We will be making our first trip in mid September. We have days booked in Hamburg but have 3 spare days to use. We have looked at Lubeck and Luneburg. Also Kiel. Any recommendations or reviews of any of these? Or another lovely spot to visit? I appreciate all help! Thanks
Posted by
Schwerin
3366 posts
Some interests would help to recommend places.
Posted by
San Francisco
15181 posts
Don't let your itinerary be dictated by reading the reviews. Forget the reviews. I never read them anyway, much less base my decision to visit towns on such things.
Good choices...Lübeck, Lüneburg, Kiel. I would suggest too Eutin/Holstein, Schleswig, Stade, Husum, Except for the last two, I have been to all at least once or repeatedly.
If you're interested in Prussian history, I most definitely recommend Lüneburg, Pinneberg bei Hamburg, Friedrichsruh bei Hamburg, and Schleswig.
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
8109 posts
I mention Lubeck here. The other cities may be too far for the itinerary you already have. But if they interest you, look at the overview on Google Maps:
Posted by
San Francisco
15181 posts
Hi,
If you have 3 spare days for seeing and doing day trips from Hamburg, these towns/cities with 1.5 hr radius can be done easily, ie S-Bahn or regional train. Going to Lüneburg or Lübeck from Hamburg Hbf is easy and direct.
If you do decide on Kiel, which I heartily recommend, for one of the 3 days, then I would suggest the harbor cruise, die Hafenrundfahrt, costs 14 Euro, takes all the way to Laboe if you're interested in that. I like going to Kiel. Or, if you time it right, take the Kiel Canal cruise, (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal).
Another town near Kiel aside from Eutin, is Plön. Towns like Stade, Eutin, Lüneburg, came through the war in 1945 unscathed and intact
Posted by
Germany
1117 posts
There was a very similar question which I just replied to, so you might want to check out that thread for ideas.