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Vacation Home in Rechlin - Mueritz Lake, Germany - Welcome to our house with
four apartments in the Mecklenburg Lake District, northern Germany - an ideal place to spend your holidays if you love nature and want to relax in an environmentally-sound and
healthy environment. You can easily combine your holidays with a visit to the cities of Berlin or Hamburg (about 2 hours away). Mecklenburg Lake District (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte), situated between Berlin and the Baltic sea, is well-known for its dozens of beautiful lakes, such as Lake Muritz. This lake has a surface of almost 120 square kilometers, which makes it the second biggest lake in Germany (after Lake Constance). The lakes and woods of the sparsely populated area are singular in Germany. From the house, it is about 5 minutes walking distance to the southern Muritz shore. Muritz National Park, one of Germany's biggest and most impressive national parks, is about 8 kilometers away. While the Park's 650 kilometers of foot paths offer plenty of opportunities to go for a walk, you can also go swimming, rent a kayak or sailing boat, go on a bicycling
tour around the lake (less than one day), etc. Each
apartment (75 square meters) has
two bedrooms (two beds each) and
one living room. The entire house is suitable for persons suffering from allergies (sorry, no pets allowed). One of the
apartments is equipped with facilities for wheelchair users (access,
bathroom, etc.). A large
garden with trees is behind the holiday home. The two lower
flats have a
terrace each, which allows you to sit out in the
garden. In a separate hut, there is a small
sauna for our guests. Our house has been renovated in 1996 to meet the highest ecological standards (through solar systems, special isolation system, etc.). We used many natural building materials, such as wood an cork. Our house is situated in a
quiet and green area of the village of Rechlin. There are a number of
shops, doctors, etc. The small
restaurants offer food at reasonable prices - or you can buy fresh and smoked fish from the region. The surrounding villages are also nice places for a small
trip: you can visit old churches, buy local food, etc. There are some interesting cultural sights in the area, such as the museum dedicated to Heinrich Schliemann (discoverer of Troy). November - early March (except New Year) (calendar weeks 44-51 and 2-10) mid-March - May; September and October (weeks 11., 15-21 and 37-43). Eastern (weeks 12-14), - end-May - early September (weeks 22-36), - New Year (weeks 52-1). In addition, 30 Euro are charged for cleaning after your holiday. If needed, bed linen and towels are available for 6 Euro per person. Other services: bicyles for 1 Euro/day;
Sauna at 8 Euro for half a day; Kayak at 5 Euro/day; washing machine: 2,50 Euro. If you are interested in spending your holidays here, please contact us - we will be happy to provide you with more information: (If you call from outside Germany, please dial 0049-5608-4366.)