The Cities of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania
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Our introductory off er See the incomparable beauty of the cities which make up Mecklenburg Western Pomerania for yourself, and get to know the state from perhaps The cities its best side. Simply take advantage of our introductory off er, and choose your favourite from the seven cities. We’ll do the rest! Further information available from: of Mecklenburg www.off-to-mv.com/en/towns Western Pomerania UNESCO World Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Get-to-Know Imprint and Hanseatic City of Stralsund and Hanseatic City of Wismar Cover picture: A. Rudolph Barlachstadt Güstrow Hanseatic City Rostock Hanseatic City of Stralsund State capital Schwerin Photos: Prologue: Volker Köhn, erlebnis-mv.de (1), Jens Meyer (2), rrespective of how you approach the queen of redbrick on the Strelasund he old towns of Stralsund and Wismar have been on UNESCO’s • 2 overnight stays incl. breakfast • 2 overnight stays incl. breakfast • 2 nights’ accommodation including • 2 nights’ accommodation including Lutz Zimmermann (3) Schwerin: Jörn Lehmann (1), Marieke Sobiech (2), – by water or land – one look at Stralsund’s silhouette and you will be world heritage list since 2002. Monumental redbrick churches and I T (subject to availability) (subject to availability) breakfast buff et breakfast Silke Winkler (3); Güstrow: A. Duerst, STUDIO 301 (1,2), A. Hamann (3); stuck for words. The Hanseatic League stands proud – even from afar! Tall smart merchants’ houses characterise the fabric • 1x Güstrow experience card • 1 guided city tour • 1 combi-ticket for the Oceanogra- • Guided tour of the city Rostock: Joachim Kloock (1), René Legrand (2), Angelika Heim (3); gothic churches rise up like huge lighthouses against the vast sky and the of the town, which has hardly changed since the (including 9 x 10 % discount for • 1 RostockCARDsmart (incl. among phic Museum and the Maritime • Admission to and guided tour of Greifswald: Kulturamt der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald (1), entrance fees and hire costs other things, free entry to various Museum Schwerin Palace Vincent Leifer (2), Pressestelle der Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald (3); sea. This is especially true of St. Marien, with its tower in excess of 100 m. Middle Ages. Wismar has, with its 76 hectares, • 1 x city tour (April – October) museums as well as discounts for • 1 guided tour of the city (May – • Admission to the State Museum Stralsund: Tourismuszentrale Stralsund (1,3), Maria Clauss (2); With is unique location between the islands of Rügen, Usedom and Hid- the largest preserved historical city centre in the • 1 glass of wine in ”Weinhaus im shopping and gastronomy) October) or 1 tour of the city with • Visit to Schwerin cathedral Wismar: TZ Wismar, A. Rudolph (1,2), Volster & Presse Hansestadt Wismar (3), densee, the Hanseatic city attracts visitors from the four corners of the earth. southern Baltic Sea area. Visitors to Wismar can ex- Hof” (‚Winehouse in the Courtyard‘) • Harbour tour (April – October) audio guide (November – April) • Boat tour with the WEISSE FLOTTE A. Rudolph (4, 17, 18), Jens Meyer (2); perience cultural diversity in the exhibition at the • 1 x combination ticket for the • 1 three-course dinner • Dinner on Lake Schwerin Neubrandenburg: Christian Jordan (1), Oppermann Fotografi e(2), The fl air in the port is unique. The ships’ masts dance in time to the world heritage visitor centre and in the St. Marien-Kirche. The historic Ernst Barlach Museums • Guide to Schwerin Nico Schüler (3) Hanseatic City Wismar waves, the whiteness of the Gorch Fock shines brilliant, the fragrance of building stock is testimony of the political and economic importance as • 1 x 2-course set meal Mecklenburg Hanseatic City Greifswald Design by: www.fachwerkler-grafi k.de • 2 nights’ accommodation inclu- Style Status: Dezember 2016 smoked fi sh is everywhere, and the seagulls seem to be singing sailors’ well as the exceptional wealth of Wismar during the Middle Ages. Cultural ding breakfast • 2 nights’ accommodation including songs. Just a stone’s throw away is the town hall unique to the whole of monuments such as the redbrick gothic of the churches, lovingly restored City of four gates • Guided tour of the city breakfast the Baltic region, with its decorative façade, fascinating Maritime Muse- town houses, the “Wasserkunst”, a fountain built in the Renaissance style, Neubrandenburg • Coff ee and cake in Wismar’s old • Guided tour of the city um and Oceanographic Museum including the impressive classical town hall, and the baroque fortress buildings town • Coff ee break in the old town of • 2 nights’ accommodation including • Trip around the harbour and the Greifswald its breath-taking aquariums, the Stralsund dating back to Swedish times, are fascinating. Sassnitz breakfast city • Admission to the Pommersches Museum with its Viking golden treasure • Guided tour of the city including a • Combi-ticket for a guided tour Landesmuseum 210 Ostsee Ostsee Kiel Stralsund awaits, and the small island of Dänholm rela- An integral part of the cultural life in Wismar are the ever-changing visit to the CONCERT CHURCH of the tower and showing of a • Admission to the Caspar David 215 1 tes great adventures. exhibitions in the Baumhaus on the Alter Hafen, • Admission to the city’s 3-D fi lm in St. Marien church, Friedrich Centre 7 Rostock Greifswald performance events of the Festspiele Mecklen- museum mile a visit to the viewing platform of • Guided tour of the ruins of Eldena 20 21 • Boat trip on Tollensesee St. Georgen church and an exhibi- monastery Lübeck Laage Fans of the fi ne arts will feel at home in the Art Nouveau theatre boxes, burg-Vorpommern and the NDR-concerts in Wismar 20 23 • Bicycle rental for one day tion in the Rathauskeller • Dinner set against the maritime 14 known as the “swallows’ nests”, whereas lovers of historical architecture St. Georgen. In August, the city of Wismar relives • Dinner in the heart of the city • Dinner in Restaurant Reuterhaus fl air of the Hanseatic city will feel at home in the UNESCO World Heritage Exhibition in Olthof- the era when it was part of Sweden in the form Schwerin 19 Parchim Neubrandenburg sche Palace. And then there are all the splendid gabled houses and of a festival. In December, the Christmas market Hamburg Szeczecin 1 24 medieval monasteries to view. And the Rügenbrücke which, like a attracts visitors from far and wide to the market place which, with the 6 Ludwigslust rainbow, connects the mainland with Germany’s largest island. Don’t illuminated town hall, boasts a magnifi cent backdrop. Wittenberge 11 forget all the maritime extras just crying out to be discovered … 7 115 Potsdam 10 Tourist Information Centre of the Hanseatic City of Stralsund Wismar Tourist Information Office Information and reservations: 10 Berlin Frankfurt O. www.stralsundtourismus.de • [email protected] • www.wismar-tourist.de • [email protected] • Telephone: +49 385 5925271 • www.schwerin.info/kurzreisen Hannover 10 12 www.off-to-mv.com/en/towns 2 Telephone: +49 3831 24690 Telephone: +49 3841 19433 [email protected] • Prices available upon request 9 13 Schwerin, state capital Barlachstadt Güstrow – surprising possibilities Hanseatic city of Rostock and Warnemünde University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald Neubrandenburg, city of four gates estled in the idyllic lake district of Mecklenburg Western Pomera- he historical city centre of Güstrow impresses with its half-tim- he almost 800-year-old Hanseatic city of Rostock with its gabled reifswald is located right next to the Baltic Sea, between the eubrandenburg is a city of contrasts. The completely preserved city Nnia, the blue of the lakes has always dominated the oldest city in Tbered and redbrick Gothic buildings, imposing houses and the Thouses, redbrick churches, Gislands of Rügen and Usedom and is the birthplace of the Nwall and its four medieval gates enclose a lively and pulsing inner the state, and it is here that the Schwerin Palace rises in all its glory. classical Town Hall. The 16th Century castle lends the charming mighty gates and its charming prominent Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich. Following a city with more than 200 shops and cafes. While its golden turrets and towers reflect in the sparkling water the residential city its special attraction. It counts as one of the most counterpart, the thriving sea- circular route through the town visitors can trace his life and work at Inside the venerable Marienkirche with its hundreds of years old redbrick old town, with its baroque character and historicising styles from the beautiful Renaissance buildings in North Germany. Also the City Mu- side resort of Warnemünde original locations such as his former family home. The art gallery of the walls, a modern concert hall made of glass, concrete and steel is hidden. 19th century, is captivating with its tranquil idyllic nature, lovingly seum with its unique works of Georg Friedrich Kersting, the Nativity with its enchanting lighthouse, Pomeranian State Museum exhibits several well-known paintings of The Concert Church is an optical and acoustic jewel and is the home of renovated half-timbered houses and Schwerin Cathedral. Incidentally, Scene exhibition in the Heilig Geist Kirche, the diverse galleries, the impressively merge modern Greifswald’s most famous son. the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra. it is only about one hundred years ago that the tower, 117.5 m high, Ernst Barlach Theater, cosy cafes and picturesque courtyards turns urban living with maritime Founded in 1250, the town soon became a member of the Hanseatic was added to the house of God, one of the loveliest, most influential your visit into a special cultural treat. traditions. League. The traces of this heritage can be found in the historic town Actors and singers still appear on the stage of the Schauspielhaus, once The seven cities in Germany’s north east redbrick churches in Germany.