In 1987 the historical centre of the hanseatic city of Lübeck was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Lübeck©flickr/albertsen.training
The city centre not only is magnificent but also very lively. The formerly Free Hanseatic City and state of its own, now politically belongs to Schleswig-Holstein. Lübeck with the famous “Holstentor” is the cultural capital of the north is said by its more than 200,000 inhabitants.
The city was founded in 1143 by Adolf von Schauenburg and reinvigorated by Henry Lionheart in 1157. And during the Middle Ages Lübeck was Germany’s second largest city and a gateway to the Baltic Sea. Today you can learn about the history in one of the many museums in the city and you should of course try some of the marzipan made in Lübeck. And even though it is not quite clear how it all started but after 1800 Lübeck became famous for its marzipan and still is.
One thing is for sure the north German red-brick gothic buildings are a touristic attraction. The beauty of the old city centre does not only attract visitors from Scandinavia but from all over the world. And from Lübeck you can easily get to the beautiful coastal resort of Travemünde, located on the German coast of the Baltic Sea.
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