Have 4-5 days to travel from Copenhagen to Frankfurt for our flight home next Spring (2019). Would like to have suggestions for stops along the way with easy access to train service.
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Boise, ID, USA
2303 posts
Lubeck would be my first choice, probably Hamburg second.
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OP
Las Vegas
101 posts
Please tell me more about hotel, etc in Lubeck
Posted by
Southeast US
4046 posts
Jim,
Learn about Lübeck being a UNESCO World Heritage Site: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/272
Here are 15 things to do in Lübeck: https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-things-lubeck-germany/
Learn about hotels in Lübeck on Trip Advisor: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187413-Lubeck_Schleswig_Holstein-Hotels.html
Happy researching!
Posted by
Germany
868 posts
You cross two touristically interesting regions from Copenhagen to Frankfurt: the Baltic Coast (+ Hamburg) and the Harz mountains.
The highlights of the Baltic Coast are the medieval Hanseatic cities, many of them World Heritage Sites, and the beaches, while the Harz mountains offer several preserved towns with literally thousands of half-timbered houses (while the Hanseatic cities are made of red brick). Two of these towns, Goslar and Quedlinburg, are World Heritage Sites.
In case of the Baltic Coast you could stay in Lübeck (WHS) and do day trips to Hamburg, Wismar (WHS) and Schwerin (with the Neuschwanstein of the north). In case of the Harz mountains you could see Quedlinburg (WHS), Goslar (WHS) and Wernigerode, and take a nostalgic steam train up to the highest peak of Northern Germany, the Brocken.
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Washington DC
28151 posts
I haven't seen much of that part of Germany but am very fond of Quedlinburg. In addition to the large, gorgeous historic district, it has a castle, a cathedral with a very interesting treasury (Google for American connection) and a modern-art gallery. I think themtourist office offers English-language walking tours. It definitely was renting audio guides back in 2015. Very worthwhile. One could easily spend a full day, or more, in Quedlinburg. I was there for more than a day and didn't manage to get to the art gallery.
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Mannheim Germany
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in addition I recommend you a stop in Kassel to see the Hercules Statue and the Park Wilhelmshöhe ( UNESCO )
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Columbus, USA
346 posts
Lübeck, Lüneburg, and Bremen would be my suggestions. I truely wish we had more time to spend in each of these places.
Lübeck for the Hansa History. We also really really enjoyed the Willy Brandt Museum (I love Cold War History). We had a blast shopping in the Hüxstrasse district. Then, of course, grabbing some Kuchen (cake) at Neiderregger. Yum! Oh and the photo opp at the Holstein Tor.
Lüneburg is a middle ages town with a salt mine. It was not hurt during the war, so it was fun to wander through the streets. We did the Wasser Turm (The water tower). There is an elevator up, then we climbed down. Then found the church with the leaning pillars. Part of the town is built over the old salt mine and it is sinking. So the houses in that part of town are a bit crooked.
Bremen it was fun finding the Bremen Musicians. We also had the opportunity to tour the Rathaus. I don't know if it is open to the public or if it was a special thing. But it is incredible! It was fun getting lost in the alley ways of the schoor district. We also ventured to the Focke Museum. Which if I understood correctly it started out as a gentleman's collection of stuff, and then grew to like the city history museum. It is all in German, but interesting to see none the less. I do not recommend the Ibsis Styles Hotel in downtown Bremen. It had a space theme which attracted us, but it was so cramped and their parking garage is a nightmare.
There are other places that we enjoyed in the area, but getting there by train makes it a bit more tricky. I would suggest hotels, but we stayed out of the city and had a car.