| leswig is a town of quiet pleasures. Marktplatz | | | | detour 15 kIn (9 miles) west of Kiel on B 4 will bring |
| (Market Square) and its adjacent side streets, zoned | | | | you to Molfsee, where thatched roof farm houses, a |
| for pedestrians only, contain restaurants, shops, and | | | | windmill, and arts, crafts, and cooking exhibits convey |
| cafes. | | | | an impression of rural 17thcentury life at the 100 acre |
| Located a block north of the cathedral, Schleswig's | | | | Freilichtmuseum (Open Air Museum). |
| Rathaus, a Franciscan monastery in the 13th century, | | | | Continuing southeast through the lake district from |
| was converted to a paupers' home when the | | | | Kiel, route B 76 passes through an area with any |
| Reformation swept Catholicism out of the region. | | | | number of picturesque waterside towns. The most |
| Restoration work carried out in 1983 uncovered a | | | | attractive of these is Eutin, 50 kIn (31 miles) from |
| 13thcentury mural painting of the Crusades. | | | | Kiel, overlooking the Grosse Eutiner See (Great Eutin |
| A good seafood meal (salmon, plaice, matjes) can be | | | | Lake). Dubbed the Weimar of the North because of |
| had in Schleswig at the cozy Senator Kroog, also on | | | | its rich cultural heritage, Eutin was the birthplace of |
| Rathaus Markt. Rooms with waterfront views are | | | | opera composer Carl Maria von Weber. |
| available at th Strandhalle Hotel on Strandweg 2. A | | | | Every summer the town stages an open air music |
| three hour boat tour of the Schlei fjord leaves from | | | | festival devoted to Weber's works. The 13thcentury |
| Schleswig's harbor daily at 2:00 P.M. during the | | | | Gothic church of St. Michaelis is also the venue for |
| April-October season. | | | | year round musical programs, particularly organ |
| A placid, rural landscape of farms, hills, and lakes | | | | concerts played on its new 35register Metzler organ. |
| unfolds as you head southeast toward Lubeck from | | | | The 32room Voss Haus hotel here has comfortable |
| Schleswig via federal highway B 76 into the gently | | | | rooms looking out over the lake; more modest |
| rolling hill region known as the Holsteiniscbe Scbweiz | | | | accommodations can be found at the Wittler Hotel |
| (Holstein's Switzerland). The hilly terrain, with some | | | | across the street from the train station. |
| 140 lakes, was carved out by glaciers during the last | | | | Continuing southeast through the lake district from |
| Ice Age. Camping facilities (dominated by recreational | | | | Kiel, route B 76 passes through an area with any |
| vehicles) are located on or near many of the lakes, | | | | number of picturesque waterside towns. The most |
| and at most of them small boats can be rented. | | | | attractive of these is Eutin, 50 kIn (31 miles) from |
| After some 63 km (39 miles) you'll reach Kiel, the | | | | Kiel, overlooking the Grosse Eutiner See (Great Eutin |
| state capital, whose shipyards built Uboats during | | | | Lake). Dubbed the Weimar of the North because of |
| World War II. Old Kiel was totally destroyed by Allied | | | | its rich cultural heritage, Eutin was the birthplace of |
| bombers, and the postwar rebuilding created a city | | | | opera composer Carl Maria von Weber. |
| of modern but monotonous brick buildings. A short | | | | |