Sights in Hamburg

Sightseeing tips for the port city

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mit den rot-gelben Doppeldeckern

Hafencity-Sandtorhafen-Gastronomie-Die-Roten-Doppeldecker

In addition to its diverse architectural styles, HafenCity also offers a wide range of leisure and recreational activities.

Speicherstadt-Fruehling

The Speicherstadt is located between the Zollkanal and the Sandtorhafen.

Elbphilharmonie-Cap-San-Diego

The Elbphilharmonie opened in January 2017 and since then, the ‘Elphi’ has been a top-class venue.

Landungsbruecken-Elbtunnel-Faehre

The two towers with their green domes rise conspicuously above the long terminal building at the landing stages.

Hafen-Vogelperspektive

The Port of Hamburg is the largest seaport in Germany and the third largest in Europe after Rotterdam and Antwerp.

Fischmarkt-Aale-Dieter

The Hamburg fish market takes place every Sunday early in the morning.

©Martin-Brinckmann-Beatles-Platz-Reeperbahn

Große Freiheit is a world-famous side street off the Reeperbahn.

The Reeperbahn got its name from the rope makers and rope makers, the so-called Reepschlägern.

Michel-Herbstblaetter

St. Michael’s Church, also known as ‘Michel’ for short, is one of Hamburg’s landmarks with its striking architecture.

Rathaus-Die-Roten-Doppeldecker

This is the seat of the Parliament and Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

Aussenalster-Ufer-Segelboote

The Alster Lake, colloquially known as ‘the Alster’, consists of the Inner and Outer Alster and was created by damming the river of the same name.