Travemunde Beach will host the most laid-back cultural festival experience you'll ever have this August 14-24. for the most laid-back cultural festival experience you'll ever have. 

Wide World Festival (Weite Welt)

Does opera with the sand between your toes appeal to you? Perhaps enjoying the theatre in your swimsuit? If so, Wide World is the festival for you!

Travemunde Beach is the beautiful summery setting for the festival, which promises a carefree, relaxing programme of music, art and culture. Diversity is key, with things that can't be easily pigeon-holed or described as one thing filling the 11-day lineup.

Take a dip in the sea as a band plays, or get grooving on the beach. The beach terraces offer pallet lounges or deck chairs to chill out in as the sun goes down and the party keeps going.

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Culinary delights

Travemunde is already a magnet for food lovers, especially for fans of fresh seafood. Rolls filled with fresh eel, mackerel, herring or salmon served at the Fisherman's Harbour, fresh off the boat are a local speciality. 

On top of these regional treats, for the Wide World festival bring in food trucks to serve up delicious dishes from around the world. 

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Attending the Wide World Festival

Travemunde is on the Baltic coast of Germany, close to Lubeck. It's easily accessible by public transport, with regular train connections to nearby Hamburg.

The whole festival is free, and no tickets are required. You can check out the full lineup of events as the festival approaches on the Wide World Festival website.

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