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Schleswig Holstein is Germany’s most northerly province. With
Denmark at its tip, this broad finger of land divides the placid Baltic from the
wild North Sea. Along the North Sea shore, dikes protect the sky-wide landscape
from being claimed by the sea’s crashing waves.
Safe behind dikes, sheep and
cattle graze while crops grow in serene pastures. Offshore, dune-fringed islands
brave the sea.
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Any
visit to Schleswig Holstein would not be complete without a trip to
one of the islands such as Sylt. This island boasts an impressive
landscape of sand dunes and exposed, steep cliffs sheltering quaint
little thatched villages from bracing sea breezes.
In sharp contrast, the Baltic coast
is hilly, with long, graceful fjords extending far inland from the gently
lapping ocean. Here kilometer after kilometer of white sand beaches provide a
holiday haven for northern Europeans who brave the chilly waters. |
