Back Roads Germany (Dk Eyewitness Travel Back Roads)

DRIVE 2: Wonders of Schleswig-Holstein 43

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Wedel to Husum.

Number of days: 3 days, allowing

a day to explore Lübeck.

Distance: 326 miles (524 km).

Road conditions: The roads in this

region are in good condition.

When to go: The drive is best enjoyed

between May and September.

Opening times: Most shops and

attractions are open from 9am to

6pm, Monday to Friday.

Main market days: Lübeck: Mon & Thu;

Kiel & Flensburg: Wed & Sat.

Shopping: Marzipan, a popular sweet,

is a must-buy from the Café Niederegger

located in Lübeck’s charming old town.

Major festivals: Kiel: Kieler Woche (Kiel

week), Jun; Travemünder Woche, (sailing

race and cultural festival), Jul; Sylt: Sylt

Festspiele (cultural festival), Aug.

DAY TRIP OPTIONS

Those interested in history can head

to Flensburg and then enjoy beach life

at Sylt. Visit the town of Lübeck and

stop at Fehmarn to admire its scenic

beauty. For full details, see p47.

KEY

Drive route

Below left Seventeenth-century Schloss in Eutin,

Holsteinische Schweiz, see p46 Below right Scenic

island of Fehmarn on the Baltic sea, see p45

Above Glorious countryside of Holsteinische Schweiz, see p46

Hohwachter

Bucht

Lübecker

Bucht

Selenter

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Flughafen

Lübeck

RATZEBURG

LÜBECK

FEHMARN

HOLSTEINISCHE

SCHWEIZ

Hohwacht

Hohenfelde

Schönberg

Selent

Schönwalde

Puttgarden

Landkirchen

Grossenbrode

Neukirchen

Dahme

Grube

Kellenhusen

Westerau

Gnissau

Bosau

Pronstorf

Dannau

Harmsdorf

Reinfeld

Lebrade

Blekendorf

Altenkrempe

Schmilau

Labenz

Sierksrade

Nusse

Stubben

Pölitz

Sierksdorf

Staberhof

Burg auf

Fehmarn

Glasau

Lüdersdorf

Lensahn

Gross Grönau

Süsel

Bad
Oldesloe

Lütjenburg

Heiligenhafen

Grömitz

Scharbeutz

Stockelsdorf

Bad

Schwartau

Ahrensbök

Ratekau

Trittau Mölln

Travemünde

Plön

Oldenburg

Eutin

Neustadt

Flügge