🇩🇪 Lübeck: Where Grimm’s Fairy Tales Should Have Been Set 🏰✨

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, Lübeck’s old town is a living storybook of Hanseatic glory. Here’s why it feels plucked from the Brothers Grimm’s imagination: 🏰 Medieval Magic 1️⃣ Holstentor Gate Tilted twin towers like a cursed castle entrance (engineered to sink evenly!) 2️⃣ St. Mary’s Church World’s tallest brick vault (40m!) with WWII-shattered bells still displayed 🕊️ 3️⃣ Town Hall Square Black-glazed bricks vs. white gables = Gothic chessboard vibes ♟️ 😈 The Devil’s Stone Legend When demons helped build St. Mary’s (thinking it was a tavern!), a quick-witted worker tricked them: “Stop! We’ll build you a bar next door!” The devil dropped his boulder—claw marks still visible today—while the real “bar” became the Town Hall cellar. 📖 Why Grimm Would’ve Loved It Alleys straight from Snow White: Half-timbered houses, hidden courtyards Niederegger’s marzipan = edible fairy-tale fuel (since 1806!) � Even the Trave River sparkles like Rapunzel’s golden hair 🕊️ A City of Contrasts Willy Brandt’s House: Where the 1970 Warsaw Genuflection apologized for Nazi crimes Buddenbrookhaus: Thomas Mann’s literary masterpiece setting #Lübeck #GermanFairytales #UNESCO #MedievalMarvels