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4 Stralsund VISITING STRALSUND
Mecklenburg-Lower Pomerania; 18439 Parking
An exquisite skyline hints at Stralsund’s architectural wealth. Ringed Ample parking is available at the
by water, its Gothic core has impressed visitors for centuries, from the Ozeaneum car park on Hafenstrasse.
merchants who came to trade in one of the most powerful medieval Tourist Information
ports in the Baltic to the UNESCO inspectors who awarded it Alter Markt 9, 18349; 03831 246 90;
World Heritage Site status in 2002. www.stralsundtourismus.de
EAT AND DRINK
A one-hour walking tour St Katharinen 6. Now deconsecrated,
From the car park, walk to the old it houses an aquarium (open daily) and ROSTOCK
harbour to see the windjammer a culture museum (Feb–Oct: open daily; Borwin moderate
Gorch Fock 1 (open daily), which Nov–Jan: closed Mon) with a muralled Located by the harbour, Borwin has a
is perma nently moored here for refectory. The museum ticket also beach-shack atmosphere that belies
tours. Among the 19th-century pro vides access to the Gothic house an excellent fresh fish menu.
Am Strande 2, 18055; 03831 490 75 25;
warehouses along the seafront of a mer chant at No. 38 on www.borwin-hafenrestaurant.de
is the Ozeaneum 2, where Mönchstrasse and a museum
visitors can walk through the of Mecklenburg folk cul ture Chezann expensive
Creative dishes such as spiced tuna
spectacu lar glass tunnels at at No. 23 on Böttcherstrasse. on avocado chutney plus duck with
the North and Baltic sea For an image of Stralsund Calvados (brandy) are served in this
aquariums and explore the in its prime, walk south- stylish bistro and restaurant.
auditorium, which has life- wards down Mönchstrasse Mühlenstrasse 28, 18119 Warnemünde;
size models of whales. to Marienkirche 7 on 0381 510 77 77; www.chezann.de;
open Tue–Sun dinner
Behind it and across the Neuer Markt. The town’s
Fährkanal, mer chants’ Portal of the largest church has lovely FISCHLAND
gabled houses line the Nikolaikirche, Stralsund stellar vaulting as well as Ginger expensive
Fährstrasse 3, which linked views out to sea from its In the former home of artist Elisabeth
the hubs of medi eval life in Stralsund: octa go nal tower (open daily). A ten- von Eicken, this hotel restaurant serves
Mecklenburg and fine, modern dishes.
port and government. Carl Wilhelm minute walk between the hist oric Dorfstrasse 39, 18347 Ahrenshoop;
Scheele, the 18th-cen tury scientist houses on Frankenstrasse off Neuer 038220 6695 35; closed Mon
who dis covered the existence of Markt leads back to the har bour and
oxy gen, was born at No. 27–28, which to the car park near the Ozeaneum. STRALSUND
now hosts exhibitions. ª Return to the B96 and follow signs Zur Kogge moderate
Continue down the street to Alter to Insel Rügen. Drive across the suspen­ This 19th-century inn serves
good-value Baltic fish.
Markt 4 to see one of the finest sion bridge, then turn right towards Tribseer Strasse 25, 18439;
ensembles of Gothic archi tecture in Putbus. Parking is on the Markt. 03831 28 58 50; closed Mon
the Baltic – the 14th-cen tury Rathaus
(town hall) with its rosetted façade to
let strong winter winds through; SCHILLSTRASSE FÄHRWALL
St Nikolaikirche (open daily), whose Gorch Fock
Novgorod altar depicts fur traders FÄHRSTRASSE Fährkanal HAFENSTRASSE
Alter
hunting squirrels to sell to a Hanseatic Markt
League mer chant; and Wulflam Haus, K N I E P E R WA L L SEMLOWER STR. MAUERSTRASSE Ozeaneum
built for a wealthy patrician family. St Nikolaikirche
WASSERSTRASSE
It is also possible to see reminders MÜHLENSTRASSE MÖNCHSTRASSE OSSENREYERSTRASSE BADENSTRASSE AM FISCHMARKT
of the two centuries of Swedish rule
that fol lowed the Thirty Years’ War – KLEINSCHMIEDST HEILGEISTSTRASSE
Commandantenhaus, the grey
Baroque governor’s residence with OSSENREYERSTRASSE BÖTTCHERSTR PAPENSTRASSE
its Swedish coat of arms and, inside Kloster St MÖNCHSTRASSE
the town hall, a bust of the Swedish Katharinen LANGENSTRASSE
King Gustav Adolf. Walk south from APOLLONIENMARKT
Alter Markt, on to the high street, FRANKENSTRASSE
Ossenreyerstrasse 5; the bookshop K N I E P E R W A L L NEUER F R A N K E N WA L L FRANKENHOF
at No. 14 is thought to be the town’s KATHARINENBERG MARKT
oldest secular build ing, dating from TRIBSEER STR Marienkirche F R A N K E N D A M M
1258. Continue right, around the BLEISTRASSE 0 metres 200
corner on to Apollonienmarkt, then
turn right into Mönchstrasse to MARIENST RASSE 0 yards 200
reach the 13th-cen tury Kloster
Eat and Drink: inexpensive, under €20; moderate, €20–€40; expensive, over €40

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