LUEBECK

BARS & NIGHTCLUBS
●Alten Zolln – 93-95 Muhlenstrasse; 011-49-451-; alten-zolln.de; in 16^th Century customs house; for house-brewed dark ales.
●Buthman’s Bierstube – 3-5 Glockengiesserstrasse; 011-49-451-76788; open since 1697; Gunter Grass has been known to pop in.
●CafeBar – 94 Huxstrasse; 011-49-451-707-4424; cafebar.tv; hip-hop, R&B, and techno lounge.



HOTELS
●Hotel an der Marienkirche – 4 Schuesselbuden; 011-49-451-799-410; hotel-an-der-Marienkirche.de; 18 rooms in city’s heart; next to historic St. Mary’s Church; recently renovated.
●Hotel Jensen – 4-5 An Der Obertrave; 011-49-451-702-490; hotel-jensen-luebeck.de; 42 rooms in 14^th Century building; faces Holsten Gate.
●Scandic Lubeck – 3 Travemuender Allee; 011-49-451-370-60; scandichotels.com; short walk to historic Burgtor, city’s north entrance.



RESTAURANTS
●Café Niederegger – 89 Breitestrasse; 011-49-451-530-1127; niederegger.de; famous for marzipan cakes; try Prince Heinrich Cake.
●Schiffergesellschaft – Breitestrasse 2; 011-49-451-76-776; schiffergesellschaft.de; name means “Seamen’s Society”; crowstep-gabled building from 1535; in operation since 1868; regional specialities, such as baked zander (game fish found only in Europe).



SHOPPING
●Café Niederegger – 89 Breitestrasse; 011-49-451-530-1127; niederegger.de; famous for marzipan products, as well as other delicacies.



SIGHTS & SITES
●Willy Brandt Haus – 21 Koenigstrasse; 011-49-451-122-4250; willy-brandt-luebeck.de.
●Buddenbrookhaus + Thomas Mann-Gesellschaft – 4 Mengstrasse; 011-49-451-122-4190; buddenbrookhaus.de; Thomas Mann Museum.
●Café Niederegger – 89 Breitestrasse; 011-49-451-530-1127; niederegger.de; marzipan museum.
●Church of St. Mary – 13 Schusselbuden; 011-49-451-397-300; st-marien-luebeck.de/kontakt.html; Germany’s 3^rd largest church; carved skeletons and fallen bells (since 1942).
●Gunter Grass-Haus – 21 Glockengiesserstrasse; 011-49-451-122-4230; die-luebecker-museen.de.
●Hartengrube Street – for medieval homes; at street’s end, bench on Trave River’s grassy banks.
●Holsten Gate – Holstentorplatz (Old Quarter, Western Entrance); 011-49-451-122-4129; die-luebecker-museen.de; stout walls and 2 towers overlooking wide green lawn; museum.
●Luebeck Cathedral – 2-6 Muhlendamm; 011-49-451-74704; domzuluebeck.de/en/index.php; 400' spires.
●Rathaus – 62 Breitestrasse; 011-49-451-1220; lübeck-laden.de.
●St. Peter’s Church – Schmiedestrasse; 011-49-451-397-730; st-petri-luebeck.de; Roman church, once 3-naved, built 1227-1250; enlarged to 5-naved Gothic hall church in 15^th-16^th Century; after being destroyed in war, no rebuilding until 1958; view platform provides magnificent Lubeck and surroundings panorama.