Stralsund Travel Guide

 CatherineReichardt Says:  The centre of Stralsund has been given UNESCO status on the basis of both its outstanding Red Brick Gothic architecture and Swedish occupation heritage and it's not hard to see why. The city centre bears powerful testament to the might and wealth of the Hanseatic League.... 

 antistar Says:  I'd been looking forward to this, but in the end I found that it didn't quite deserve its 5.50 entry fee, especially when most other museums charge the more standard 3 euros. I even paid the extra 50 cents photography fee, but struggled to find enough worthy of snapping.... 

 Leipzig Says:  Started to built in 1298 the church was completed in 1416. The 104 m (341 ft) high tower is accessible and offers a superb view over Stralsund. It ranks among the masterpieces of North German Gothic brick construction. The church is nearly 100 m (330 ft) long and over 32 m... 

 antistar Says:  The monastery is not open during the winter months, but you can still visit the charming houses that are attached to the Franciscan friary, as seen in the picture. Construction started on the Johanniskloster in the 13th century, but fire in the 17th century and finally an... 

 antistar Says:  The distinctive twin towers of the St Nikolai church are what can be seen over the roofs of the gabled harbour houses. Sitting right next to and slightly behind the impressive Rathaus it forms part of an wonderful collection of buildings around the Alte Markt (now ruined by... 

 antistar Says:  Stralsund's Town Hall was started in the 13th century, and its 14th century Gothic facade remains to this day to give it an extremely distinctive look, and make it a beautiful example of Gothic architecture. My guide book describes it as a "masterpiece" and the local tourist... 

 antistar Says:  The adjoining restaurant to the hotel is open to everyone, not just patrons, and it is fortunate for those staying elsewhere that this is so. The food was some of the best I've eaten, a restaurant with a quality that made me feel inferior to the food I was eating. The... 

 antistar Says:  The Sugarpot seemed fairly popular with savvy locals, and had a pleasant view of the St Marien church. It specialised in coffees and cake, and I enjoyed a Latte Machiata there while I re-energised myself after a not particularly restful night train from Nuremburg. The... 

 antistar Says:  You can jump on a train to various destinations on the island, including Sassnitz and the Baltic resort of Binz. It costs just over €18 and you can get the ticket from the automatic machines in the station, which are available in English and accept all manner of coins, notes... 

 antistar Says:  If you are visiting Stralsund in the winter remember that it gets bloody cold up in the north east of the country, especially on the windswept Baltic coast. Stralsund is a little protected by the island of Ruegen, but it still gets very windy, and the air coming in off the... 

 antistar Says:  For the most part Stralsund is a pleasant and relaxing town, and I'd have difficulty in seeing that there would be trouble anywhere. That said the area just outside the train station had a few drunks and shifty characters hanging about, and I didn't feel 100% safe there at... 

 antistar Says:  This isn't my favourite thing about the town at all, in fact I found that the town government had ruined every single one of them. The Neuer Markt by St Marien's church had been turned into a carpark blighted by a wooden rotunda public toilet, as had the Alter Markt in the...