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features lagoons, marshes, beech forests, peninsulas and A mile-long boardwalk curves around the uninterrupted
headlands, and long white sand beaches, but it is most fa- white sand beach. Anchored by a wide pedestrian prome-
mous for its towering chalk cliffs, a remnant of the prehistoric nade leading to a long working pier, the boardwalk extends on
plateau also responsible for the White Cliffs of Dover. On the both sides of the pier. It curves around a forested beachline to
peninsula across the bay from Binz, you can see white chalk the south, and to the north where grand hotels, vacation villas,
cliffs, including King’s Chair, the island’s landmark feature in and restaurants nestle shoulder to shoulder, offering healthy
Jasmund National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one cuisine, unique spa treatments, and branded wellness regi-
of two national parks on the island. mens. The classic white seaside architecture alone is worth a

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