Zelenogradsk (Cranz)
The region’s oldest resort, with a wide beach, a new promenade and its famous cats.
Cranz became a seaside resort in the early 19th century. Today it is the liveliest town on the coast: wide sandy beach, long promenade, cafés and a pedestrian street.
Its symbol is cats — with cat houses, statues and a cat museum in the old water tower.
Zelenogradsk is the gateway to the Curonian Spit.
Tips
- About 40 minutes by train from the North Station.
- Sunset at the pier.
- A popular spot for buying a flat by the sea.
Getting there
About 35 km north; train, bus or car.
Prices, opening hours and rules change — check official sources before you travel.
Nearby
CoastSvetlogorsk (Rauschen)The prettiest Baltic resort: cliffs in pine forest, a promenade, a cable car and the old villas of former Rauschen.
Curonian SpitFringilla Bird StationGiant 70-metre bird traps at km 23 of the spit, where thousands of migrating birds are ringed.
Kaliningrad cityKönigsberg Forts: Fort No. 5A ring of 19th-century brick forts surrounds the city. The best preserved, Fort No. 5, is an open-air museum.