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    Wismar

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    Wismar

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    Wismar is located at the southern tip of Wismar Bay, which is protected by Poel Island. The Hanseatic city was under Swedish rule from 1648, which ended in 1803 with a pledge to Mecklenburg.

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    Wismar is located at the southern tip of Wismar Bay, which is protected by Poel Island. The Hanseatic city was under Swedish rule from 1648, which ended in 1803 with a pledge to Mecklenburg. Since 2002, its Old Town, together with that of Stralsund, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site.The heart of the city is the 100 by 100-meter market square, featuring the Wasserkunst of 1602 and the Alter Schwede citizens' house from 1360. From there, you walk to the brick churches St. Nikolai, St. Georgen, and the tower of St. Marien, and down to the Old Harbor.

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    Market square with water art
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    1Market square with water art

    The 100 by 100 meter square is one of the largest market squares in North Germany. On it stands the Wasserkunst, a Renaissance building from 1602 and the city's landmark, and on the edge the Bürgerhaus Alter Schwede from 1360.
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    St. Nikolai
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    2St. Nikolai

    The three-aisled basilica was built between 1381 and 1487; its nave is among the highest in Germany.
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    St. George's Church
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    3St. George's Church

    The brick church, severely damaged in the war, was rebuilt, with work officially completed in May 2010. Today, it also boasts a viewing platform.
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    St. Mary's Church Tower
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    4St. Mary's Church Tower

    After the Second World War, only the tower of St. Mary's Church remained; the ruined nave was blown up in 1960.
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    Old Harbor
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    5Old Harbor

    The historic port is no longer a cargo port. It's home to the Poeler Kogge, a replica of a Hanseatic ship, and where Wismar celebrates its port festivals.
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    Heritage House
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    6Heritage House

    The listed 14th-century Dielenhaus on Lübsche Straße has been featuring an exhibition on UNESCO World Heritage Wismar since June 2014.
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    Restaurants in Wismar

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    Sadhu Indian Restaurant

    Indian Restaurant Am Lohberg in Wismar's Old Town.
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    SprottenHannes Fish&so

    Seafood restaurant on Stockholm Street close to the Old Port.
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    Pizzeria-Ristorante San Marco

    Italian restaurant with pizza on Großschmiedestraße near the market.
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    Mecklenburg Baltic Sea Coast

    Mecklenburg Baltic Sea Coast

    Along the Mecklenburg coast, between Wismarbucht and Warnemünde, old Hanseatic towns and classic seaside resorts are strung together. Wismar, along with Stralsund, became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. Rostock is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's largest city and, with its university founded in 1419, boasts Northern Europe's oldest higher education institution.In Heiligendamm, Duke Friedrich Franz I founded Germany's oldest seaside resort in 1793, known as the "White City by the Sea". From here, the narrow-gauge railway Molli leisurely chugs to Bad Doberan and Kühlungsborn. In Warnemünde, Rostock's district at the mouth of the Warnow, a beach up to 150 meters wide, a lighthouse, and captain's houses along the Alter Strom await you.
    Schwerin

    Schwerin

    Schwerin, with just under 100,000 inhabitants, is Germany's smallest state capital. Twelve lakes lie within the city area, including Lake Schwerin, Germany's fourth-largest lake. Its landmark is the castle on the castle island, completed in 1857 in Neo-Renaissance style and today housing the state parliament.Schwerin's Residence Ensemble became a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2024. Around the Alter Garten stand the State Theatre and Museum, the Cathedral in the Old Town, and the Town Hall at the market. The Baroque Schelfstadt and Pfaffenteich invite for a stroll.
    Heiligendamm

    Heiligendamm

    Heiligendamm, a district of Bad Doberan, is Germany's and Continental Europe's oldest seaside resort. Duke Friedrich Franz I. founded it in 1793; in September of that year, the first bathhouse opened. Due to its white houses along the beach, the complex is known as the 'White City by the Sea'.The ensemble includes the Grand Hotel, the 'Pearl Necklace' of eight villas, and a roughly 200-meter-long pier. The G8 Summit in 2007 brought it international recognition. You can take the Molli narrow-gauge railway to Bad Doberan or Kühlungsborn.
    Lübeck & Holstein Baltic Sea

    Lübeck & Holstein Baltic Sea

    Lübeck was the main city of the Hanseatic League and is still called the Queen of the Hanse. Since 1987, the preserved Old Town, with over a thousand cultural monuments, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site, including the Holstentor, St. Mary's Church, Town Hall, and Cathedral. About 17 kilometers from the Old Town, the Trave river empties into the Baltic Sea in Travemünde.From there, the Bay of Lübeck opens up with a string of seaside resorts like Timmendorfer Strand, Scharbeutz, Haffkrug, and Niendorf, connected by the Baltic Sea Cycle Route. The bay is primarily a swimming and sailing area; marinas are located in Travemünde, Niendorf, Neustadt, and Grömitz. At the end of July, the Travemünde Week attracts sailors from all over the world.
    Travemünde

    Travemünde

    Travemünde, part of Lübeck since 1329, was recognized in 1802 as the second seaside resort on Germany's Baltic Sea coast. Approximately 13,900 people live here at the mouth of the Trave, along the 1.7-kilometer long beach promenade, and on about four kilometers of bathing coastline.Since 1960, the four-masted barque Passat, built in 1911 by Blohm & Voss, has been located on Priwall, opposite the Travepromenade. At Leuchtenfeld, the Old Lighthouse, dating from 1539, is Germany's oldest preserved lighthouse. You can reach the town from Lübeck by regional train to Travemünde Strand station.