Visit date(s):             May 10, 2025

Nearby sites on trip: Over 2 weeks: Frontiers of the Roman Empire, German Limes; Bamberg; Potsdam; Primeval Beech Forests, Serrahn; Stralsund and Wismar; Lübeck; Green Belt (T), Schaalsee; Berlin Modernism Housing Estates, Wohnstadt Carl Legien; Museumsinsel.

Overnight location:  Lübeck before, Schwerin (outside the zone) after.

Location(s):  There was a concert and race the day we visited, so the Marktplatz was loud and crowded.  As a result we couldn’t get good views.  Other areas of the city were much easier to visit.

• Burggarten
• Schloss exterior
• Schlossgarten (photo)
• Arsenal
• Pfaffenteich
• Schelfkirche
• Dom
• Marktplatz

Travel method(s):  car to core, then on foot

Travel duration:  about 2 hours drive from Lübeck (via Green Belt, Schaalsee) and to Berlin

Visit duration:  half day

OUV: Various architectural styles can be seen both in the construction of the castle itself and in other parts of the city.  Water ties the neighbourhoods together, as it is never very far away.  The overall effect is complementary and attractive.

Best of:  The gardens and views of the Schloss and lakes are quite beautiful.  It is fortunate that the building has been repurposed and has not fallen into ruin. Parking in the centre is relatively easy.

Worst of:  Although it did not affect us, there was a run through the old city that was snarling traffic badly in some directions.