Amrum is the smallest of the three main North Frisian Islands but has some of the finest beaches — the Kniepsand, a white sand beach on the western shore, is up to 1.5km wide at low tide and one of the widest beaches in Europe. The contrast between this vast open beach and the island's small size is striking: Amrum is barely 20 square kilometres, but the beach alone could swallow most of it.
The island has a handful of villages connected by cycle paths, and the pace of life is noticeably slower than Sylt. The lighthouse at Amrum Leuchtturm is the highest on the German North Sea coast and worth climbing for the view across the Wadden Sea. Amrum is reached by ferry from Dagebüll (shared route with Föhr) and is popular with families and nature walkers.