Lüneburg, our favourite kind of town.

Lüneburg is a family matter for me. Here's is where my grandmother met her future husband.

We find a fairly decent priced accommodation at the Hotel Altes Kaufhaus but we have to pay €19 in parking fees. Well but it doesn't matter, our red and white companion gets a premium place.

The old salt town and Hanseatic city can look back on over 1000 years of history. The old town center was spared from the chaos and destruction by wars, and so there are plenty of well-preserved town houses to marvel at.

However, salt mining, which was in operation until the 1980s, took its toll, as an entire district is now in a subsidence area, which is gradually making the buildings uninhabitable.

As with every visit, in addition to the obligatory city tour, I have to climb up to the old water tower to say hello to Lüneburg from above. Traditionally we spend the evening in the steakhouse “Am Sande”.

The next morning we make sure we leave before 11 a.m. because filming for the telenovela “Rote Rosen” (red roses) is scheduled to take place on the street in front of the hotel.

One old bridge over three generations.

We ❤️ Lüneburg a little more than Lübeck.