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A church with a tall steeple, a white building with a gabled roof, and a tree in the foreground. 4
A canal with a church and buildings along the water. 5
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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 35m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Leave the magnificent merchant streets of Lübeck and slip through hidden, shoulder-high alleys into a secret world. This tour shows you the dramatic development of the famous Lübeck alleys and courtyards: from a medieval solution for the overcrowded city, through strict charity and disease-ridden industrial slums, to desirable green oases. Accompany a skeptical sociologist and a passionate historian as they discuss the price of charity, the cholera years, and the modern paradox of gentrification. You will never see a picturesque alley with the same eyes again.

    • 2.2 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 95 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in society & everyday life and history & memory
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Füchtingshof
    • 23 Glockengießerstraße
    • 23552, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Füchtingshof
    • 23 Glockengießerstraße
    • 23552, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Self-guided podcast tour The secret courtyards of Lübeck in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 35 minutes1h 35m
    1h 35m
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.61
AU$7.69 x 1 AdultAU$7.69
Total
The previous price was AU$9.61 and current price is AU$7.69
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting storey
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Füchtingshof

  • 10m
A magnificent charitable courtyard from the 17th century that set standards for social housing but also imposed strict moral rules on its residents.

Haasenhof

  • 10m
A more modest, functional courtyard founded by the widow of a merchant, illustrating the architectural adaptation to extreme urban density.

Dunkelgrüner Gang

  • 10m
A claustrophobic, narrow alley that is typical of the terrible living conditions and cholera outbreaks in the industrial slums of the 19th century.

Hellgrüner Gang

  • 10m
The light green alley, which contrasts with its darker neighbour and shows how small architectural differences influenced survival in the slums.

Engelsgrube 43

  • 10m
Historically a baker's alley, this place marks the transition in the 1970s from planned demolition to civic preservation and early gentrification.

Sievers Thorweg

  • 10m
A flawless, highly sought-after modern courtyard that sparks a debate about the ethics of gentrification and the commercialization of working-class history.

Engelsgrube 26

  • 10m
The last stop, a beautifully restored, cooperative courtyard that brings together the themes of the tour – history, community, and modern urban life.

Location

Activity location

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    Füchtingshof
    • 23 Glockengießerstraße
    • 23552, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Füchtingshof
    • 23 Glockengießerstraße
    • 23552, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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