Lubecca: what to see in one visit 2 days
I had often spoken of Lubecca, the Lubeck, as it is called in German.
His Hall (Town hall, the building with the spiers that you can see in the right corner of the square) is famous, famous enough to be included in the list of goods protected by UNESCO.
His marzipan, in particular that produced by 200 years from the pastry Cafe Niederegger, it is equally! If you have not been lucky enough to try it in the headquarters of Lübeck, you can find it in almost any duty free of any German airport.
Also, beyond the many beautiful churches of the old town, courtyards (Gang), of Holstentor (one of the gates of the city, UNESCO heritage), attracted me so much the idea of being able to visit the house of Willy Brandt, in my opinion the main chancellor of West Germany, which sowed the seeds of the European Union, and worked to try to “clean up” the face of Germany in the eyes of the world.
Remember the famous speech in which Kennedy said: “I am a Berliner!“. Here, Brandt was the next, as Chancellor of Germany.
the Willy-Brandt-Haus Lubeck is free admission, the visit is possible in both English and in German, if you are fans like myself in history and politics, end up spend at least 3 hours!
Lübeck is one of the main representatives of the style “Gothic Baltic”, made of red bricks and decorated gables
Another very interesting visit, and of which there seems no trace in the Italian guides, was that the Documentation Centre the border of the GDR (Border documentation center of Lübeck-Schlutup), built in an old border crossing between West Germany and East Germany, that passed right through the outskirts of Lübeck.
Inside you will find everything, but it all has to do with the lives of the border guards of the GDR: uniforms, all radio, to food (who remembers gherkins of fim “Good Bye, Lenin!” ?).
Unfortunately, the visit is only in German, the same old lady at the checkout does not speak English, so you'll give you a hint on the belly, or… bring a good vocabulary! 🙂
Border documentation center of Lübeck-Schlutup – The frontier of Lübeck with DDR
Unfortunately, since the beginning of March and still doing very cold, I avoided going to Travemunde, the nearby town-resort, frequentatissima in estate ma, sincerely, I doubt it was a great loss.
Getting to Lubeck it is rather easy: I came from Lüneburg, other beautiful Hanseatic city of which I have already spoken, and I took a regional train DB direct.
Same thing you can do if you come from Hamburg, with a variable cost between 15 was 20 euro, and an hour travel.
In alternative, you could land at Lübeck airport, but Ryanair, historically the main carrier of the small airport, has recently removed the curtains (literally), and then Hamburg Airport is the nearest airport.
I combined the visit to Lübeck with a round of two other nearby Hanseatic cities (Wismar and Schwerin), but I will speak in another post.
I leave you a video that I shot in a deserted Marktplatz, the main square overlooked by the Town Hall (Town hall), and the Church of S. Maria, while the church bells chime the hours.
below, I would like to point out the only steps that I followed in my visit to Lübeck, Coming from Luneburg.
The photo best I loaded in my gallery, to this address.
1DAY (arrival in the afternoon – pins viola)
- ONLY VISIT LUBECK IN SUMMER – Visit the nearby Travemunde
- Hall of Lübeck (one of the oldest municipalities of Germany, built between the '200 and' 500. It is a typical representative of the Gothic style brick, the Backsteingothik. On the majestic facade there are big holes, whose purpose was and is to pass the wind. It is located a few steps from the famous Café Niederegger. You can visit at a cost of 4EUR, but the guide only speaks German)
2DAY (pins rossi)
- Holstentor (one of the gates to the medieval old town, and one of the most famous of Germany. As the Rathaus, is an example of Gothic Baltic. It was built between 1464 and 1478. E'l'unica surviving gate of Lübeck, and is a UNESCO heritage. On the side facing the city, is inscribed "SPQL", Senate Lubecencis, posted in 1871 on the occasion of the restoration work)
- Dom zu Lübeck (Lutheran Cathedral. It was built in 1173 but, Unfortunately, was extensively damaged by Allied bombing, and then rebuilt in the second half of the '900)
- Petrikirche (Catholic church built between 1227 and 1250, and expanded in later centuries, reaching 5 Gothic naves. The roof was danneggito by Allied bombing. Today it is no longer used as a church, but as an exhibition space. You can climb up the tower, 50 meters in height, cost of 3eur. Winter time: 10-19)
- Niederegger (Famous marzipan pastry which is the best in the country, two steps from the Rathaus)
- Church of Santa Maria (The third largest church in Germany, and was built between 1250 and 1350. It has the nave brick world's highest, A 38.5 meters. The tower is high 125 meters. E'servita as a model for other Gothic churches of the Baltic. Being the main church, was built near the town hall and the market. Was almost completely destroyed by bombing. Visits to the cost of 2EUR, Time 10-16 in winter)
- Buddenbrookhaus (The house of Thomas Mann, rebuilt after the War, which houses a museum dedicated to the writer)
- Glockengiesserstrasse / Glandorps Gang – Fuchtingshof (Road leading to two of the most beautiful streets, Gang, Lübeck)
- Willy-Brandt-Haus Lubeck (House-museum of the famous post-war German Chancellor, Willy Brandt. free admission. Winter time 11-17)
- St. James Church (Church "sailors" Gothic, costurita in '300. Has not been damaged during the war! Winter time 10-13)
- Holy Spirit Hospital (Hospital of the Holy Spirit, one of the oldest hospitals in Europe, is Gothic. Winter time 10-16, free admission)
- Border documentation center of Lübeck-Schlutup (Documentation Centre of the border BRD-DDR. D. Open 14-17 Ven-Sab, 11-17 Judgment, Price 3eur. Facing Sankt Jakobi, Take the bus 11 towards Lübeck Zarnewenzweg and down to Schlutup Markt. From there walk 500 meters to the south. Ticket price: 3 Strufe – 3,1EUR)
- Gothmund (Suburb of Lübeck, is a beautiful fishing village where you can find colorful cottages. Worth a brief visit. From the stop-Beam Park, few meters further north of Grenzdokumentazions-Statte, Take the Tax 12 towards Lübeck Normannenweg until Wilhelm-Wisser-Weg. Ticket price: 3 Strufe – 3,1EUR)
- To return to the center, vai su Travemunder Road, intersection with Mecklemburger Strasse, and take the bus 32 Stations of the Cross as bridge fino a road width. Ticket price: 2 Strufe – 2,5EUR. (Eat in the near Schiffer Gesellschaft)
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