Rivers, lakes and sea: vacation by the water

Off into the cool water

Swim in crystal-clear mountain lakes, splash in the waves of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, or float down a river in a canoe: Germany's waters are ideal spots for anyone who likes to refresh themselves on vacation. Read here to find out which regions have the most lakes and which sports you can try out on the waters. 

From the Leeberg you have a wonderful view of the Tegernsee and the village of Rottach-Egern © Dietmar Denger
Bavaria

Webcam to the Tegernsee

Are the excursion boats sailing on Lake Tegernsee? Is the sun shining? What does it look like at Lake Tegernsee? Is at the sights much ...
Thuringia

Water hiking on the river Saale

Densely greened mountains full of fragrant forests, rugged rocks, blue glittering water surfaces: The region around the course of the river Saale and the ...
Schleswig-Holstein

Bay of Lübeck - Baltic Sea vacation with asterisk

Fine sandy beaches, natural cliffs, beach lounges, great events and a green inland full of idyllic hideaways - in the inner Lübeck Bay ...
The reddish-brown color of the sails was not a fashionable choice. The old fishermen made the sailcloth durable with ochre paint, wood tar, cod liver oil and a decoction of oak bark and tallow
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Zeesbootfahren auf Fischland-Darß-Zingst: With Butt and Bill on the Bodden

With full sails the Zeesboote plow through the shiny pre-Pomeranian Bodden waters. If you look at the reddish-brown sails and the shiny, bright ...
Hiking, camping, slowing down : The landscape of Lower Saxony can be explored in many ways © TMN Photos AlexKMedia
Lower Saxony

7 nature experiences in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony's nature is diverse: In the north the seemingly endless Wadden Sea, in the south the Harz Mountains with its untouched forests, in between ...
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Behind the scenes - a visit to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's hosts

It's not just the experiences that make a vacation special, the people also play their part. We have ...
Fishing boat on the beach on Usedom
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

11 Sights in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Brick buildings, sea buckthorn, amber, smoked fish, beach chairs and the coat of arms with a black bull's head and a red griffin - all this is associated with ...
Good weather (almost) always guaranteed - Fehmarn is also known as Germany's sunny island
Schleswig-Holstein

6 Highlights on Fehmarn

When the vacation begins with a trip through a hanger, it promises to be very special. From the lighthouses ...
Quiet morning: Before boats, sailboats, stand-up paddlers and wake-boarders are on the move on Lake Edersee, it is very quiet and peaceful here © Udo Bernhart
Hesse

Off into the water: on the way on, at and in the most beautiful bathing lakes of Hessen

They are places of rest and relaxation, the perfect places to cool off and work out: at these eight Hessian ...
Lower Saxony

Borkum, Juist, Norderney: Oases of well-being in the Wadden Sea

High-sea climate and archaic rituals on Borkum, Thalasso and a touch of high society on Norderney, pure nature on the " Töwerland" ...
Schleswig-Holstein

Boat trip to pilot island - All the way back where the lighthouse stands

Wind and waves created a beach whale landscape in the estuary of the Schlei that at most Astrid Lindgren could have imagined. When ...
Schleswig-Holstein

Clear, ship! A visit to Kiel

A traditional sailing regatta, a boat trip on a historic waterway or sleeping outside on the Kiel Fjord - a visit to ...