The Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park, situated between Hamburg, Lübeck and the former border between East and West Germany, is an ideal spot for leisure tourism activities.
With its many trails for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, the region around Lauenburg on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal provides plenty of opportunities for relaxing and enjoying nature and the great outdoors. You can take a canoe or boat trip on the rivers or lakes, or try regional game and fish dishes in the farm cafés and country inns.
The towns of Ratzeburg, Mölln and Büchen offer a historical perspective from the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League and the Old Salt Road right up to the division of East and West Germany. And there are museums showing the work of Ernst Barlach, A. Paul Weber and Till Eulenspiegel.
With over 40 lakes of all sizes, the area between Lübeck and Lauenburg/Elbe is a treasure trove of nature.
The largest lakes in the 474 square metre reserve, Lake Ratzeburg and Lake Schaalsee, are a leisure and water sports destination and a habitat for indigenous wildlife such as cranes, white-tailed eagles and other endangered flora and fauna.
