Buscar hoteles en Lübeck

Featuring northern Germany’s best-preserved medieval centre, Lübeck justifies its UNESCO World Heritage listing. The river surrounding the old town links it to the historically important trade route of the Baltic Sea. For this reason it was capital of the Hanseatic League of merchant guilds for over 500 years.

Warehouses from that time still line the waterfront and are now shops, restaurants and bars. Their step gables, and the Gothic spires that dominate them, are best viewed from boat trips around the island. The tallest spires belong to 14th-century St Mary’s Church, similar in style to the cathedral of the same era.

However, Lübeck’s icon is the Holstentor, the most impressive remaining city gate which sits on a separate island by a park. This is the first thing most visitors see after arriving at the train station from Lübeck Airport.

The road through the gate leads to a cobbled square housing the porticoed town hall and part of the annual Christmas markets. Other stalls are in Koberg square, overlooked by Saint Jakobi Church and the medieval Holy Spirit Hospital. Nearby are shops selling the famous Niederegger marzipan founded here, and the former houses of Willy Brandt, Günter Grass and Thomas Mann.

The Lübeck accommodation on Booking.com includes hotels, apartments and guest houses, most with parking.