Sylt

Nature is the major draw of this North Frisian Island in the North Sea. Sylt is connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway exclusively for trains. For the past 40 years, Sylt has been the preferred playground for the rich with the wide dunes with striped lighthouses above fields of gleaming yellow rape flower.

• Flight time from London: 1 hour 35 min
• Billund Airport (Denmark): 130km from the city centre; transfer time about 3 hours 15 min
• Nearest railway station: Westerland (Sylt) station
• Currency: Euro