Lübeck is a perfectly medieval town, with two specialties: churches and marzipan. These specialties make strange but enjoyable bedfellows. Travelers can enjoy the sweetest indulgences in one of Germany's best confectionaries, and then repent for their gluttony in the cavernous interior of a colossal kirche. Lübeck was also home to creative giants Thomas and Horace Mann, and Günter Grass. Today their immaculately restored homes are impressive museums of these men's literary and artistic geniuses. Though not all of Lübeck's buildings are as well preserved, and massive chain stores and horrid '70s era architecture have crept into the streets, Lübeck retains a distinctly ancient feel. Once the capital city of the Hanseatic League, Lübeck basks in the medieval ambiance and munches on marzipan.
Ferries: Many ferries run tours out of the waterfront on An der Obertrave and An der Untertrave. Quandt-Linie, An der Obertrave (☎ 0451 777 99; www.quandt-linie.de), cruises around the Altstadt and harbor ...more
Tourist Office: Holstentorpl. 1, next to the Holstentor. (☎ 045 188 22 33. $ City maps €1. Internet access €3 per hr. Happy Day Card, €7 for one day, €14 for three days, provides ...more
Rucksack Hotel, Kanalstr. 70 (☎ 0451 70 68 92; www.rucksackhotel-luebeck.de), Take bus #1, 11, 21, or 31 to “Katharineum.” This popular hostel, a member of a collective of communalist, eco-friendly ...more
While the rest of Germany dog-paddles through beer, Lübeck swims in coffee. The city’s cafes stay open into the wee hours of the morning and become the nightlife venue of choice. The hippest cafes line ...more
HOLSTENTOR (HOLSTEN GATE). Between the Altstadt and the station is Lübeck’s 15th-century city symbol, the imposing though admittedly droopy Holstentor. The gate is guarded by two playful lion ...more
Lübeck is world-famous for its Saturday organ concerts at the Jakobikirche (5pm) and the Marienkirche. (6:30pm. €8, students €5. See Musik in Lübeck’s Kirchen, available at both churches, for ...more
Most of the better Diskotheken (dance clubs) are scattered around the perimeter of the Altstadt. Avoid the northwestern part of the island along the waterfront late at night, when drug dealers and addicts ...more
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