Holiday in St. Peter-Ording

What makes St. Peter-Ording special as a destination?

St. Peter-Ording is Germany's only seaside resort with a real sandbank - an endless beach up to two kilometers wide, which reveals an almost surreal expanse at low tide and is rightly considered one of the most spectacular beaches in Europe. The iconic stilt houses, which seem to float above the sand on their wooden stilts, are the landmark of the place and make SPO, as fans affectionately call it, one of the most photogenic coastal towns in Germany. The beach of St. Peter-Ording is a phenomenon in itself. Twelve kilometers long and at times so wide that you can hardly see the sea at low tide, it unfolds an almost surreal vastness reminiscent of the Sahara - only with North Sea waves on the horizon. The stilt houses house restaurants and changing rooms that are washed by the water at high tide. In the Böhl section, cars even park directly on the beach - a North German tradition that would be unthinkable elsewhere. SPO is the kite surfing capital of Germany. The constant North Sea wind and the shallow waters in front of the beach provide perfect conditions for kite surfing, windsurfing, and sand yachting. The surf world cup stage, which regularly stops in SPO, transforms the beach into an international sports arena. But even for non-surfers, the wind offers a special experience: beach walks against the fresh North Sea wind have an almost therapeutic effect. The Dünen-Therme is a wellness paradise with sulfur brine from its own source - SPO is one of the few North Sea resorts with a spa that has its own sulfur spring. The salt marshes and dune landscapes around the town belong to the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and offer unique nature experiences. St. Peter-Ording is about two hours from Hamburg. The town consists of four parts - Ording, Bad, Dorf, and Böhl - which stretch over several kilometers and each have their own character. Holiday homes and apartments dominate the accommodation landscape and are the ideal choice for a relaxing North Sea vacation.