Flensburg
Flensburg is ‘the’ historical seafaring and port town. It is the home of rum and of voyages to the West Indies. Here you can follow in the footsteps of old ship’s captains, with the scent of adventure, salt and tar in the air.
The old romantic houses of captains and tradesmen, the wonderful facades, the old markets and squares, the bubbling fountains, the cafes and galleries invite you to stop to explore. In Flensburg, the people are tolerant and open to the world – it’s a Scandinavian thing!
The Flensburg fjord makes up part of the German-Danish border, and its tip leads directly into Flensburg port. Take in the landscape on the German side – here fields and hills alternate with forests and lakes, creating an attractive location for hiking and cycling trips, and not only when the rapeseed is in bloom.
Sights of interest and places to visit
Flensburg Shipping Museum
Flensburg is a traditional port and trading town on the Baltic coast. The history of shipping and ship building can be traced back to the middle ages in the old customs warehouse. As well as the portraits and models of ships, nautical charts and navigation instruments, you can also find Germany’s only rum museum here.
Flensburg’s historic port
In Flensburg, once the most important port of the Danish Kingdom, you don’t have to go to a museum to explore the history of shipping. You can also still marvel at the maritime exhibits in their element.
On the west side of the Flensburg port, directly by the old town of Flensburg with its rustic, historical tradesmen’s houses, a walking route takes you to classic yachts, professional ships and the exquisite parlour steam ship ‘Alexandra’. You can find a thorough presentation of the historic port here: www.historischer-hafen.info
Schloss Glücksburg
Museum, orangery and castle grounds. The moated castle Schloss Glücksburg is amongst the most significant castles in northern Europe. It was built between 1582 and 1587 under Duke Johann the Younger.
Schloss Glücksburg is often referred to as the cradle of European royal houses to this day. The castle grounds, created in the French style where the outer defences had previously been, were later redesigned as an English garden.
The old lines of sight remained the same. The classic one-floor orangery was erected in 1827 and can today be hired out for art exhibitions, concerts or events. You can read the full story at: www.schloss-gluecksburg.de
Getting there
Motorway link: A7 Hamburg–Denmark
Train station: Flensburg station
Distance: 1 km
High-speed ICE trains stop here.
Contact
Address:
Flensburg Fjord Tourismus GmbH
Rathausstrasse 1
24937 Flensburg
Contact: Isabella von Philippovich
Phone: +49 (0) 46 1 - 909 09 20
Fax: +49 (0) 46 1 - 909 09 36
