Rostock, Germany. Travel Guide for Cruisers from Doris Visits

ruch dock is on the river VAR no the shuttle bus will drop you off on lung a stressor which is just opposite the river and if you walk along and turn right you'll find yourself at the market Kuzma suggests a tour starting at Samaritan Church so we will turn left down crop Elena's russet past CNA as you walk down the road there some little gems look at these beautiful carvings [Music] several beautiful buildings are built around this square including the main university building built in 1870 in Italian Renaissance staff an opposite is this wonderful fountain [Music] and opposite the fountain is tourist information this is called the fountain of joy and you can see why I like rostock it's really charming [Music] [Music] as you walk down from the shots towards the church even the Santander bank has got a beautiful doorway Samaras church is the most beautiful Church in Rostock it has the astronomical clock which is quite amazing it was built in 1398 but collapsed and then was completed Gothic style fifty years later [Music] it doesn't matter which way you look it has incredible features and the stained glass window above the door is incredible it has a beautiful bronze fondant the most important feature is this astronomical clock and volunteers come in every day to wind it up and oil it and there's a retired professor that lives in Rostov who knows every single part of this clock a stone's throw from Samaras Church is the market square surrounded by colorful houses the wrapped house the Town Hall consists of three houses which now has a baroque facade the kerkhof house behind the town hall is arguably the most beautiful gabled house in Rostock this fountain is a good place to remember as a focus point because having done one two and three walk back down CRO Felina strasser to find number four so to get our bearings church fountain University History Museum the History Museum was formerly in a convent and behind me is the brewery house of the nuns the museum houses Dutch paintings important archaeological finds Roche coins and many treasures and it's surrounded by a seven-meter protective wall with arrow slits if you walk around the wall you're heading towards number 7 crop alena tour which is the largest of the gates from the history museum we walked inside the walls down the cobblestones towards crop alina tour which is opposite a shoe shop with the sale on just saying which houses the history exhibitions we're now going to do a return walk along the walls through the park wall Onegin park towards stein tour you can see how Rostock was a fortified city on a hill I'm tempted to say that if I was planning this tour I would have started at number 7 gone to the History Museum on to the University and then to the church it would have been much less walking so we walk down through the park pass this gorgeous stander house just shine to a gate walk through the gate because it's far more impressive from the inside so clearly signposted we walk down to Sir Nicholas and some Peters church this isn't Nicholas's Church unfortunately it's closed so we can't have a look inside but I can tell you they're making 13 and a half kilowatts of electricity from their solar panels the spire of some Peter's Church is visible from said Nicholas Church so it's easy to get here and you walk along some very beautiful back streets on the way if you fancy a walk its 196 steps to the top 100 90 91 92 193 194 195 196 Oh God no actually I came in the left I cheated the spire is three hundred and eighty five feet high it's recently restored and it has great views all over Rostock look at those colored houses you can see some Mary's Church from here which i think is by far the most beautiful if you do visit some peter's church go up in the lift it's a great view but don't forget to go into the church to see the unusual collection of ships hanging from the ceiling from some peter's church you can just stroll down to the harbor and sit at one of these restaurants and just enjoy the view along the marina in Rostock you'll find boats that converted into shops and restaurants hello how much is a ticket to final in there it's 12 euros but you actually buy them onboard so it's 12 euros one-way to burn and wonder we've had a lovely morning in Rostock it's charming and what better way to finish them with a beer overlooking the harbor please subscribe to our Channel you