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Rivers, lakes and sea: vacation by the water

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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. 

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 ...
You will get a completely new perspective on Rostock while stand-up paddling on the Warnow © TMV/Gänsicke
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Rostock - refreshing diversity on the Warnow River

Rostock includes not only 15 kilometers of Baltic coast, but also a wonderful river, the Warnow. On and along the Warnow ...
Brandenburg

Plauer See near Brandenburg a.d. Havel - All in the boat?

In summer, Lake Plauer See - please do not confuse it with its big brother of the same name on the Mecklenburg Lake District ...
Schleswig-Holstein

Baltic Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein

No one said it would be easy: should you now start your summer holiday on the Baltic coast of Schleswig-Holstein right away with the Lübeck ...
Schleswig-Holstein

Wadden Sea in Schleswig-Holstein: Wadd more do you want?

If you have not done a mudflat hike in your life, you can rejoice: this grandiose experience with bare feet in the Southwester ...
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve: Animals, plants, sensations!

The promise is great: all landscape and coastal forms of the Mecklenburg-Pomeranian coastal region would be represented in the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve. For visitors, this means: ...
Eisbach surfing is a point on every city tour and is often accompanied by a large audience.
Bavaria

Munich - The perfect Eisbach wave

In the nineties, the pioneer surfers at Munich's Eisbach wave were still being chased by the police. Today, Eisbach surfing is ...
Bavaria

The Lautersee - High and not far at all

Lucky who knows such a wonderful bathing lake nearby. The Lautersee near Mittenwald is only 12 hectares in size, ...
Rhineland-Palatinate

Iceland lies in the Eifel

Would you have known? Brazil is on the Baltic Sea, America and Russia in East Frisia and the South Sea in the middle of NRW. ...