Holiday in Rostock

About Rostock

Rostock is the largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and combines Hanseatic history with Baltic flair. The university city on the Warnow River is home to one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe (founded in 1419) and was one of the most powerful Hanseatic cities on the Baltic Sea during the Middle Ages. The seaside resort Warnemünde, Rostock's district directly on the Baltic Sea, is one of Germany's most popular beach resorts: a 150-meter wide sandy beach stretches for miles, the historic promenade invites for a stroll, and the Alte Strom — a picturesque harbor canal — is lined with fishing boats, fish restaurants, and colorful captain's houses. Rostock's old town impresses with brick Gothic architecture: The Marienkirche features an astronomical clock from 1472, which still functions today and performs its apostle play daily at noon. The town hall with its baroque facade and Kröpeliner Straße as a promenade form the heart of the city center. The Rostock harbor is the largest cruise port in Germany: over 200 ship calls per season make Warnemünde the most important cruise stop in the Baltic Sea. At the same time, Rostock is a ferry port for connections to Denmark and Sweden. The Hanse Sail, Rostock's major sailing event in August, attracts over a million visitors each year: hundreds of traditional sailing ships and tall ships gather in the city harbor and on the Warnow for one of the largest maritime folk festivals in the world.