GERMANY - Europe by Eurail 2015: Touring Europe by Train - page 251

With Lübeck's illustrated brochure in hand, you can become your own tour guide,
or you might want to opt for one of the town's regular guided walks that start from
the tourist office in the marketplace. The guided walks take about two hours to
complete. The tourist office in the train station can give you directions for finding
the marketplace. For discounts and free public transportation, consider purchasing
the Lübeck HappyDay Card, €11 for one day, €13 for two days, and €16 for three
days.
After you leave the train station, your point of reference will be the Holstentor,
an imposing structure perched prominently at the head of the harbor just before
the bridge leading over the Trave River into Old Town. Built between 1464 and
1478, more as a prestige symbol for the town than to protect its harbor, the unique
design of its twin towers has become the symbol of Lübeck. The museum of city
history housed in the Holstentor is very interesting and features a model of Lübeck
in 1650.
After crossing the river, follow Holstenstrasse, which leads directly to Lübeck's
Rathaus (town hall), in the marketplace. It is one of the oldest town halls built in
Germany between the 13th and 16th centuries and is certainly one of the most