Usedom: the Imperial 3 SPAs

Since the end of the 19th century, the Imperial family as well as millions of guests from a more humble background have been attracted by the sandy beaches and almost 2000 sunny hours per year on the Baltic island of Usedom. Today the elegant historical architecture of the Usedom therapeutic spas is home to exclusive hotels and modern boarding houses. Particularly in the Imperial 3 spas Bansin, Heringsdorf and Ahlbeck there are still magnificent buildings and well-kept mansion facades with pretty turrets, mundane columns and high gables. The Ahlbeck sea-bridge built in 1899 is the landmark of Usedom. The Heringsdorf sea-bridge with its 555 metres is the longest structure of its kind in continental Europe. In the style of its historical predecessor it contains a shopping arcade, a gallery, cafés, museums and restaurants.