Rügen Chalk Cliffs & Seabird Colony — Jasmund National Park

About this spectacle

Standing at the Königsstuhl, visitors look out across a dazzling arc of white chalk rising 118 metres above the Baltic Sea, fringed at the top by ancient beech trees whose roots grip the crumbling edge. The cliff faces echo with the sharp calls of peregrine falcons, ravens and jackdaws threading the updrafts, while far below on the dark water, rafts of sea ducks and divers bob through the winter swells. In spring the beech forest behind the cliffs transforms: a carpet of white wood anemones and bluebells unfolds beneath a fresh green canopy, filling the air with a soft, cool woodland scent. Light from the east catches the chalk ramparts and turns them luminous, a scene that stopped Caspar David Friedrich and still stops photographers today. The combination of geological drama, nesting raptors, woodland wildflowers and open sea in a single viewpoint makes this one of the most layered natural spectacles in northern Europe.

When to go

Jan — Dec, peak Jan — Dec

Getting there

Nearest airport: RLG. Nearest city: Stralsund.

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