{"id":1836,"date":"2021-04-14T06:17:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/around-rugen-exploring-the-island-uberlinuberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T06:17:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:17:05","slug":"around-rugen-exploring-the-island-uberlinuberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/around-rugen-exploring-the-island-uberlinuberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Around R\u00fcgen: Exploring the Island : \u00fcberlin\u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Around R\u00fcgen: Exploring the Island<\/h3>\n

by James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\"James<\/a><\/p>\n

It feels like a lifetime ago that we got back from our trip to R\u00fcgen<\/strong><\/a>. The highlight of our island experience may have been the Nazi ruins of Prora<\/a>, but every day was like a little adventure. Olive may have been happy rolling around in the grass around our holiday home, but somehow we managed to tear ourselves away and explore R\u00fcgen to the fullest.<\/p>\n

Jagdschloss Granitz
<\/strong>If there’s one thing we learned on R\u00fcgen, it’s that Germans really believe that getting there is half the fun. All of the island’s landmarks are situated a good few kilometres from the nearest car park, just so visitors can fit in a decent hike while they’re sightseeing. Jagdschloss Granitz, a pretty pink confection of a hunting castle, is fine – but the walk up, through unspoiled fields and forests, is sublime.<\/p>\n

\"Cat<\/a> \"Couple<\/a> \"Jagdschloss<\/a> \"Jagdschloss<\/a> \"Jagdschloss<\/a><\/p>\n

Sassnitz
<\/strong>We came to the port town of Sassnitz for the\u00a0Fischbr\u00f6tchen\u00a0<\/em>– the same reason we didn’t stay long! As North Sea natives, we thought we liked fish – until we sunk our teeth into R\u00fcgen’s local delicacy. Turns out we need our seafood to have at least been kissed by a grill before it enters our mouths, but don’t let that put you off. \u00a0Get yourself to the wind-battered harbour of Sassnitz for taste of something super-fresh.<\/p>\n

\"Sassnitz<\/a> \"Fischbr\u00f6tchen\"<\/a> \"Sassnitz<\/a><\/p>\n

Sellin
<\/strong>The next stop on our tour of R\u00fcgen’s seaside towns took us to Sellin, worth checking out for the longest pier on the island and the old-fashioned\u00a0Strandk\u00f6rbe<\/em>\u00a0(“beach baskets”), available to rent for pooped-out visitors. When we were there, a couple were taking wedding photos running through the south beach surf. Cute!<\/p>\n

\"Sellin<\/a><\/p>\n

Jasmund National Park
<\/strong>This nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula is Deutschland’s answer to Dover, home of the largest chalk cliffs in Germany. A peaceful hike through a beech forest brings you to\u00a0K\u00f6nigsst\u00fchl <\/em>(the King’s Chair), and a vertigo-testing climb 160m down rickety wooden stairs finds you on a rugged, undisturbed beach, with epic views out across the open sea. Unmissable.<\/p>\n

\"Jasmund<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jasmund<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jasmund<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Jasmund<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Boat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Olive<\/a><\/p>\n

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