City of Putbus, Isle of Ruegen

Putbus lies in the south of the Isle of Ruegen at the approach to the Deutscher Alleenstrasse - it was the great white dream of Prince Malte of Putbus, the last in Europe to be designed in Classicist urban style. The town with its varied history white houses is a rest and recreation resort with a host of facilities including the 75 hectare Chateau Park and the 8 hectare deer park. The beaches on the idyllic bays near the fishing villages with their thatched cottages are an inviting venue.
The famous Chateau Park offers hours of exploration with its old trees and exotic plants. The Orangery and the bathing temple in the Friedrich-Wilhelm Baths with its 18 decorative Doric columns in Lauterbach, the Circus in the city centre and the Classicist residential theatre dating from 1821 are all well worth seeing. A visit to the island nature reserve on Vilm is also to be recommended.

The "Rasende Roland" narrow gauge steam railway is in service several times a day between Putbus and Goehren. Putbus is only a stone’s throw from the resorts on Ruegen’s Baltic coast and the chalk fells of the Jasmund peninsula. The network of walking and cycling paths is especially suitable for nature lovers and family holidays. Bus and rail services all over the island make it easy to take a holiday with lots of variety there.