Make a self catering vacation home or holiday rental in Glowe, Germany your home away from home
Glowe is the largest seaside resort on the north coast of the island of Rugen in the Baltic Sea. It was first settled by the Slavs pre-1314 and has many interesting attractions.
Things to Do in Glowe, Rugen
Glowe holiday rentals offer a host of activities and things to do around the island of Rugen. The 10 km (6 mile) long sandy beach is ideal for sunbathing, swimming, building sandcastles or long walks. Watersports are popular including sailing, windsurfing, kite surfing, canoeing, fishing, diving. Daily yacht chartering is possible from Glowe harbour. The area offers golf, hiking, cycle hire, forest climbing and horse riding in the national parks along with bird watching and nature spotting. Alternatively, take a trip on the island's narrow gauge steam railway, called Rasender Roland, which links the main coastal towns.
Places to Visit Around Glowe, Rugen
Glowe holiday rentals are well located for all that the area has to offer. Ferries frequently depart from Breege harbour to Trelleborg and Malmo in Sweden or to Bornholm island in Demark for an interesting day trip. Take a coastal walk to the landmark Arkona Cape lighthouse or explore the local Gothic Church of St Paul at Bobbin. The island has two national parks to visit: the Western Pomerania Lagoon National Park which includes Hiddensee, and the smaller Jasmund National Park with its famous chalk cliffs at Konigsstuhl. Spyker has large castle grounds and elsewhere the island has ancient megalith sites with dolmen that are worth visiting. Sassnitz has a large zoo and an interesting floating submarine museum aboard the decommissioned HMS Otus. Binz is the largest resort on Rugen and was built as a holiday camp by the Third Reich.
Weather in Glowe, Germany
Glowe holiday rentals enjoy cool sunny summers and cold winters with some snow. Daytime temperatures in July and August reach an average 20°C (68°F) and winter temperatures are just above freezing, on average, from December to March. The area has 520-560mm rainfall throughout the year which is heaviest in winter, and snow often falls even on the beaches.
Travel to Glowe, Germany
The nearest airport serving holiday rentals in Glowe is Hamburg (HAM) Airport which is about 315 km away. This major international airport is served by many airlines. easyJet, Flybe and British Airways all have regular flights to Hamburg from major UK cities. The best way to reach Breege is to pick up a hire car at the airport and drive along the A1/E22. The island of Rugen has a local airport at Guttin with limited connections to other German airports including Berlin. A railway runs across the Rugendamm Bridge to Stralsund for those who want to arrive by train.
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