Tour 1: Hanseatic harbour, heath and half timbered houses: from Lüneburg to Celle
9 Things to Do in Lüneburg
- Guided experience tours around the old hanseatic town
- Tour of the Medieval Town Hall
- Salt production in the Salt Museum
- Visit to the only North German Brewery Museum
- Brewery Company banquet in the Kronenbrauhaus brewery
- Tour of Lüne Convent
- Lüneburg salt spa leisure pool (SaLü)
- Beautiful views: Kalkberg nature conservation area with a panoramic view over Lüneburg / Water Tower viewing platform 56 metres above the ground
- Horse-drawn coach trips and shepherd evenings in the mellow heather-covered heathlands of the Lüneburger Heath
Evening
Do you know that Lüneburg boasts the second-highest number of pubs per square metre in Europe after Madrid. Two stretches of bars invite you to stroll past or linger around. "Am Stintmarkt", the town´s old river harbour, where you will find Lüneburg´s longest continuous row of pubs. The other is Schröderstrasse, a favorite shopping strip, where you can sip a coffee in one of the many bars while watching the city buzz.
Hallmarks
Salt: ample evidence of the commercial wealth accrued from the white gold is found in every corner of this former Hanseatic city: from the salt works in the Salt Museum to the SaLü salt spa.
Tour
Famed in poem and song: the Lüneburger Heide. Give yourself plenty of time on your journey to Celle to discover the quiet and peaceful corners of the tranquil and picturesque Heide landscape. The largest connected heath areas in western Europe are located around the Wilseder Berg. Here you find many signposted cycling and hiking trails. It is also possible to discover the Heath landscape by carriages available at all parking-places. You will find one of the oldest open-air museums in Germany in the village Wilsede. Wilsede is not reachable by car.
9 Things to Do in Celle
- Experience Celle with the night watch man
- Ducal palace with baroque theatre
- Bomann museum
- Town Church with steps to the top of the tower
- French Garden with Bee Institute
- Niedersachsen Stud Farm
- Celle Medicinal Herb Garden
- Wienhausen Convent
- German Embroidery Museum
Evening
Performances in the Celle Palace Theatre: the only baroque theatre in Germany still in regular use. Enjoy the wonderful “olde-worlde” atmosphere.
Hallmarks
Lüneburger Heide delicacies: roast Heide lamb, heather honey and Heide asparagus: Celle’s restaurants serve expertly prepared delicacies from the Lüneburger Heide.
Route: Distance/approx., Journey time/approx.
Lüneburg - Wilsede: 40 km, 60 minutes
Wilsede - Celle: 60 km, 70 minutes
Lüneburg – Celle: 85 km, 80 minutes
