Places of interest

Schiermonnikoog has two lighthouses, a white one and a red one. Only the red lighthouse is still in use and is manned 24 hours a day.

In the centre of the village, the bottom jaw of a blue whale can be found.

Schiermonnikoog’s coastline has been marked for the past 150 years by black and red beach poles.

In memory of the monks, a statue was created in 1961 by artist Martin van Waning and placed in the centre of the village.

The cemetery has graves for soldiers from Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Great-Britain and Polen.

The Bunker functions as a viewing point and is free to access.

In 2008 the bird watching hut was built with support from funds raised due to the island taking part in an election.

At Mr Banck’s favourite viewing point on the sea wall, a stone bench was built, looking out over the beautiful views of the Wadden sea.

The marina is located on the south side of the island. This used to be the main harbour.

A duck cage is used to hunt ducks without the use of guns.