Aquarium GEOMAR: From Baltic Sea herring to tropical seahorse: local and exotic sea creatures presented in aquariums that simulate their natural habitats, outdoor seal pool and public feeding of the seals.Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical Antiquities): Face to face with antiquity: collection of Greek vases as well as casts of important Roman and Greek sculptures unique to Schleswig-Holstein.The following museums are part of the museen am meer association: All museums of the association are reachable within an hour simply by taking a stroll around Kiel city centre. If you cannot decide from the endless choices head over to the Scandinavian area or to wherever crowds are gathering.Įight of Kiel’s museums aim to make use of their common potential, offered not only by their special location right on the edge of Kiel Fjord, but above all by their long scientific tradition. The Kieler Nachrichten newspaper runs a special about food on the market in its Saturday edition. A few dozen countries operate booths on the open-air market offering food and drinks from the particular countries. Most concerts end around 11PM and nightlife moves to indoor venues as well as the Eggerstedtstrasse.Īside from an abundance of food and drink outlets along the streets the International Market on the Rathausmarkt is the place to go for food and drink. Events include entertainment for kids during daytime throughout the entire week and lots of open air concerts.
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Information on events is posted all over town and through a free magazine which will be distributed about a month before the event.
If you intend to visit Kiel during this time book your hotel well ahead and bear in mind that the waterfront and major parts of downtown will be inaccessible for cars. Apart from the sailing, the entire center of the town is transformed into an international food and craft fair, with regular big name performers appearing nightly. See below for more information.īesides being world's largest sailing event the Kieler Woche is one of Germany's largest festivals. Cultural diversity is offered by the museen am meer association.Kiel is the home of the German Baltic fleet, and it is common to see all types of German warships and submarines in the "Förde", including the training sailing vessel Gorch Fock.It is possible to walk or cycle for almost the entire length (99km) directly along the canal from Kiel to Brunsbüttel (estuary of the Elbe, on the North Sea Coast), staying overnight in the town of Rendsburg. Kiel is famous for the Nord-Ostsee Kanal (Kiel Canal), the world's busiest canal.Also famous is in Laboe (part of Kiel on the east-side of the fjord) the only surviving Type VII-C U-boat from World War 2 at the shore and the "Marine-Ehrenmal" (Navy Memorial) with a high tower.The main tourist attraction is the Kieler Woche ("Kiel Week") at the end of June.It is quite an easy day to ride from Kiel to Laboe, catch a ferry to Strande, and cycle back to Kiel. Kiel is very flat, and bicycles can be hired at various places. Kiel has a relatively good public transport system based on buses and ferries, both operated by VRK. Another possibility is the airport Lübeck, about 80 km/1h 20 min away, where Ryanair operates some low cost flights each day. The nearest major airport is Hamburg, about 100km/one hour by car away. At the moment, there are no regular services. Charter flights leave for other Scandinavian destinations. Planes of the size of a BAe 146 can start and land. Kiel has its own airport ( IATA: KEL) ( ICAO: EDHK) in "Holtenau" (north-west). A weekly bus leaves Kiel and travels via Poland and the Baltic states to Tallinn, Estonia.Ī comfortable bus operates daily from Germany's capital, Berlin, to Kiel via Lübeck and vice versa (6 hours, 41 Euros one-way). Transfers can be made in Flensburg or Lübeck to Danish Rail.Ī number of bus lines run services to - or through - Kiel. Kiel is connected to the DB rail system with regular RE and IC services to Hamburg and beyond. Kiel Hauptbahnhof is located directly adjacent to the main bus terminal and across the road from the central shopping district. Kiel serves as the German ferry terminus for the ferries to Oslo, Norway with Color Lines, Gothenburg, Sweden with Stena Lines and Klaipeda, Lithuania with DFDS Seaways.