Hansestadt Rostock

Rostock hat Me(e)r zu bieten

City flair in Hanseatic architecture, a broad cultural scene, a various shopping offer with modern gastronomy, that is Rostock.

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Warnemuende

The Beach

Way above 100m of fine, wide sandy beach is the trademark of Warnemünde. In this area shall be rised the idea of a roofed wicker beach chair- by an elder lady, who searched for protection against the wind because she had rheumatism. Not only in summertime the life of Warnemünde happens on the beach: the impressive scenery is often used for various events.

Address: 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

Alter Strom

The "Alter Strom" is worth a visit in every season. Fishing cutter, passenger ships, huge yachts and small sailboats, but even the lifeboat are moored here.

The houses host cafés, pubs, ice cream parlours and many small stores. At the other side of the stream, at the "Mittelmole", you can find the old ferry port, the railway station and the Marinas.

Address: Am Strom, 18119 Rostock- Warnemünde

Westmole

Every visitor of Warnemünde has to be on the Westmole. But how far you can step on the mole depends on the weather. Every kind of sea-mood is to witness. At the end of the mole is the light beacon. From this point you can watch the sea, the boats and the coast.

Address: Westmole, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde

Lighthouse

You can see the beacon at almost every spot in Warnemünde and on it´s top in 30m you can see the whole of Warnemünde. It was built in 1897 as a sea signal to guide the boats safety into the haven.

Address: Am Leuchtturm, 18119 Rostock - Warnemünde
Open: daily 10-19 Uhr

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Rostock

City harbour of Rostock

By Feet you can reach the city harbour in a short time from the shopping-mile Kröpeliner Street. It´s worth a visit, because the former trade junction was transformed into a cultural- and pleasure-mile, so you find numerous pubs, theatres, clubs and restaurants there.

Address: Am Warnowufer/ Am Strande

Townhall

The townhall is office of the municipality since more than 700 years. This townhall is considered as one of the most significant secular building in the brick Gothic- style in the whole Baltic Sea Area. The medieval construction is covered in a great extend today because of baroque porches and conversions.

Address: Neuer Markt 1, 18055 Rostock

Shopping

Kröpeliner Street
The pedestrian area Kröpeliner Street is the most popular shopping mile in Rostock. The street reaches from the "Neuer Markt" in the east to the Kröpeliner portal in the west.
The street offers various opportunities for shopping. Beside the stores in the "Kröpi", there is a huge shopping mall, the KTC, close to the Kröpeliner portal.
For in-art-interested is it worthwhile to have a look left and right of the street. The houses are built in various styles- brick Gothic, renaissance- and baroquestyles, that ensures for the charm in the inner city of Rostock.

Churches

St. Marien, evangelical-lutheran
Address: Bei der Marienkirche, 18055 Rostock (Inner city)

St. Nikolai
The St. Nikolai Church is no parish church and does no prayer service on Sundays. It considers itself as an interparish , divine and cultural centre of the city, open for ecclesial and other cultural utilization and is often used as a concert church.
Address: Bei der Nikolaikirche 1, 18055 Rostock (Inner city)

St. Petri, evangelical
Address: Alter Markt, 18055 Rostock (Inner city)

Nightlife

Chosen few:

Bars / Pubs

Café Central, Leonhardstrasse 22, 18057 Rostock

Cafe Europa, Friedhofsweg 44A, 18057 Rostock

Farellis, Am Brink 1, 18057 Rostock

Clubs

ST Club, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 2, 18059 Rostock
Tuesdays: Charts
Fridays: Theme partys
Saturdays: Independent/ Metal

Studentenkeller, Universitätsplatz 5, 18055 Rostock
Tuesdays: 19 om Chill-Out Area in the backyard
Wednesdays: Charts

Bacio Lounge, Am Strande 2e , 18055 Rostock (near Stadthafen)
Thursdays: Afterwork Clubbing; Charts, House
Saturdays: House, Electro

LT Club, Tiergartenallee 1-2, 18059 Rostock
Thursdays: Charts, House, RnB, theme partys
Saturdays: Charts, House, RnB, theme partys

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Bild: Reederei Olaf Schütt

Cityguide - one day in Rostock

Shopping at Kröpeliner Strasse

From central station

Tram No. 5 direction Mecklenburger Allee to station "Neuer Markt" or "Lange Strasse" or
Tram No. 4 direction Dierkow to station "Steintor/IHK" or
Tram No. 4 direction Mecklenburger Allee to station "Schröderplatz" or
Tram No. 6 direction Neuer Friedhof to station "Neuer Markt" or "Lange Strasse"

Sightseeing "light" by boattrip to Warnemünde beach

Start: city harbour of Rostock
Ticket: 10 EUR Rostock- Warnemünde, 14 EUR Rostock-Warnemünde-Rostock

Departuretime at Rostock city harbour: 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:45 13:15 13:45 14:15 15:00 15:30
(traveltime till Warnemünde about 50 Min)

To Do´s in Warnemünde:

Eating Fish in the street "Am alten Strom"
Chilling at the beach
Take a bath in the Baltic Sea (average water-temperature 14°/ 12-19° outside temperature)

Returningtime from Warnemünde-Rostock by ship
10:30 11:00 11:45 12:15 12:45 13:15 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30
(traveltime about 50 Min)

Return to Rostock Hbf by train
Rail Line S1 und S2 (Please watch out for the timetable in the station!)