Töpfermarkt, Jazz-Konzerte, Hafenfest und Oldtimer-Treffen: Am Pfingstwochenende locken in Vorpommern-Rügen zahlreiche Veranstaltungen. In Prerow gibt es Kunsthandwerk und Wildkräuterwanderungen, in Z ...

Off the coast of Rügen, one of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s most unusual properties is up for sale. But anyone looking to bid on the former military platform Ostervilm will need more than just a sense of ...

The towering chalk cliffs that form the spectacular coastline of the Baltic holiday island of Rügen have been immortalised by 19th- century Romantic painters and are Germany's equivalent of the white ...

A floating LNG terminal has docked at the Baltic Sea tourist island of Rügen. Proponents say it will ensure German energy independence, critics claim it will turn the island into a "fossil fuel energy ...

Vacationers will soon be able to get to Rügen by car faster. Chancellor Angela Merkel has opened a new highway on Germany’s largest island. Following a construction period of more than four years, ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. An imposing, austere row of buildings stretches for almost three ...

Rügen and Usedom, long-cherished vacation spots for Europeans, are redefining what it means to be sustainable. Preservation is part of their DNA, say officials. Here’s how they’re doing it.

When things were looking grey in the former East Germany, the ruling communist party elite could always jet off to Cuba to demonstrate a bit of socialist solidarity in the sun — but they also had a ...