The water and the Hanseatic city belong together. Its mayor river the Elbe, strongly embattled and craftily conquered in the Middle Ages, shapes the cityscape. The Elbe is the heart and soul of the city. Nowhere does Hamburg come together as directly as here: Hamburg locals and visitors as well as cultural heritage sites, such as the Speicherstadt, to modern architecture, like the Elbphilharmonie - time for a worthy overview!
Maritime Highlights
Here you get an overview of the most popular places to go near the water! Take a relaxed walk along the Landungsbrücken or visit the Hamburg fish market on Sunday morning. The Elbstrand invites you to relax and have a look at the ships. Where else to admire the large freighters that arrive in the port of Hamburg, you can find out here.
The Altona Balkon – “Altona Balcony” – is around 27 m higher than the Elbe and offers a fantastic view of the Hamburg harbour, the legendary fish market and all the colourful goings-on along the shore. More
Stroll, relax and watch the ships on the Elbe beach Elbe beach
The Elbe beach near Övelgönne is a pretty hot tip in summer. When the temperatures rise and the sun burns, nothing is more refreshing than a jump into the cool water. More
The WASSERSCHLOSS, with its location between two canals and its terraces, framed by venerable brick buildings, is unique in Hamburg's Speicherstadt. More
A ship that has seen the world Museum Ship RICKMER RICKMERS
The museum ship RICKMER RICKMERS in the Hamburg harbour is a floating monument reminding of the times of the great windjammers in Hamburg, open daily for visitors, except from Mondays. More
Barkassen Bülow is a traditional family-run Hamburg business which has been located at Hamburg port and on the "water's edge" for generations. In addition to excellent service and expert support, it offers its guests six barges of various sizes with… More
There is a lot to discover along the Elbe! Visit one of the museum ships like the Cap San Diego, which is located directly on the water or visit the harbor police station. The harbor police station can be combined perfectly with a visit to the Elbphilharmonie - beautiful photo opportunities included.
Once an ice-breaker, now a museum ship in Oevelgönne museum port. In the pre-war period, the STETTIN acted as an ice-breaker between Stettin and the Baltic, and subsequently between Hamburg and the North Sea.
The former fishing village Övelgönne and today's district of Hamburg is worth a visit for tourists as well as for locals at any time of the year - whether beach walk, jogging lap or a cosy meal with a view of the Elbe - everyone can relax here.
Back to her home port: After decades of absence, the four-masted barque Peking returns to Hamburg. In the port on the Elbe, the Peking is the fourth large museum ship alongside the Rickmer Rickmers, Cap San Diego and MS Bleichen.
The harbor police station No. 2 near the Elbphilharmonie is known through the TV series "Notruf Hafenkante" and almost as well known as the Davidwache on Hamburg's Reeperbahn.
These highlights are known as insider tips! The Magellan Terraces with their wide steps invite you to relax close to the Elbe, and the "green island," as the four-hectare "Elbpark" is lovingly called, is ideal for a leisurely picnic. From afar, you can even catch a view of the Bismarck Monument.
Hamburg is characterised by water. The Alster and Elbe give the city its unmistakable character. Go on an individual discovery tour along the water in Hamburg, for example, with a tour along the Elbe - or once around the Alster. In any case, you should pay a visit to Speicherstadt & HafenCity: Here you can experience the maritime flair of Hamburg. More
CITY AREA PORTRAIT St. Pauli, the Harbour & the Reeperbahn
At Hamburg’s city coast, the Elbe and the harbour, you can just sit down and watch as ships, ferries and tugs pass by and enjoy the strong sea breeze. A few hundred meters away you can experience Hamburg’s world-famous “sinful mile” – the Reeperbahn. More
Brick, Canal, Bridge & Road Maritime Culture & UNESCO
Red brick, canals, bridges and alleyways – the complex of warehouses, built from the end of the 19th century near the Port of Hamburg, is so extensive that it could even be called a mini-city in its own right. Discover now
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