Sylt Travel Guide

 
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Pro

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  Sun! Sand! Sea! Wind! Fresh fish! A summer delight! 


Con

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  Windy,rude tourist office staff.. 


In a nutshell

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  PERLE BETWEEN NORDSEA AND WADDENSEA 

 

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VISIT KEITUM

VISIT KEITUM, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  Magnificent Friesian homes and quaint Thatched roofs, rustic stone walls and winding paths, the silhouette of the dike on the south and north of the Wadden Sea: Keitum isn unquestionably one of the most beautiful villages on Sylt . Once the retirement home for Sylter Masters... 

CYCLING OVER THE DIKE TO KEITUM

CYCLING OVER THE DIKE TO KEITUM, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  Cycling on Sylt is fun.Startingpoint for this route is the harbour-kiosk in Rantum.You can start here with a fresh cup of coffe, or f.i. thea, and then on the top of the dike cycleto the left on the dike.On your left hand the Rantum-becken. This lake was made for the... 

CYCLING OVER THE OLD RAILWAY PATH

CYCLING OVER THE OLD RAILWAY PATH, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  Cycling on Sylt is fun.Enjoy the sceneric landscape when you cycle to the south. On the right hand the dunes, and on your left hand magnificient views on the wadden sea. When you start in Westerland there are nice cycle-path along the road.Take from Rantum to Hörnum the... 

Walk at low tide on the seabottom

Walk at low tide on the seabottom, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  Next to the harbour of Rantum, on the outside of the dyke, you can find a naturewalk on the waddensea.Here you meet the birds and seagulls, and you have a nice view on the sea.On your right hand there are the white houses of Rantum, on your left the sea.Special vegitation is... 

Sunsets1

Sunsets1, Sylt

 blagarrett99 Says:  I am from the East Coast of the USA and had not experienced a sun set into the ocean until I came to Germany. It is a ritual, it seems, for people to go to the sea, sit on benches, and watch the sun go down. 

Hotels  

Ringhotel Seiler Hof

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Aktivhotel Ahlers

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Hotels  

Campingplatz Rantum: A Camping with a view

Campingplatz Rantum: A Camping with a view, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  Halfway between Hörnum and Westerland, Rantum’s campsite is set in an interesting location between the open sea and tidal shallows. It has five modern sanitary blocks, the great new building is build in 2009, all of them with free hot showers, some with washing machines and... 

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Transportation  

Ferry to Rømø in Denmark from Sylt

Ferry to Rømø in Denmark from Sylt, Sylt

 metteks Says:  To get to the nearby Danish island Rømø , you have to take the ferry. It leaves from List on the northern end of Sylt, and arrives at the town of Havneby on Rømø. It leaves about every 1½ hour, and the trip takes 30 minutes. It is possible to bring your car, but I think the... 

Travel by car to Sylt

Travel by car to  Sylt, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  When you come from the south of Germany, Hamburg f.i. you must travel by car to Niebüll.There is the station for the train which goes over the Hindenburgdamm to Sylt.There are no raods on the damm so this is the only way to travel from Niebüll to Sylt.When your car is on the... 

Biking on Sylt

Biking on Sylt, Sylt

 metteks Says:  Sylt is ideal to get around on bicycle. We brought our own bikes on the ferry, but we saw places, that rented out bikes. We started out in List and then went to Kampen, from where we vent back to List. We wanted to go to Westerland, but thought it was to long a ride. On the... 

Shopping  

ELATUS BUCH UND MEDIEN: TRAVELBOOKS IN LIST

ELATUS BUCH UND MEDIEN: TRAVELBOOKS IN LIST, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  You will find the shop in the ALTE TONNENHALLE.The Hall is in the harboeur of List in the nothern part of SYLT. The shop has a great collesction of Travelbooks of Sylt.Also thrillers of Sylt, cycle maps etc etc. Books of Sylt: -Sylt -Gebrauchsanweisung für Sylt ... 

ALTE TONNENHALLE: SHOPPING IN LIST

ALTE TONNENHALLE: SHOPPING IN LIST, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  ALTE TONNENHALLE (The Barrel Hall)Die "Alte Tonnenhalle" steht auf dem Platz der ehemaligen Tonnen- und Bootshalle des alten Lister Hafens. The ALTE TONNENHALLE stands on the site of the former boat hall and tons of old Lister port. Here boats are used to buoys and have been... 

Tourist Traps  

SEAGULLS!!

SEAGULLS!!, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  When you walk on the beach or on the boulevards of Westerland: watch out for the Seagulls!!The where very brutal and pick your hamburgers, or anything you eat out of your hands when you don't expect it!! Dont eat and walk on the same time. Never throw bread our anything... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Watch the moon comes up

Watch the moon comes up, Sylt

 janvanommen Says:  When the moon rises in the east, there is a possibility to sea the moon comes up over the waddensea!.The dike on the outskirts of Rantum is a good place where you have a good view when the moon rises 'out of the sea'. http://hemel.waarnemen.com/applets/oponder.cgiOn the... 

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 I am from the East Coast of the USA and had not experienced a sun set into the ocean until I came to Germany. It is a ritual, it seems, for people to go to the... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  I am going with a group to Germany for the World Cup in June/July 2006. We have some time to spare and would like to travel around... 

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A: Sylt is a classical vacation island. I guess most Germans book there when departing already for the next year or between Christmas and New Year. And if it comes to... 

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Sylt - Holiday island

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Sylt. I'd love to share with you the 2 tips I've written, the 5 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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SYLT, ISLAND ON THE BORDER OF GERMANY AND DANMARK

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 When you travel from Germany to Sylt, you have to take the train from the station of Niebüll. In about 30 minutes the train takes you and your car over the Hindenburgdamm to the Island. When you... 

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Wind and Sea! This is Sylt!

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 Sylt is the most northern in Germany. It is also the last stop for the DB - the train of Germany. You can not drive on to Sylt, you must board the Auto Train and let the DB take you across the land...... 

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Insel Sylt

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 I used to live on this lovely island many years ago and have always wanted to return....well after nearly 40 years i did..!! A lot of change has taken place ...some for the better and some,in my... 

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Sylt

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Sylt. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 3 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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