Old Town
The heart of Lübeck is its Old Town, surrounded by the river Trave in the west and by the river Wakenitz in the east. The many narrow lanes and alleys are lined by old town houses with red brick facades and impressive stepped and other artistic gables, and there is a pleasant everyday bustle here. The Old Town is no decorated showcase for tourists, but the cultural, political and social centre of Lübeck. The impressive Town Hall is still in use—this is where the senate meets and where the citizens' conferences take place. A pedestrian area starts here, where the city's popular shopping streets are lined with town houses from the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classic period, which have been put under a preservation order. All the main churches can be found in the Old Town: St. Marien, the Dom (cathedral), St. Petri, St. Aegidien, St. Jakobi. Their 7 naves already represented Lübeck´s wealth in the early Middle Ages, and they still dominate the city's skyline. The Stiftshöfe, which were founded by the rich merchants, also belong to the townscape and are popular just as before. Apart from elderly single ladies, young students have taken to staying here, although the annual "tourist epidemic" is sometimes considered a bit of a nuisance. All the major museums are spread across the Old Town: St. Annen museum, Behnhaus, Museum church St. Katherinen, Buddenbrook house, the Ethnological Collection, Scientific and Environmental museum, Museum of Puppetry and the Holsten Gate. Lübeck's many schools of further education are gathered here and there are also plenty of good reasons for the locals to go to the Old Town in the evenings—not only are the best known theatres located here, like the old Stadttheaterwith its art nouveau façade, the Theater Combinale and the Theater Partout, but Lübeck's cinemas and several discos such as the Red Zone, Body & Soul or Hüx can also be found here. Many old town houses have popular pubs and restaurants within their walls, ranging from the traditional Schiffergesellschaft at the Old Seafarers´ Guild House to the plain old pizza place.Nightlife
Historischer Weinkeller unter dem Heiligen-Geist-Hospital
Lübecker Unterwasser Marionettentheater
Musikerlebnis hinter historischen Fassaden
Attractions
Lübecker Unterwasser Marionettentheater
Lübecker Marionettentheater Fritz Fey
Zeughaus / Völkerkundesammlung
Galeriewerkstatt Caroline Rügge
Spielzeugabteilung im St.-Annen-Museum
Restaurants
Historischer Weinkeller unter dem Heiligen-Geist-Hospital
Hotels
