'''Travemunde''' [http://www.travemuende.de] is a borough of Lubeck and a sea resort which is very popular with families. Travemunde is a harbour town where daily passenger and cargo ferries leaves to Scandinavia & the Baltic states. Originally Travemunde was a small fisher village but it's position at the river Trave & the proximity to Lubeck let it grew to a smaller harbour town. Today tourism is the main source of employment and income. The old town maintained it's sleepy character despite the fact that at weekends there are loads of tourists.

Get in

By train

Almost every hour a train from Lubeck main station goes to Travemunde. On weekends much more trains & people arrive.

By car

Via ''Autobahn'' A1 (till crossing Bad Schwartau then A226 or B75) Travemunde is directly connected to Lubeck (20min) and Hamburg (1h).

By bus

Bus lines 30, 31 and 33 from Lubeck drive regular to Travemunde. Public transport tickets from Lubeck can include Travemunde.

By boat

[http://www.ttline.com/ TT-Line] operates daily ferry trips between Travemunde and Trelleborg, Sweden. During the summer time and on public holidays the ferries are very well booked. Make sure you have a reservation. Several ferries and cargo ships travel to ports in the Baltic Sea and especially in the summer they are willing to take travellers on board.

Get around

The main street and the sea promenade of Travemunde is only for pedestrians. There are buses that run the town. Main connection point is the train station.

The best way to get around is by bike or foot.

See

Do

# Walk to the light tower and see ships pass by # Take the boat to the "Priwall" and walk to the less developed site and beach of Travemunde # Visit the sail ship "Passat" in the harbour # Travemunder Woche: Once a year for one week big sailing boats visit Travemunde # Sand World: Once a year artist build monuments of sand

Buy

Eat

There are countless restaurants in summer but during the week and off season most places are closed. The most known cafe is that of Niederegger in the "Vorderer Reihe" with its street and 1st level cafe.

Drink

The Casino is the place to be for wearing your neat suits or dresses.

Sleep

There are a lot of holiday apartements for rent. During summer this town is very busy and reservations are essential. If you don't plan to stay for at least a week, hotels are an other option

Budget

If you are on budget, better stay in Lubeck because Travemunde isn't cheap and choices are much smaller. Brodten and in Lubeck you find a youth hostel.

Mid-range

Big variety but mostly from private people, so best way is to contact the local tourist office: Strandpromenade 1b, 23570 Travemunde T: 01805-88 22 33 (0,12 ?/min. only inside Germany), Fax: 04502-80 41 59, Mail: info@luebeck-tourismus.de

Splurge

  • Hotel Maritim [http://www.maritim-travemuende.de] First hotel in town with spa and amazing views
  • Columbia [http://www.columbia-hotels.com/deutsch/index-travemuende.html] Only 20m from the beach
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