AN island off the coast of Germany has tourists believing they're holidaying in the 1970s. Rügen is a little-known stunning German island with beautiful beaches, fields of sunflowers and huge lakes, but be prepared as it's very unique. The island off the north coast of Germany gets two million visitors every year, but isn't that well-known to Brits.
On the island you'll find four towns and five popular seaside resorts - Binz, Baabe, Göhren, Sellin and Thiessow. Rügen has 37 miles of sandy beaches, with Binz being one of the hotspots for sunbathing, particularly in the summer months when the weather reaches over 20 degrees. On the sandy beach you'll find 1970s inspired beach chairs and wicker basket seating.
More German Islands to See The Binz Pier, also called 'Seebrücke', is a popular spot for fishing and taking a stroll at sunset. Seven miles away on Sellin beach is a beautiful pier with a restaurant and a diving gondola that looks like it's from a movie. The gondola allows visitors to go into the Baltic Sea without getting wet and is only one of four in the world.
Other sights include the Granitz Hunting Lodge which was built between 1837 and 1846 and was once home to royalty is now a museum. Most read in Beach holidays On the island there's also the Jasmund National Park, which is the smallest in Germany and home to the chalk coast of the island and its beech forest. A must-see spot is the Königsstuhl (translated as the King’s Chair), the highest point of the .
