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Monument
Holstentor
The brick gate with two round towers, dating from 1478, is Lübeck's symbol. Inside it houses a museum about the city and the trade of the Hanseatic League.
Schleswig-Holstein · Germany
Lübeck
In the destination Baltic Coast and Lübeck.
In the photo: Holstentor, Lübeck
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The city
What to expect from Lübeck.
Lübeck was the most important city of the Hanseatic League and preserves its old town on an island surrounded by the river Trave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. The Holstentor, the Rathaus, the Marienkirche, the Dom, the Heiligen-Geist-Hospital and the Europäisches Hansemuseum are within walking distance. The city is also known for the Niederegger marzipan, and the Travemünde district leads to the beach on the Baltic Sea.
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The local experience
What to see in Lübeck
Historic neighborhood
Lübecker Altstadt
An island surrounded by the Trave and canals, with brick churches, narrow lanes and hidden courtyards. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Architecture
Lübecker Rathaus
One of the oldest town halls in Germany still in use, with a dark-brick façade and slender towers atop the wall, on the north side of the Markt square.
Museum
Europäisches Hansemuseum
Museum about the Hanseatic League, with life-size reconstructions of ports and commercial offices and a section inside the former Burgkloster convent.
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Historic site
Heiligen-Geist-Hospital
One of the oldest social hospitals in Europe, dating from 1286, with an aisle-church of medieval paintings and the wooden cubicles where elderly residents lived until 1970.
Cathedral
Dom zu Lübeck
Brick cathedral whose foundation stone was laid by Henry the Lion in 1173. It houses the triumphal cross by Bernt Notke from 1477.
House museum
Café Niederegger
Lübeck's marzipan house since 1806, opposite the town hall, with a shop, café and an exhibition about the sweet's history on the upper floor.
Beach
Travemünde
Neighborhood of Lübeck at the mouth of the Trave, with a sandy Baltic beach, a promenade, the oldest lighthouse on the German coast and the sailing ship Passat.