and unmistakable! Regina & Ingo Chinow from Saal