Fehmarn
Sunny island in the Baltic Sea
Fehmarn is Germany‘s third-largest island (185 m2). To the South it is linked to mainland Germany by the Fehmarn Strait Bridge, built as part of the beeline link between Copenhagen and Hamburg including the ferry connection from Puttgarden on the north coast of the island to Rødby on the Danish island Lolland. The crossing takes 45 minutes and the ferries depart every 30 minutes. From Fehmarn you can also go on daytrips to the Lübeck offering a wide variety of historic and cultural attractions or to Kiel, one of Germany’s major maritime centres.
The Island is one of the sunniest locations in Germany, offering a 78 km long coastline, both tranquil nature beaches, cliffs, and lakes. At Burgtiefe and Wulfener Hals to the south the wide sandy beaches have a Caribbean flair and are especially well-suited for families.
Fehmarn is a classified health resort, and at the FehMare Spa Complex at Südstrand, opening hours: www.fehmare.de/oeffnungszeiten, you can relax with a view to the Baltic Sea from the roof terrace. Children can have fun at the interactive water games and a long water roller coaster. At the Restaurant “Brandung” you can treat yourself to sandwiches and salads.
Shopping attracts many Scandinavian tourists, and Fehmarn has a broad range of retail shops and a department store selling fashion items, home decoration and handicrafts, and a number of supermarkets specializing in drink products and sweets.
Throughout the year Fehmarn offers a variety of events (see the back-page of this brochure). The season starts in May with a festival in the village Petersdorf celebrating the blossoming of the rape seed and is later followed by the action filled Surf, SUP- and Wingfoil water sports festivals.
A popular event is the Volkswagen Van (“Bulli”) festival. At the events stalls with food and drink as well as live music entertainment ensure that a good time is had by all. For your evening entertainment a number of music concerts are performed in the main town Burg and around the island. In December, the festive, traditional Christmas market takes place at the main market square in Burg. Gift items, food and drink are available at the many stalls, and live music is played from the stage. Ask at the tourist information, see addresses on p. 82, for updated details.
For a rainy day, you can also make a visit to the Butterfly-Park, the SeaWorld-Center, or the small museums around the harbour Burgstaaken; for instance the U-Boat and the Sea Rescue Museums. At Crazy golf courses round the island, both in- and outdoors, the whole family can have fun.
Fehmarn offers a broad range of accommodation to visitors. Holiday apartments and homes as well as a large number of holiday farms where for instance pony riding is on offer. Would you like to be close to the sea and enjoy good food? Then you can stay right down by the Südstrand beach in a hotel or apartment with a lovely sea view.
Guided biketours:
Every thursday from May to September you can participate in a guided tour on bike.
Call Claus Rahmberg, Mobile: 0152 2209 8112 for further information.
We welcome you to the multi-faceted island of Fehmarn with its attractive nature and interesting cultural life.
The main town on Fehmarn is Burg with well-preserved half-timbered and redbrick houses. Here you’ll will find a variety of retail shops and restaurants offering traditional, local dishes served with good German beer and wine. In the market square various events are often held: wine festival, medieval market, funfairs, not to forget the weekly market on Wednesdays.
For a rainy day, you can also make a visit to the spa-bath FehMare, the Butterfly-Park, the SeaWorld-Center, Galileo-Science-World or the small museums around the harbour Burgstaaken. For an updated list of events, check the back-page of this publication.
Fehmarn offers a broad range of accommodation to visitors. Holiday apartments and campsites are available throughout the island, and around Burg and at the South coast beach you will find a variety of hotel rooms. Farm holidays are ideal for families with children in particular.
To search the options, take a look at the website www.fehmarn.de or call the tourist information +49 4371 506300.
Whether you are coming for a day trip or a longer holiday, Fehmarn welcomes you!
