# Things to see in Lübeck (Germany): 42 places and when to go

> Lübeck is a city in Germany with around 235,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 42 places in and around it, mainly Nature (17), Wildlife (15), History (12). The best known are Lübeck, Schmilau and Holsten Gate. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 49 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 10. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lubeck/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 53.8704, 10.67
- **Population:** About 235,000
- **Places:** 42 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (17) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (15) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (12) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (7) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** HAM Hamburg, 52 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Lübeck

The places in and around Lübeck, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Lübeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lubeca/): History · 1.1 km
- [Schmilau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-farchau-marienhohe/): History · 22 km
- [Holsten Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/holsten-gate/): Two-towered city gate in Lübeck, Germany, used as a museum · 783 m
- [St. Mary's Church, Lübeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-mary-s-church/): Church in Lübeck, Germany · 1.0 km
- [Lübeck Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/cathedral/): Church in Lübeck · 1.5 km
- [St Peter's Church, Lübeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-petri-kultur-und-universitatskirche/): Church · 1.0 km
- [Burgtor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgtor/): City gate · 1.4 km
- [Hospital of the Holy Spirit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heiligen-geist-hospital/): Former hospital in Lübeck · 1.3 km
- [St James' Church, Lübeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-jakobi-kirche/): Church in Lübeck · 1.2 km
- [Segeberger Kalkberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kalkberg/): Rock in the center of Bad Segeberg · 24 km
- [Grönauer Heide, Grönauer Moor und Blankensee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gronauer-heide-gronauer-moor-und-blankensee/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 8.2 km
- [Pariner Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pariner-berg/): Hill near Groß Parin, Germany · 8.3 km
- [St. Lorenz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-lorenz-kirche/): Church in Travemünde · 16 km
- [Vicelinkirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vicelinkirche/): Church in Pronstorf · 16 km
- [Wakenitz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wakenitz/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 7.4 km
- [Campower Steilufer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/campower-steilufer/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 14 km
- [Geschendorfer Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geschendorfer-moor/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 14 km
- [Ihlsee und Ihlwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ihlsee-und-ihlwald/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 26 km
- [Kammerbruch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kammerbruch/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 12 km
- [Mechower Seeufer und angrenzende Flächen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mechower-seeufer-und-angrenzende-flachen/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 20 km
- [Alt-Segeberger Bürgerhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museum-alt-segeberger-burgerhaus/): House in Bad Segeberg, Germany · 24 km
- [Brenner Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturschutzgebiet-brenner-moor/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 22 km
- [Oberer Herrenteich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/oberer-herrenteich/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 12 km
- [Ostufer des Großen Ratzeburger Sees](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ostufer-des-grossen-ratzeburger-sees/): Nature reserve in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · 15 km

And the other 18, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Church in Schlagsdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schlagsdorfer-kirche/), [Nobis-Krug](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nobis-krug/)
- **Nature**: [Sielbektal, Kreuzkamper Seenlandschaft und umliegende Wälder](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sielbektal-kreuzkamper-seenlandschaft-und-umliegende-walder/), [Steinerne Rinne und Mechower Holz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steinerne-rinne-und-mechower-holz/), [Wakenitzniederung](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wakenitzniederung/), [Wulfsfelder Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wulfsfelder-moor/), [Wildpark Mölln](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wildpark-uhlenkolk/)
- **With kids**: [Badeanstalt Offendorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badeanstalt-offendorf/), [Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Warnsdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/karls-erlebnis-dorf-warnsdorf/)
- **Hiking**: [European long-distance paths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/europaischer-fernwanderweg-e9-deutschland-alternativroute-lu/), [E6 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e1-germany-schleswig-holstein-al/), [European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Schleswig-Holstein (alternative route Lübeck)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e1-part-germany-schleswig-holste/), [Hanseatenweg - Abschnitt Schleswig-Holstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hanseatenweg-abschnitt-schleswig-holstein/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-via-baltica-schleswig-holstein-ost/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-via-baltica-schleswig-holstein-west/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-via-scandinavica-schleswig-holstein-aternative-pos/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-via-scandinavica-zubringer-von-travemunde/)
- **Food and drink**: [Kornbrennerei Krummesse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kornbrennerei-krummesse/)

## When to go to Lübeck

The best time to visit Lübeck is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 42 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 29 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 29 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 45 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 42 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 49 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 21 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 37 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 13 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 13 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 10 |

In June there are 16 h 49 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 10. In April, 42 of the 42 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Lübeck

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, Hamburg), 52 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.8704%2C10.67)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.8704%2C10.67)

## Other towns nearby

- [Dassow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dassow/): 26 places · 21 km
- [Sandesneben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sandesneben/): 24 places · 23 km
- [Sierksdorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sierksdorf/): 21 places · 24 km
- [Bosau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bosau/): 22 places · 31 km
- [Zarrentin am Schaalsee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zarrentin-am-schaalsee/): 16 places · 39 km
- [Großenaspe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grossenaspe/): 12 places · 43 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Lübeck?

The best known: [Lübeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lubeca/), [Schmilau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-farchau-marienhohe/), [Holsten Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/holsten-gate/), [St. Mary's Church, Lübeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-mary-s-church/), [Lübeck Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/cathedral/). In all, 42 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Lübeck?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 49 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 10.

### How do you get to Lübeck?

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 52 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.8704%2C10.67) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Lübeck as the destination and these 42 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).