Lübeck · Altstadt · Germany

Museum Holstentor

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easy

9/10

best: golden hour, morning

grand, atmospheric, medieval

A local would say...

The Holstentor leans visibly — two towers pulling toward each other across 800 years of shared history in the 'Queen of the Hanse.'

Lübeck's iconic medieval city gate, its two pointed cylindrical towers leaning together across the stepped gable that joins them. Beyond it, streets are lined with medieval merchants' homes and spired churches forming Lübeck's so-called 'crown.' This 12th-century gem and more than 1000 historical buildings have been on UNESCO's World Heritage List since 1987.