With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to experience all that Heringsdorf, 17 miles away, has to offer. Heringsdorf Pier, Bansin Beach and Ahlbeck Beach alone make the drive out worthwhile. Locals are also likely to point you toward Greifswald, 20 miles away. If you only see one attraction here, let it be Eldena Abbey. (But we’d also highly recommend St. Mary’s Church and St. Nikolai Cathedral.)