Flensburg Travel Guide

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      Flensburg waterfront
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      Fjordside setting for the museum
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Things to Do  

Kompagnie Tor

Kompagnie Tor, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  Once the guildhall, a plaque indicates the height of the water when the forde flooded. 

You're never too young to appreciate Flensburger

You're never too young to appreciate Flensburger, Flensburg

 CatherineReichardt Says:  During our visit to Flensburg, we selflessly undertook some quality control on the local Flensburger pilsener. We undertake this arduous research with no thought for our own personal enjoyment in the quest for our annual Beer of the Year - and we start our researchers young! 

Harbour

Harbour, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  Busy harbour is a good place to walk around and watch the boats, didn't stay too long ourselves, look at the photo, the next snow shower is coming! 

Shopping!

Shopping!, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  Not a great favourite of mine, Mrs Bonio seems to enjoy though! Three streets, Norderstrasse, Grossestrasse and Holm stretch for around 1 Km, thats lots of shopping to do. 

H?fe

H?fe, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  There are many H?fe, old merchant courtyards, around Rote strasse and Holm. Interesting to wander in and look at the small shops there. 

See Nordertor

See Nordertor, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  Once the north gate to the city. Today it marks the end of the main shopping street, still looking good though. 

Hotels  

Alter Meierhof Vitalhotel

 1 Review and 37 Opinions  we stayed their many years ago and have been back and will stay their again when in town. it is... 

Am Segelhafen Hotel

 1 Review and 16 Opinions  Pleasant place to stay, just a five minute walk from the station and very close to the main shopping... 

Restaurants  

Hansens Brauerei: Hansens Brauerei

Hansens Brauerei: Hansens Brauerei, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  A night out at a brew pub always appeals to us. This one claims to be the most northerly brewpub in Germany.Good tasty food and beer in a busy bar, excellent. Look out for the daily specials on the menu. 

Viva: Viva

Viva: Viva, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  Lunchtime, walking down Rote Strasse, and starting to snow heavily. This is the first place we see. A great choice fortunately. Menu is Mexican and also tapas. We decided to share a large plate of mixed vegetarian tapas, with some meatballs on the side for me. All very tasty... 

Nightlife  

Shamrocks Irish Bar: Irish Bar

Shamrocks Irish Bar: Irish Bar, Flensburg

 Jasen71 Says:  This irish is irish only in name, but the bar is buzzing and the karaoke is funny. The bar staff did pull a opint of the black stuff in under a minute, so nil points for guinness serving... i was to drunk to take a photo that night, but i went back the next day... None 

Transportation  

Flensburg Hbf

Flensburg Hbf, Flensburg

 Obak81 Says:  The main trainstation in Flensburg is located in the middel of the city.There are connections to Kiel, Neumünster and Hamburg on the German side, and the station is serviced by the Hamburg-Aarhus train going northwards into denmark. Furthermore some regional danish trains... 

Shopping  

Förde Park: Modern Shopping

Förde Park: Modern Shopping, Flensburg

 Obak81 Says:  This Shopping Center is 47.000 square meters, and has 2400 free of charge parking lots.The center consists of several food/drinks stores, a building material store and several shops with shoes and clothes. Beside this there are some food vendors (a grillbar, and a chinese... 

Rote Strasse: Rote Strasse

Rote Strasse: Rote Strasse, Flensburg

 bonio Says:  Likeable street with many interesting shops and restaurants, well worth lingering a while. 

Local Customs  

Flensburger Pilsener

Flensburger Pilsener, Flensburg

 Jasen71 Says:  Flensburger Pilsener or Flens as it more better known as is made here, and I must admit one of the best pils I have ever tasted, again and again..... ;P 

Hello

Hello, Flensburg

 Jasen71 Says:  The words for Hello here are different than the normal German Greetings. the Locals here say "Moin, moin !" , which I think is some sort of Danish word..... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Guidance on photography in churches: Homer's Rules

Guidance on photography in churches: Homer's Rules, Flensburg

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Visiting churches is one of the absolute highlights of a trip to Europe, and provides a fascinating insight into the most powerful influencethat has shaped European cultures of the past couple of millenia.Unlike some other religions - where access to places of worship may be... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Learn to love the peaceable Vikings at Haithabu

Learn to love the peaceable Vikings at Haithabu, Flensburg

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Wikinger Museum Haithabu is located on the site of the ancient Viking settlement of Hathaby. It was once the largest Viking city in the world, but was sacked by the Slavs in 1066 (which seems poetic justice given the amount of raiding they carried out on other people's... 

Sports & Outdoors  

SG Flensburg-Handewitt

SG Flensburg-Handewitt, Flensburg

 ValbyDK Says:  SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a team handball club, and they compete in the German First League of Handball. They won the national championship in 2004 and have also won the EHF Cup and the EHF Cup Winner’s Cup. SG Flensburg-Handewitt was established in 1990 when TSB Flensburg... 

Handball

Handball, Flensburg

 IceBear7 Says:  There are not many places in Germany where football/ soccer is not the number 1 sport - but Flensburg is one of them. Handball is all that matters up here. Maybe because they do not have a very successfull soccer team. Their team, SG Flensburg-Handewitt, is famous, very... 

Favorites  

The Captain's Walk

The Captain's Walk, Flensburg

 IceBear7 Says:  A very special city tour - tracing the steps of the old captains returning form a trip to the caribbean and runnng their errands at home in Flensburg before going on their next journey. Throughout the city important 14 landmarks - important for the 17 century captain Käptn... 

Glücksburg

Glücksburg, Flensburg

 IceBear7 Says:  The castle of Glückburg is only a few kilometers away from Flensburg. It looks beautiful in pictures and guide books, photo taken in bright sunshine of course. It looked a little sad in the beginning of December, so I have to come back in summer to write a proper tip. Huge... 

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 You can find at least one maritime museum in almost every German towns located on the sea-side. So in Flensburg too.It is worth to visit it. You can see some... 

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  We are looking for a hotel for 4 people (2 adults - 2 kids) in either Flensburg or elsewhere in Schleswig Holstein. (we plan to... 

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A: Maybe Hotel Nordkreuz in Harrislee would be an option. http://www.nordkreuz.de/ It is situated not far from the Autobahn to Denmark and close to the border.... 

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Das flenst!

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 Flensburg is Germany's most northern city, just a few minutes away from Denmark. It used to belong to Denmark, a long time ago, there are Danish schools and newspapers in the city and lots of visitors... 

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Flensburg

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 Flensburg lies near the German-Danish border at the end of the approximately 35 km long Flensburg Fjord. 400,000 Germans and Danes live in the immediate neighbourhood with 85,000 in Flensburg... 

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Go a-Viking in Flensburg!

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 Flensburg is nestled on the far northern tip of German, just inside the Danish border, and its culture reflects its location. The town is located on a fjord and has a distinctly Nordic feel about it... 

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Bonio goes to Flensburg

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 A one snowy and cold day visit to Flensburg. Found a rum museum, a hausbrauerei, good shopping a busy port and some great food. Plenty to occupy ourselves while hiding from the weather. Here's what we... 

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A German City with a Danish Heart

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 Flensburg is located in the most northern part of Germany, and is a border town with Denmark. The city has a busy tourist trade and port. 

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