Back Roads Germany (Dk Eyewitness Travel Back Roads)

DRIVE 1: Dramatic North Sea Coast 33

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Lüneburg to East Frisia

and the East Frisian Islands.

Number of days: 3–4 days, allowing

half a day to explore Bremen.

Distance: 311 miles (500 km).

Road conditions: All roads along

this drive are in very good condition.

When to go: For warm and dry weather,

the best time to visit this region is

between late May and mid-August. It

is particu larly lovely in late April when

cherry and apple orchards blossom.

Opening times: Most shops and

attractions are open from 9am to

6pm, Monday to Friday.

Main market days: Lüneburg: Wed

& Sat; Bremen: Mon–Fri; Verden an

der Aller: Tue & Fri.

Shopping: Lüneburg’s historic old

town, an area with limited vehicular

traffic, is ideal for shopping. Bremen’s

malls, such as the Lloyd Passagen and

the Domshof Passagen, offer a good

range of stores for shoppers.

Major festivals: Lüneburg: Lüneburg

Blüht Auf (flower festival), Apr/May;

Bremen: Breminale (cultural festival),

Jun; Freimarkt (general fair), Oct.

DAY TRIP OPTIONS

Spend a day on a family visit to the

city of Lüneburg for a walking tour

through the historic city center or

take a horse-drawn carriage ride

through the nearby Lüneburger

Heide. Art enthusiasts can visit

the artist colonies of Worpswede

and Fischerhude, with their marvel-

lous art museums, before visiting

the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum

and the Deutsches Auswandererhaus

in Bremerhaven. Nature lovers can

experience a full day of marsh walks

and beach life in the Nationalpark

Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer on

one of the lovely East Frisian Islands.

For full details, see p39.

Above Tranquil landscape on the way to the East Frisian Islands, see p39

Below Apple orchard in Altes Land, see p35

Oste

Elbe

VERDEN

AN DER ALLER

STADE

LÜNEBURGER HEIDE

ALTES LAND

LÜNEBURG

Wedel

Buxtehude Harburg

Buchholz

Achim

Winsen

Geethacht

Asendorf

Stelle

DrageTespe

Glinde

Wentorf

Neu

Wulmstorf

Neukloster

Hedendorf

Jesteburg

Jork

Bremervörde

Kirchlinteln

Zeven Tostedt

Schneverdingen

Scheessel

Oyten

Sagehorn

Ottersberg

Grasberg

Rotenburg

Hollern

Steinkirchen GrunendeichBorstel

Oldendorf

Hollnseth

Mittelstenahe

Hemmoor

Oerel

Bargstedt

SauensiekHollenstedt

Ebersdorf

Basdahl

Rhade

Selsingen

Ovelgönne

Garstedt

Amelinghausen

Embsen

Handeloh

Helvesiek

Elsdorf

Emtinghausen

Ahausen

Thedinghausen

Wulmstorf

Kirchwalsede

Hemslingen

Undeloh

Martfeld

Soderstorf

Hanstedt

Bützfleth

Kuhstedt

Bockel

Elm

Kirchtimke

Posthausen

Haverbeck

Evendorf

Schätzendorf Egestorf

Sprötze

Welle

FISCHERHUDE

Vilsen Hassel

(Weser)

Hamburg

Flughafen

Hamburg