Tour de Grass

Experience the landscape of the artist Günter Grass with the »Tour de Grass« smartphone app and experience his works in the places where they were created.

The mobile adventure tour takes you from the Hanseatic city of Lübeck to the Eulenspiegel city of Mölln along the Elbe-Lübeck Canal. In between lies Behlendorf - a tranquil place where Günter Grass could concentrate on his literary and artistic work in peace.

Whether you want to explore the diversity of the terminal moraine landscape by bike or on foot, whether you want to collect mushrooms, breathe country air, see the apparently familiar or discover the unknown - you can enrich your excursion with the »Tour de Grass«.

Hear stories and poems by Günter Grass, compare his watercolors with the current landscape and solve various tasks with the help of augmented reality. For example, you can virtually recreate a flat-bottomed ship that was used to transport salt to Lübeck 500 years ago.

Discover the painter, graphic artist, sculptor and writer Günter Grass and the multifaceted region that became a substitute home for him. With the »Tour de Grass« you follow a very special narrative stream through the impressive landscape along the blue vein of the Duchy of Lauenburg.

With the voice of Katharina Thalbach.

Important instructions
We recommend a power bank for your trip, which you can use to charge your smartphone on the go. You can borrow a device from the Günter Grass store if you leave a deposit.

A mobile phone holder for the steering wheel of your bike is also very helpful so that you can keep an eye on the route while driving.

The terrain is partly unpaved, hilly and uneven. The section in front of Behlendorf has an increased gradient. Cycling is not permitted everywhere within Lübeck's old town. Please pay attention to the traffic signs and rules.
Before starting the tour, please read the FAQs on the Günter Grass house website https://grass-haus.de/faqs-tour-de-grass.