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Scoutix Tour of Lübeck

Published: 18.10.2021

Since the weather in the morning was not very inviting for a walk, we first made our way to the museum: the Behnhaus Drägerhaus.


Behnhaus / Drägerhaus
Behnhaus / Drägerhaus


There is also currently an exhibition about the Buddenbrooks, as the Buddenbrook House is closed for renovation until 2023.


Exhibition at the Behnhaus
Exhibition at the Behnhaus


Multimedia stations with individual exhibits on the Buddenbrooks complement the permanent exhibition of the two historical houses.


Exhibition at the Behnhaus
Exhibition at the Behnhaus


In addition, we were able to visit the special exhibition 'Nordisch modern. 100 Jahre nordische Woche', which deals with a turning point in Thomas Mann's life.


Exhibition at the Drägerhaus
Exhibition at the Drägerhaus


After our museum visit, we were finally greeted outside by bright sunshine and we could start our city tour. We had already purchased the historical city tour of Lübeck from 'Scoutix' some time ago and now we wanted to explore the old town with it. During the tours, you are guided from place to place like a treasure hunt, receive information about the history, and have to solve small puzzles.


Holstentor
Holstentor


Our tour started at the Holstentor, through which we entered the old town island.


Salt storehouses
Salt storehouses


We continued past the salt storehouses right by the water, which were actually supposed to be demolished at the beginning of the 20th century. But then the film 'Nosferatu' was shot here, and the buildings were allowed to stay.


Old town of Lübeck
Old town of Lübeck


Our path led us along the water and then through the narrow streets of the old town.


Schabbelhaus
Schabbelhaus


At St. Marien, we took some more time to take a closer look at the church. With its forty-meter high nave, it is the third largest church in Germany and has the highest brick vault in the world.


St. Marien
St. Marien


During the night of Palm Sunday in 1942, St. Marien, the cathedral, and St. Petri were almost completely destroyed by air raids. The shattered bells in the church still serve as a reminder today.


St. Marien
St. Marien


In the church, we searched for the 'church mouse', which is hiding in the ambulatory. Because touching it is said to bring good luck, it has turned completely black.


Church mouse in St. Marien
Church mouse in St. Marien


Outside the church, we encountered a small bronze figure that is supposed to represent the devil. It sits on the 'Devil's Stone'. According to legend, when the residents of Lübeck were building the church, they told the devil that they were going to build a huge pub. Because he liked this idea, he helped with the construction of the church and only realized when it was finished that he had been lied to. So he took a big stone to destroy the building again when the residents assured him that they would build a large pub right next door. So the devil dropped the stone next to the church, and that's where it still lies today.

At least it is still very popular as a photo motif.


Devil figure in front of St. Marien
Devil figure in front of St. Marien


We then passed by the Buddenbrook House, which is currently closed due to renovation. It belonged to the grandparents of the writer Thomas Mann and now serves as a museum.


Buddenbrook House
Buddenbrook House


On our further way, we also discovered some of the small courtyards. When the population in Lübeck grew too large, there was no more space within the city walls. Therefore, houses were built in the courtyards, which previously housed livestock, and could be reached through narrow passages.


Passage to the courtyard
Passage to the courtyard


We looked at various of these passages. In one of them in Engelsgrube, lives the cat 'Bolle', who apparently always sits in the same spot.


Bolle
Bolle


At least there was a sign right next to her introducing her and referring to her Facebook page...


Courtyard with cat Bolle
Courtyard with cat Bolle


We also went inside the old building of the Heiligen-Geist-Hospital.


Heiligen-Geist-Hospital
Heiligen-Geist-Hospital


Until the 1970s, it was still used as a nursing home, although the chambers, the 'Kabäusterchen', seemed quite cramped to us.


Heiligen-Geist-Hospital
Heiligen-Geist-Hospital


After more narrow streets and beautiful buildings, we returned to the Breite Straße, where we treated ourselves to coffee and cake at the 'Wiener Café' near the town hall.


Lübeck Town Hall
Lübeck Town Hall


Afterwards, we took a closer look at the town hall.


Lübeck Town Hall
Lübeck Town Hall


However, the interior is only accessible with a guided tour, which we were already too late for.


Lübeck Town Hall
Lübeck Town Hall


So we continued through another shopping street, the 'Hüxstraße'.


Hüxstraße
Hüxstraße


From there, we reached the much quieter Aegidien quarter, in the center of which stands the church of the same name.


St. Aegidien
St. Aegidien


We had now arrived at the former city wall. The houses in the outer area became smaller and smaller, as the best location was already the most central one.


Former fortress tower
Former fortress tower 'An der Mauer'


From here, it was not far to the cathedral, which was consecrated in 1247.


Cathedral
Cathedral


We walked back to the Holstentor along the Obertrave and enjoyed the view of the water and the old town once again.


Obertrave
Obertrave


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