Attractions and Places to Visit in Kiel

As the Kiel Week regatta is to sailors, so is the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival to culture lovers. Kiel is a major host city for this northern European event, one of the world's biggest classical music festivals; Kiel Castle, the opera house, a fjord-side venue and even the Howaldt shipyards create fabulous stages for international stars. The city also boasts a dynamic theatre scene with Kiel Theatre, the Low German Theatre, the Polish Theatre and regular student productions. The city's museums are of international standing as well and include the Maritime Museum on Sartorikai (Sartori quay), the Computer Museum, the Engineering Museum and the Kunsthalle art gallery with its 1,000 paintings spanning six centuries, its 200 sculptures, its 40,000 prints and its collection of antiquities first begun in the 19th century. Definitely worth a visit is the City Museum in Warleberger Hof, which dates back to the early 17th century and is Kiel's oldest surviving aristocratic residence.

Leuchtturm Kiel-Holtenau

"Marry with vision" - that could be the motto of the Holtenauer Lighthouse. The 20 meter high brick tower has become a popular wedding venue. From here guests have a good view of the lock and the expiring...
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Old Botanical Garden

The Old Botanical Garden served as the fourth botanical garden of the University of Kiel from 1884 to 1978 and thus has a long tradition. The fourth botanical garden, ie the so-called Old Botanical Garden...
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Zoological Museum of Kiel University

The Zoological Museum Kiel is one of the oldest natural history museums in Germany, dating back to the 17th century. In the 19th century, the museum developed into one of the most important zoological...
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