Below, please find a great number of places to see and explore in our area, within a radius of 60 miles (approximately 100km) around Apen. We'd like to propose various seasonal events and special destinations, which we can brainstorm individually together with you, while you are here in town with us.
Depending the Season, here are some noteworthy occasions to experience:
- Rhododendron Park in Lütetsburg near town of NORDEN, all the way in the north west of East Frisia. Beautiful big and very old park! www.luetetsburg.com
- Impressive castle Evenburg in the nearby town of LEER, with coffee, ice cream, cake. www.landkreis-leer.de
- The very old Church of SUURHUSEN which is more crooked than the tower of Pisa, with a very old and impressive cemetery. www.hinte.de
- BREMERHAVEN, Auswandererhaus, where all emigrants left for the USA. www.dah-bremerhaven.de
- Historic hand-cranked PÜNTE in Wiltshusen, near LEER. It is a hand pulled ferry over the Jümme river. www.puentenverein.de
- Historic village in town of CLOPPENBURG. Wonderful Museum with old farm houses and equipment, demonstrating the traditional farming lifestyle, windmill. www.museumsdorf.de
- Town of BAD ZWISCHENAHN (BAD indicates "BATH" aka "spa"), boasting a bustling shopping area, a picturesque lake, a lovely park replete with a historic, fully furnished, thatched-roof farmhouse museum complex, consisting of various vintage buildings and an impressive windmill. And yes, if you like, we can even go sailing on the lake with our own boat! www.badzwischenahn.de
- Town of GREETSIEL in the northwestern part of East Frisia, located directly on the coast, boasting a small harbor lined with colorful fishing boats. Quaint little shops line the shoreline and further inland, you'll discover two fully functional, historic windmills www.greetsiel.de
- Town of LEER, with shopping miles, old town with very old typical houses, port of LEER, all very picturesque. www.leer.de
- BOKELESCH, Johanniter-Monastery, www.johanniter-nordseekueste.de
- IHLOW, an impressive Zisterzienser-Monastry, with a restaurant offering coffee, tea and cakes, www.ihlow.de
- Town of JEVER with the old castle and Museum and café. www.schlossmuseum.de
- City of OLDENBURG, featuring a walkable, historic downtown area, a castle park, fabulous outdoor shopping and two museums, Landesmuseum and Stadtmuseum. www.oldenburg.de
- GÖDENS castle, Link
- Historical Museum in the town of AURICH, Upstaalsboom, www.museum-aurich.de
- World-renowned Rhododendron Park Hobbie in nearby LINSWEGE, with blooms bursting in a multitude of colors, at their absolute best in early May/June. www.hobbie-rhodo.de
- Picturesque harbor villages of NEUHARLINGERSIEL and CAROLINENSIEL wirth harbor Museum, www.neuharlingersiel.de, www.carolinensiel.de
- Baptist-chapel in FELDE, oldest european Baptist-chapel, built in 1850, Link
- WWII prisoner of war camp in ESTERWEGEN, www.gedenkstaette-esterwegen.de
- Jewish cemeteries in AURICH and NEUSTADT GÖDENS.
- Castle of BOURTANGE in nearby Netherlands, www.bourtange.de
- Farming exhibition featuring all kinds of farming equipment. www.landtagenord.de
- Antique car show in BOCKHORN, one of Germany's biggest car shows, June www.bockhorner-oldtimermarkt.de
- Enjoy visiting the beautiful annual Christmas markets/fairs in the nearby towns of LEER or BAD ZWISCHENAHN, available from Nov. 30 to about Dec. 23.
- In addition, while you are here with us, we can elaborate additional plans in order to highlight numerous other destinations and seasonal events that might interest you. Just let us know in advance!
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Sightseeing, great places nearby!
historic windmill and farmhouse in Bad Zwischenahn, Zisterzienser-Monastry in Ihlow,


