Großenbrode works for families looking for a Baltic beach resort with a long pier, right where the bridge crosses to Fehmarn. Many homes list a sauna or a fireplace, which helps outside summer; check each listing. Public transport here is slow, with a train and a bus from Hamburg, so plan on driving.
Großenbrode is a Baltic seaside resort on the western shore of the Bay of Mecklenburg, on the mainland side of the Fehmarnsund, the strait that separates Fehmarn from the mainland and is about 800 metres wide at its narrowest. The Fehmarnsund bridge, opened in 1963 for road and rail and a listed monument since 1999, lands here. The South Beach has a promenade and a 350-metre pier, used by anglers outside the summer season because of its spot close to the sound. There is a marina at Großenbroder Fähre, looking across to the bridge, and an inland lake, the Binnensee. Check each listing for a sauna, fireplace or garden.
Island across the Fehmarnsund, reached by the road and rail bridge that leaves the mainland at Großenbrode.
Main town of the Wagrien peninsula, with a museum by the Wallsee on the Slavic heritage of Wagrien.
Hamburg Airport is around an hour and a half by car. By public transport the trip takes well over three hours, by regional train from Hamburg to Lübeck and then the X85 bus to Großenbrode, so a car is the practical choice.
Summer is beach season on the South Beach. Outside it, the pier belongs to anglers, drawn by its position near the Fehmarnsund, and at New Year a firework display is held there. Many homes list a sauna, which makes a winter week more appealing; check each listing.
The pier on Großenbrode's South Beach runs 350 metres out into the Baltic. It was added to the existing promenade in 1979, and outside the summer season anglers fish from it.
No, it is on the mainland. The Fehmarnsund bridge, opened in 1963 for road and rail, links Fehmarn to the mainland at Großenbrode, across a strait about 800 metres wide at its narrowest.
Driving is quickest, at around an hour and a half. Public transport means a train to Lübeck and the X85 bus onward, about three and a half hours in all.
Many do, and many also list a fireplace and a garden, but check each listing if a sauna matters to you. Typical homes sleep around six, with a few taking eight or more.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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