Germany 2017: Lübeck

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein:

the famous Holsten Gate

At the end of August, I spent a sunday afternoon together with a friend in charming Lübeck.

Lübeck is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities of northern Germany. Many architectural masterpieces were constructed during its long history as an important trading centre of the Hanseatic League. Consequently, Lübeck has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. In addition to the famous Holsten Gate built in the 15th century, the city boasts a number of impressive churches and residential houses. Furthermore, three Nobel Prize-winners lived in Lübeck and are honored by museums: the authors Thomas Mann and Günter Grass as well as the former chancellor Willy Brandt.

Church of St. Peter

Lübeck Cathedral

Church of St. Aegidien

St. Mary’s Church

Holsten Gate and old storage houses

Church of the Sacred Heart

inside Lübeck Cathedral

Crucifix of Bernt Notke (1477)

old clock inside the cathedral

synagogue

inside Church of St. Aegidien

Lübeck city centre

Günter Grass House

statues of Ernst Barlach at St. Catherine’s Church

inside the Willy Brandt House

Church of St. Jacob

inside Church of St. Jacob

Holy Spirit Hospital (1286)

Burgtor (1444)

Schiffergesellschaft

Lübeck city centre

Buddenbrookhaus

at the market square

inside St. Mary’s Church

church bells which fell down during a 1942 bombing raid

ceiling inside St. Mary’s Church

windows in the church

‘Antwerp Altarpiece’ (1518)

inside St. Mary’s Church

‘The Devil at St. Mary’s Church’ by Rolf Goerler (1999)

ornamentations at a house in the city centre

market square with town hall

shop for Niederegger marzipan

St. Lorenz Church in Travemünde

mouth of the river Trave

the sailing ship Passat

old lighthouse

at the beach in Travemünde

old Casino Travemünde

Just in time for sunset, we took the train to Travemünde approximately 20 km northeast of the city centre. This little seaside town offers nice walking at the beach as well as the chance to see the famous four-masted sailing-ship Passat.