Schleswig, the old princely capital of the Dukes of Gottorp, is attractively situated at the head of the Schlei, a fiord-like inlet on the Baltic. The harbor is suitable only for pleasure craft.
Discover the everyday life of the people who inhabited this ancient Viking city. The Haithabu Viking Museum has archeological artifacts and a drakkar that has been rebuilt with period parts.
Address: Haithabu Viking Museum, Schloss Gottorf, D-24837 Schleswig, Germany
This series of concerts runs from June to October in the 35 towns throughout the province of Schleswig-Holstein. The concerts showcase the German tradition of organ playing and include organ recitals, chamber concerts featuring organs and even organ groups playing jazz and gospel repertoires. There are performances almost every day, although not usually in the same town.
Address: Nordelbische Internationale Orgelkonzerte, Süderdomstrasse 11, D-24837 Schleswig, Germany
Southeast of the Markt in Schleswig, in the old fishermen's quarter of Holm on the shores of the Schlei, is St John's Convent (St-Johannis-Kloster), a house of Benedictine nuns founded in the 12th C. Late Baroque church; fine 13th C. stalls in the chapterhouse.
In the center of Holm is the fishermen's cemetery, surrounded by lime trees.
Read More
Gothic Cathedral (Bordesholm Altar)
Read More
Read Less
