Slow Travel and Food and Travel Blog for Trips to Savor
The day begins barefoot on the warm sand, your gaze gliding over the endless blue of the sea. This is exactly what summer on the Baltic Sea feels like – relaxed, enjoyable, and wonderfully slow-paced.
The Romantik Hotel Stralsund Scheelehof is a hotel whose ambience takes us back to the days when the cogs of the Hanseatic merchants still shipped malt and grain from Stralsund to other Hanseatic cities in the Baltic States. The history of the Romantikhotel Scheelehof Stralsund goes back to 1383.
You don't necessarily need a car for a DFDS Seaways Cruise from Copenhagen to Oslo. You can park at DFDS Terminal Copenhagen. If you are planning a stay of several days in Oslo, you can easily get by without a car. Here you can find out where you can park your car in Copenhagen during the cruise.
A day in Stockholm? The best place to start is in the old town. Stockholm's core cell is Gamla Stan, the old town from which the city has expanded in all directions and across several islands over the centuries. The quickest way to reach many parts of the city is by ship.
Shortly after Malmö, signs above the motorway announce the last exit on Swedish soil. Since there are costs and tolls for crossing the Øresund Bridge, we join the toll lane for credit card payers. You can also buy a ticket for the Øresund Bridge online.
For those who come to Stockholm for the first time, Gamla Stan is a must. This is where the core of Stockholm is, from which the city developed. The art galleries, cafés, restaurants and craft shops are not to be missed.
A trip to the sights on the Darß is a trip into nature, to beaches and to the cranes. You won't find any large towns here. Instead, you will find fishing villages and a nature that you have to discover. Take your time to intensively experience the region on the Baltic Sea.
We are guests of the Irish amber fisherman from Binz. Amber is also called the "gold of the Baltic Sea". Finbar Corrigan runs an amber shop in Binz and shows us his collection of stones from the Baltic Sea.
It's already over 100 years old: the Kurhaus in Binz, the grande dame of spa architecture in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the Baltic Sea. With its grandiose facade in yellow, white and blue, it stands at the end of the pier.
Don't miss the Kurhaus cake and a visit to Café Glashaus during your visit to Binz. It is worth it! And not just because of the good cake.
