Oldenburg Germany Lower Saxony
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MS Mona Lisa
5 Cruises
MS Victor Hugo
19 Cruises
| 29 June | 18 days | One-way from Copenhagen to Amsterdam |
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| 29 June | 19 days | One-way from Copenhagen to Amsterdam |
450-628-6241
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Frequently Asked Questions
In Lower Saxony, north-west Germany, at a ford on the Hunte where the canals linking the Weser and the Ems meet. River cruise ships working the north-west call here, and the centre is then walkable.
The yellow palace and its museum, the Schlossgarten, the market square and the Lambertikirche, then a wander through the pedestrian centre. A pot of coffee with butter cake before reboarding is close to compulsory.
The frankly yellow palace closing the view down the centre, residence of the counts and later dukes of Oldenburg for centuries. It houses the state museum of art and cultural history: old masters, state furniture and period rooms.
It hides its hand: behind a neo-Gothic façade with five towers, 86 metres high, opens an unexpected pale classical rotunda added in the eighteenth century inside a medieval shell. The five spires announce the city long before the suburbs.
Yes, and you can hear it: conversations, bicycle bells, street musicians. The old centre closed to cars early, and the lanes are lined with independent shops, bookshops and cafés in brick houses with well-kept gables.
Wander aimlessly. The park unrolls English lawns, rhododendrons and lazy canals behind the palace. Locals arrive at the first ray of sunshine.
Because the Oldenburg, a breed of elegant sport horses, originated in the pastures around the city. Its name circulates in riding arenas worldwide.
Yes, about forty kilometres away. Itineraries with a full day often offer its UNESCO-listed market square, the Roland statue, the Brothers Grimm musicians in bronze and the lanes of the Schnoor.
Yes, and it is the best way to understand this corner of Lower Saxony. Bike excursions follow the Hunte north between meadows, farms and locks, on ground so flat your calves have no say.
The euro. Cards work at museums and city-centre shops, but keep cash for the smoked fish, cheese and flower stalls on market days.
