Lübeck

Behind the thick walls of Lübeck’s famous Landmark an Exhibition entitled “The Hanseatic League – The Power of Trade” invites you to a fascinating medieval world of a Lübeck merchant and of global trade and seafaring. Incidentally, the city gate was equipped with 30 cannons in the late Middle Ages, but none has ever fired a single shot.

This Lutheran church is full of art and atmosphere, with a very moving Chapel of Memory. It was constructed between 1250 and 1350 and is the third largest church in Germany.

Sympathetic and responsible Lübeck residents built the Hospital of the Holy Spirit, where care was provided for the elderly and infirm already in the 13th century. At Christmas time, visitors to the arts and crafts market in the hospital’s vaulted hall can soak up the medieval atmosphere.

Heinrich and Thomas Mann are two of Lübeck’s most famous sons. The Buddenbrook-House is dedicated to the two writers and the “Buddenbrooks”. This is the place to find out all you ever wanted to know about the Mann family and their works. Walk through the house with its authentically furnished rooms and feel as if you were walking through the novel itself.

Lübeck's Cathedral dates back to the year 1173. The massive 15th-century Triumphal Cross and beautiful rood screen were made by Lübeck master Bernt Notke, and there’s superb modern stained glass.

Take a relaxing boat tour along the small canals and waterways and experience Lübeck from a different angle. -City-Schifffahrt- Departure: at "An der Obertrave"(next to the Music and Congress Centre) and from two piers located at "An der Untertrave" March-April and October: daily 11.00 am, 12.30 am, 2.00 pm, 3.30 pm May - September: daily 10.00 am, 11.30 am, 1.00 pm, 2.30 pm, 4.00 pm, 5.30 p.m. Phone: +494512963424 fax: +494513002820 www.cityschifffahrt.de -Quandt Linie Lübeck- Departure: from "Holstentorterrassen" (an der Overtrave) quay and Wallhalbinsel (next to the Music and Conress Centre): All year (except during ice drifts) daily from May – October 10.00 am – 6.00 pm, every half an hour, during low season at reduced times. Phone: +4945177799 or 73884 Fax: +4945178439 www.quandt-linie.de -Stühff - Lübecker Barkassenfahrt- Departure: at An der Obertrave 15a all-season, daily: 10.00 am – 5.30 pm, every 90 minutes, during low season at reduced times Phone: +494517078222 Fax: +494512038441 www.luebecker-barkassenfahrt.de Tour from Lübeck to Travemünde -Könemann Schifffahrt GmbH- Departure: from Drehbrücke quay (at Untertrave) to Travemünde Vorderreihe, daily: from April –October16th: 9.30 am and 2.00 pm from July 1st until September 30th also at 6.15 pm Tour: 105 min. phone: +494512801635 fax: +494512909188 www.koenemannschiffahrt.de Hanse Fahrt Departure: from Untertrave Hansemuseum to Travemünde Kaiserbrücke, all-season, daily: 1.00 pm and 5.00 pm Tour: 90 min. Phone: +4901635475773 www.hanse-travemuende.de Book the tickets for MS Hanse here: http://shop.luebeck-ticket.de/luet/events/1/list/MjIzMjk1MzE1MzE5MTY2OTE0MjkxODczOTYzMTgzMTUyOTA3NzYwOTgyNjQ0NTEw/

Lübeck Town Hall is one of the most beautiful town halls in Germany. In 1230 its construction started right in the centre of the Old Town on the market. The dark bricks of the Town Hall make a striking contrast to the traditional red-brick construction of the surrounding buildings. The patricians extended the building several times, adding the magnificent freestone facade, the decorative balcony and the three towers, known locally as the“giants”.

Stroll around this museum and learn more about the diverse flora and fauna in the Lübeck region. This is a great place to get a fascinating insight into the natural history of Schleswig-Holstein, including a gigantic 14-metre-long skeleton of a sperm whale and other fossils. There is a wide range of events and holiday programmes provided at the museum.

The Füchtingshof is located in Glockengießerstraße below St. Catherine’s church. It is one of the biggest and magnificent courtyards in Lübeck. The listed early Baroque housing area belongs to the charity foundation “Johann Füchting Testament” that still exists today as an autonomous foundation. Since 1639 the courtyard serves as a housing estate for widows of sailors and merchants. After a modernization and renovation in the 1970s 28 apartments are available. Still inhabited today, this courtyard became an oasis in the center of the Old Town.

St. Jacob's is easy to recognise from a distance as it has four spherical globes on the tower's helm edge. The three-naved Gothic brick hall church (built in 1334) has been the church of seafarers since the Middle Ages. It was consecrated together with St. Mary's and St. Peter's. Since the church did not suffer any damage during the 2nd World War, the boxed pew and historic organ are still intact. The small "Stellwagen organ" is one of the best preserved examples of North German organs from the 16th century. A lifeboat commemorates the sinking of the four-masted barque "Pamir" in 1957. It is located in the north tower chapel and represents the "National Memorial for Civilian Shipping" today.

"Open air" sightseeing tour of the city in an open double-decker bus. Comfortably enjoy all the important sights of Lübeck while sitting in a bus and listening to the guide's explanations.