4K Lübeck - Germany - Christmas Markets 2018

Lubeck is a wonderful historic city in northern Germany. Sited on a fortified island Lubeck is a treasure house of great churches, towers, and buildings from its Hanseatic heyday. Lubeck was capital of the medieval trading association known as the Hanseatic League. The wealth that this generated is reflected in the civic buildings and those of the merchants that line the streets. The remnants of the fortifications and the moats that encircle the city make for great promenades.The jewel in the crown is the amazing Holsten Tor, the Holstein Gate, which guards the approach from the west. This is a wonderful destination at any time but especially as Christmas nears. We arrived on the day the Christmas markets opened. It was magical.