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Live tours in Lübeck

Explore Lübeck, Germany, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Holstentor, Lübeck Cathedral (Lübecker Dom) and St Marien Church (Marienkirche) on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

10 live tours From 15,00 €

Explore Lübeck live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Altstadtinsel is worth asking about: the medieval old town island, surrounded by the Trave and the Elbe-Lübeck Canal.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Holstentor The twin-towered brick city gate that has become Lübeck's symbol, its towers leaning slightly due to a flaw in the original foundations.
  • Lübeck Cathedral (Lübecker Dom) The city's largest church, founded by Henry the Lion in 1173.
  • St Marien Church (Marienkirche) The tallest brick Gothic church in the world, its twin towers used as a model for churches across the Baltic region.
  • Buddenbrookhaus A museum in the former Mann family house, the setting for Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks.
  • Heiligen-Geist-Hospital One of the oldest surviving social welfare institutions in Europe, founded in the 13th century.
  • Niederegger Marzipan House The best-known marzipan maker in a city famous for the almond paste since the medieval trading era.
  • Salzspeicher A row of gabled brick salt warehouses beside the Holstentor, once storing salt shipped from further south.
  • European Hanseatic Museum A museum built over a former friary, covering the Hanseatic League's trading network across northern Europe.

Neighbourhoods

  • Altstadtinsel the medieval old town island, surrounded by the Trave and the Elbe-Lübeck Canal
  • Travemünde the seaside district on the Baltic coast, a separate town until 1913
  • Kolk a small historic quarter of courtyards and workshops near the cathedral

Food to know

  • Lübecker Marzipan
  • Rotspon (red wine matured in Lübeck's cellars)
  • Fischbrötchen (fish sandwich)
  • Kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes)
  • Lübecker Rundstück warm (warm roast pork roll)

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Good to know about Lübeck

Do I need to be in Lübeck to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Lübeck, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.