Hotspots on the Baltic Sea: Travemünde - Lübeck's sophisticated outpost on the River Trave

• Name: Travemünde, Germany
• Location: mouth of the Trave, Bay of Lübeck
• Position: 53°57'39.2 "N 10°52'06.4 "E

Highlight for sailors - the Travemünde Week

Every year in July, the town is transformed into a centre of international water sports for ten days. Travemünde has sailing in its DNA. As early as the end of the 19th century, the German sailing elite met here to compete on the Bay of Lübeck. The 137. Travemünde Week will take place from 17-26 July 2026.

For guest sailors: modern marinas directly on the Baltic Sea

As a landmark visible from afar, the 118 metre high "Maritim" hotel - coming in on starboard - points the way to Travemünde. The Bay of Lübeck offers a good selection of modern marinas with guest berths. Above all the Passat harbour with the local landmark to which it owes its name. The marina on the Priwall peninsula - with a view of Travemünde's old town opposite - has 490 berths. Guest yachts up to 16 metres long and five metres wide will find ten signposted berths in four to six metres of water to the east of the boat crane.

Alternatively, you can also moor directly on the city side, for example at the traditional Lübeck Yacht Club. For the unbeatable location directly on the promenade, however, you sometimes have to put up with a lot of swell from the busy ferry traffic. The boat is quieter in the Marina Baltica up the river. From here, it is a 20-minute walk to the old town centre.

Further discoveries in Travemünde

A trip here is also worthwhile away from the Travemünde Week. To the south, the tranquil Pötenitzer Wiek beckons, while to the north, the Brodtener Ufer stretches as far as Niendorf with its impressive cliffs. In Travemünde itself, old villas above the promenade are reminiscent of the heyday of the seaside resorts, when wealthy Hamburgers and Lübeckers spent their summers here.

The city's landmark is the four-masted barque "Passat", one of the legendary Flying-P-Liners of the shipping company F. Laeisz, which was launched by Blohm & Voss in 1911. Today it is a museum ship, youth hostel and popular event venue.

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• Lübeck: Four-masted barque "Passat" being prepared for refurbishment

Another highlight is the oldest lighthouse in Germany, which today houses a lighthouse museum. maritime museum is located. Over the course of its almost 700-year history, it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. The 31 metre high cultural monument last fulfilled its original purpose in 1972, when the beacon was finally switched off due to the higher "Maritim" hotel. Since then, Europe's tallest beacon, at 117 metres, has been located on the top floor of the hotel.

You can find more tips for Lübeck and Travemünde in our area portrait:

• Area portrait: Lübeck - a must among city sailing trips