Hotels in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany

Hotels in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

The "state of a thousand lakes" is mainly characterised by its unspoilt nature. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's varied coastline offers peninsulas such as Fischland-Darß-Zingst as well islands like Rügen (Germany's largest island), Hiddensee or Usedom. The state also focuses on medical tourism based on the clean air and idyllic settings by the Baltic Sea.

A total number of 283 nature reserves, 110 landscape reserves and three of Germany's 14 national parks are scattered all over the state - the most prominent perhaps being Jasmund National Park, Müritz National Park and Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park. Many lakes used for fishing and sailing are in the Mecklenburg Lake District.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also attracts tourists with its nearly 2,000 castles, palaces and manor houses, which often function as venues for concerts and festivals.

The old towns of Wismar and Stralsund are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites and feature late Gothic red brick architecture so typical for Hanseatic cities.

Main sporting attractions include Fußball-Bundesliga, F.C. Hansa Rostock and the international sailing event Hanse Sail. Had the bid for the 2012 summer Olympics in Leipzig been successful, the sailing competitions would have taken place off the coast of Rostock.