The Jagdschloss Granitz crowns a wooded ridge in the southeastern part of the island, a pseudo-medieval hunting lodge built by the princes of Putbus in the 1830s. The four corner towers and the central donjon, added later, give it the air of a small castle rather than a hunting box. The view from the top of the central tower — reached via the famous cast-iron spiral staircase — takes in most of southeast Rügen.
Inside, period rooms display weapons, hunting trophies, and the history of the Putbus family. The walk up through the beech forest from Binz takes about an hour and is part of the experience; alternatively the Rügen narrow-gauge railway stops at Jagdschloss station nearby.