| Still today the spirit of a golden age hovers above Usedom’s impressively majestic imperial villas. The history of past days is to be found behind their grand exterior staircases, noble marble pillars and their gables decorated with ornaments: the nobility and aristocracy already enjoyed the warmth of Usedom’s "3 Imperial Spas" of Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin in the 19th century. They constructed villas to meet their desires in the glorious style of French Renaissance palaces and magnificent classicistic buildings. Left behind was a century-old legacy: Usedom’s comprehensive Seaside Resort Architecture, still intact today, is found nowhere else in such entirety.
The good old times, in which Prussia's majesties and other famous guests spent their summer holidays in the well-known trio of seaside resorts, are history. Yet their glory remains. The "Imperial Spas" of Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin: three beauties of Seaside Resort Architecture, each one different, but all very special.
Build sandcastles in the white sand, cool your hot summer skin in the waters of the Baltic Sea, let fly to a kite, feel the crunch of frozen sand under your shoes – the magic of the sea and the enchantment of the "3 Imperial Spas" are omnipresent, no matter what time of year you visit. See for yourself, whether there is anything better than to let yourself be hypnotised by the play of the waves in the shadow of three piers, to wander along Europe's longest beach promenade, to discover adventure in the "Achterland" by bike, to sweeten your day with art, music and the like or to let your wellness fantasies come true in the cosy ambience of one of the luxury hotels. |
