Cape Arkona — Attraction in Nord-Rügen

They say this is on the top of the list you must see in Rugen island. I wouldn't recomend the same. Esppecially when you're short in time. Nature around is beautiful no doubt. But you can't see much of it because of really dense and high bushes and trees which is only lovely when the sun is really hot. Otherwice it's not a lovely walk since you can see nothing through them. Wavy fields around makes an impression. You can find them anywhere in Germany and you don't have to go here. Three lighthouses in one place you don't find often. You can't beat this if you're lighthouse fan, but if you're not you'd say I've seen more impressive ones. The view to the rocky shore is only nice when you climb to the top of of two lighthouses which are not too tall. Otherwice you can see only bushes and a dusty path ;) Small fisherman tawn Vitt is lovely. It's approx. 1.5 km from the lighthouses. But also if you're short in time you'll find a lot of old houses with straw roofs aroud the whole Rugen. Sure if you have plenty of time you can take long walks down the rocks on the sea shore, but the climbs won't be easy. If I had to choose one of two most desirable places must see in Rugen I would definetly go for Jasmund national park. It's my personal opinion. Have a great...

is a 45-metre (150-foot) high cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It forms the tip of the Wittow peninsula, just a few kilometres north of the Jasmund National Park. The protected landscape of Cape Arkona, together with the fishing village of Vitt, belongs to the municipality of Putgarten and is one of the most popular tourist destinations on Rügen, receiving about 800,000 visitors annually.

On the cape there are two lighthouses, a navigation tower, two military bunker complexes, the Slavic temple fortress of Jaromarsburg and several tourist buildings (restaurants, pubs and souvenir shops).

Because of its geology and the weathering that occurs here, there are frequent coastal collapses, especially in winter.

Cape Arkona is often referred to as "the northernmost point of Rügen", which is not true. Approximately one kilometre to the north-west, there is a point on the steep coast, known as the Gellort, which is a little further north. Directly at the foot of the Gellort is a 165-ton glacial erratic boulder known as the Siebenschneiderstein (Low German: Söbenschniedersteen). The cape offers an impressive view of the island, both from...

You park in a paid (pricey) parking lot, further away from the cape as cars are not allowed beyond a point.

You then either walk for 20-30 mins to the lighthouse towers, where you can go to the top for another 3 euros or so.

If you don’t go on the towers you don’t get any sort of decent view.

Instead of walking to and from the towers you can pay 2.5 euros (one way) and get a small shuttle “train”. The shuttle smells extremely bad and is definitely not faster than walking from or to the...