Top Choice Palace in Schwerin
Schloss & Gardens
Top Choice Lake in Schwerin
Pfaffenteich
Schwerin's central lake was created by a dam in the 12th century. Through the centuries it was surrounded by some of the city's most elegant buildings. At the southwest corner, the vividly orange Arsenal dates from …
Museum in Schwerin
Galerie Alte & Neue Meister
Revel in the Flemish masterpieces collected by the Mecklenburg dukes in the 17th and 18th centuries at this impressive museum with wide-ranging collections. Works include oils by Lucas Cranach the Elder, as well as …
Church in Schwerin
Schwerin Dom
Above the Markt, the soaring Gothic Dom is a superb example of north German red-brick architecture. You can climb up to the viewing platform of its 19th-century cathedral tower (118m), which is a mere 50cm taller th…
Gallery in Schwerin
Schleswig-Holstein-Haus
The restored 1737 Schleswig-Holstein-Haus contains a gallery that features changing contemporary art exhibitions.
Historic Site in Schwerin
Altstadt
The bustling Markt is home to the Rathaus and the colonnaded neoclassical Neues Gebäude (1780–83). The latter is fronted by a lion monument honouring the town’s founder, Heinrich der Löwe. A walk southwest of the Ra…
Square in Schwerin
Schelfstadt
North of the Markt along Puschkinstrasse is Schelfstadt, a planned baroque village that was autonomous until Schwerin’s mid-19th-century expansion. The restored 1737 Schleswig-Holstein-Haus contains a gallery that f…
Historic Building in Schwerin
Half-Timbered House
A walk southwest of the Rathaus to the appropriately named Engestrasse (Narrow Street) brings you past a lovely example of the city’s earliest half-timbered house, which dates back to 1698.
Historic Building in Schwerin
Schelfkirche
Just north of the Schelfstadt is the early-18th-century baroque Schelfkirche.
Historic Building in Schwerin
Rathaus
The bustling Markt is home to the Rathaus.