Top 15 Things To Do In Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Germania

Kiel is a port city on the Baltic Sea in northern Germany, best known as the sailing capital of the country and host of the annual Kieler Woche regatta. The city sits at the end of the Kiel Fjord and has shaped much of Germany's naval and maritime history, with landmarks like the Laboe Naval Memorial and the historic Holtenau locks of the Kiel Canal.

This video walks through 15 highlights the city has to offer, from the lively Alter Markt and the waterfront Kiellinie promenade to the open-air Schleswig-Holstein Museum in Molfsee. Visitors can explore fish markets, ferry crossings, and sandy beaches at Schilksee, making Kiel a surprisingly varied destination year-round.