Alter Schwede

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The oldest immigrant in Hamburg: the “Old Swede”. Along the Hans-Leip shore lies a boulder weighing nearly 220 tonnes.

The oldest immigrant in Hamburg: the “Old Swede”. Along the Hans-Leip shore lies a boulder weighing nearly 220 tonnes, the so-called “Old Swede”. It was found in 1999 by workers digging out a shipping channel, and got its name due to its ice-age migration from Scandinavia to the Elbe. The Old Swede is one of Germany’s largest ice-age boulders.

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    Blutiger Boden. Die Tatorte des NSU Exhibition

    • 17.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Altonaer Museum
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    SKULPTURAL Exhibitions

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburger Kunsthalle
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    Acht Jahrhunderte Kunst Permanent Exhibition

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburger Kunsthalle
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    Triennale der Photographie 2026 Festivals

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • verschiedene Spielstätten in Hamburg
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    Tanztriennale 2026 Dance

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • verschiedene Spielstätten in Hamburg
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    Photo: Hans Hansen

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
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    Panoptikum - Wax Museum

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Panoptikum
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    XULY.Bët. Funkin’ Fashion Factory 100% Recycled Exhibition

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
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    Inspiring Japan Permanent Exhibition

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
    To event
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    Inspiring China Permanent Exhibition

    • 16.06.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
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The former fishing and seamen's village of Blankenese is situated directly on the Elbe. It is the perfect starting point for hopping on a sailing boat or on the Elbe ferry, or for taking long walks along the shore. Another highlight is a visit to the Treppenviertel (German for staircase quartier) with a spectacular view of the lighthouse and the Falkenstein shore.

Blankenese & Elbe outskirts

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International Maritime Museum

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