Lübeck Travel Guide

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Cosy Rathausmarkt looks rather imposing. Much of the old town has kept a medieval appearance with old buildings and narrow streets. The old town centre is dominated by seven church steeples. The Renaissance Town hall of the sixteenth century - Rathaus and The Church of... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Marienkirche was constructed as the sample of the French cathedrals during blossoming Luebeck in the end of the thirteenth century. It was a face of burghers pride of the city.It is a model for the brick Gothic style of northern Germany, reflected in approximately 70... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  There is the main Cathedral of Luebeck - the Dom near Rathausmarkt with two square towers in the basis. It was incorporated in 1173 by duke Henry Leon as a Romance basil. In the thirteenth century chapels were attached, and in the fourteenth century it was reconstructed in... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The symbol of Luebeck - city gate Holstentor with two turrets. You may find them out at llustrations to children's books. The gate is situated on island and it is built in the fifteenth century.The Holsten Gate ("Holstein Tor", later "Holstentor") is a city gate marking off... 

 Sunseekeringo Says:  Just walk through the small 0.7 x 1.5 miles inner town. Try to get a small map from the city and don´t miss the side roads! Luebeck has so many small paths ("Gangbuden") where people live and most of them can be visited. Some ideas for the... 

 bonio Says:  A cruise around the old town takes around one hour and gives some great views of L?beck.Wel worth 7 euros each.Looks like there are several to choose from, Schiffart ws the one departing when we were there. 

 sourbugger Says:  Sourbugger can't usually begin his day without a big steaming mug of trucker's tea, but on my morning in Lubeck I was happy to make an exception.I ordered just the 'small' Fruhstruk (breakfast), at only 5 Euro. You can sometime pay the equilvalent of that in London just for... 

 bonio Says:  Lübeck airport is a base for Ryanair, good prices to several European airports.From the ZOB (bus station) bus #6 runs regularly.Now there's a railway station close to the airport, it's not too well signposted but just walk across the carpark and out of the gate, it is maybe... 

 Liolio Says:  You can come to the Lubeck airport by bus No.6 (the busstop No.5 in the main busstation). The journey takes about 30min and costs around 2,5 euro. Goes every 20min.If you come from Hamburg, there is an airport bus with journeys timed to coincide the Ryanair flights Ryanair.... 

 trvlrtom Says:  Niederegger is the largest and best know marzipan company in Lubeck. Their store and cafe in the center of the Old Town are very popular, and great places to stop and visit. For serious shoppers, the factory outlet store is the place to go. It isn't well publicized, and not... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Much of the old town has kept a medieval appearance with old buildings and narrow streets. You will see Thomas Mann's house. Günter Grass' house. Church of St. Peter ("Petrikirche"). Church of St. Lawrence, located on the site of a cemetery for people who died during the... 

 MD2nd Says:  The largest model railway in the world is located in Hamburg. To get there from Luebeck is not much of a ride with either car or train. Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg does provid with a great & detailed web page where one gets every information necessary to make it there well &... 

 MD2nd Says:  The roots of Hanseatic Luebeck lie at the confluence of Trave and Schwartau river where Liubice (= the lovely) was built, a West Slavic settlement of about 1000 craftsmen.Fallen asleep to steady rain,and woke just briefly once in bed,and heard no rain no more but felt the...