Warnemunde, Germany
 

I am traveling to Warnemunde on June 5th. What is there to do there? Is there public transportation such as a trolley, tram or bus that I could take? Would a walking tour be best?

Pretty easy to walk around. Some interesting sites nearby.

I would go to a site such as cruisecritic.com or cruise-addicts.com or cruisemates.com and look at the boards dealing with specific ports.

Hi,
Warnemuende is a part of Rostock/Germany. Try www.rostock.de (also in English) to find out what you want to know.

I was there last year: It's a small port town, now much gentrified with a pleasant walkway along the river's edge, leading down to the mouth of the river and giving access to the beach. You should certainly be able to see most of the town in a day. I caught the S-Bahn out from Rostock and thought it was a very pleasant place to visit.

It is not a bad idea to rent a car and explore the area. Here some destinations:

- Rostock has a nice city center, but do not spend too much time there.

- You may drive up to Fischland. Beautiful coastline a the pretty village Ahrenshoop.

- Wismar is a quaint town.

- Güstrow is also interesting and has a nice castle.

- Bad Doberan is an interesting town with a great cathedral.

- Schwerin is a somewhat longer drive (1:15), but rewards you with a spectacular castle.

Decide what you do depending on weather conditions. You might also spend a bright day in Warnemünde at the beach.

I second traveller's advice once more. Renting a car is a good idea. The cathedral in Bad Doberan is one of the largest brick cathedrals in the Baltic area and worth a visit.
In the other direction the Fischland/Darss peninsula offers fine beaches. Ahrenshoop is an artsy town with a nice ambiance. Not necessarily worth going further all the way to Zingst (townwise).

If you decide to head for Schwerin (there is a palace there, but that cannot be viewed from the inside as it serves as the parliament of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), do not just look at Schwerin's nicely preserved/restored Old Town, but also consider to see the palace and adjacent park in Ludwigslust.

The palace in Schwerin may be a seat of government, but it also has three floors open for visitors - very nice. Also check out the garden - the whole palace sits on an island and is worth a visit.

Ludwigslust was also recommended - it's a least an hour south of Schwerin - a much smaller palace whose main claim to fame is that all the "carvings" are made of paper machie! You would swear that they were wood.

Closer to Warnemunde are Rostock, Bad Doberan and Wismar - all worth a visit.