Varel

Varel is known mainly due to its seaside resort Dangast, which is part of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park at the shore of a tidal flat bay Jadebusen (Jade bay).

Just of the A29 between Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven.
NordWest Bahn connects Bahnhof Varel with trains from Oldenburg, Wilhelnshaven and Bremen

• Varel HarbourThe harbour is a nice place for a walk with restaurants offering fresh fish and other sea food. There is a museum of curiosities Spijöök and Bahlsen biscuit factory outlet.

• SchlosskircheOriginal sections built in 1144 with the tower added between 1200 and 1250 and later extended in the 17th century.

Dangast

• BeachDangast has a nice public beach in front of the Kurhaus, dominated by large pieces of art in a form of a chair and a rock penis, where no fees for entrance must be paid.

• DanGastQuellbad

  phone: +49 4451-9114-41
  address: Edo-Wiemken-Str. 64
  Iodine - saline water is taken from a 573 m deep well to provide guests with a relaxing bath. Indoor part of the swimming center with a large pool, a baby pool, a long slide and saunas (no pools for "real" swimming) is open all year round and the outdoor part with a 25 m swimming pool and a pretty children playground is open approximately between May and September.

• Bahlsen Factory Outlet

  address: Kohlhof 5
  Not to be missed by sweet tooths. 30 to 50% discounts on wide range of products compared to usual store prices.

• Kurhaus

  address: An der Rennweide 46
  Family run restaurant with local specialities and a fine selection of deserts. This is a place where locals frequently come for their weekend afternoon coffee & cake.

• Schienfatt

  phone: +49 4451 4761
  address: Neumarktpl. 3

• An Bord Pension

  phone: +49 4451 9182010
  address: Edo-Wiemken-Straße 59, Dangast

• Hotel Friesenhof

  phone: +49 4451 9250
  address: Neumarktpl. 4-6

• Upstalsboom Landhotel Friesland

  phone: +49 4451 9210
  address: Mühlenteichstraße 78, Obenstrohe

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