Vor einem verschwommenen Containerschiff im Hintergrund des Bildes, das vor dem bewölkten Himmel zu sehen ist, liegt ein dickes, graues Tau auf dem Boden
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Maritime sights

  • A lot of water
  • A strong breeze
  • A lot of impressions

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.

© Vera Müller

Unique park above the Elbe Altona Balkon

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.

Altona Balkon
© Christian Spahrbier

Köhlbrandbrücke

The Köhlbrandbrücke is the most important connection to the port of Hamburg and one of the city's landmarks.

Köhlbrandbrücke
© mediaserver.hamburg.de / Escape Filmproduktion

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.

Elbe beach
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Fine dining between the canals Wasserschloss

The WASSERSCHLOSS, with its location between two canals and its terraces, framed by venerable brick buildings, is unique in Hamburg's Speicherstadt.

Wasserschloss
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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.

Museum Ship RICKMER RICKMERS
© Barkassenbetrieb Bülow GmbH

Harbour / Speicherstadt - Barkassenbetrieb Bülow Barkassen Bülow

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…

Barkassen Bülow

Maritime experiences

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.

Kontorhaus District

The Kontorhaus district, which arose in the 1920s and 1930s, is one of Hamburg’s architectural highlights.

Kontorhaus District

Kontorhausviertel

Springeltwiete 1
20095 Hamburg

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MuseumsHafen Harburg

On the lawns of the Lotsekai, visitors can look at the historical ships.

MuseumsHafen Harburg

MuseumsHafen Harburg

Lotsekai
21079 Hamburg

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Museumsschiff Dampf-Eisbrecher Stettin

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.

Museumsschiff Dampf-Eisbrecher Stettin

Museumsschiff Dampfer-Eisbrecher Stettin

Am Anleger Neumühlen beim Museumshafen Oevelgönne
22763 Hamburg

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Övelgönne

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.

Övelgönne

Övelgönne

Himmelsleiter
22605 Hamburg

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Peking

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.

Peking

Museumsschiff Peking

Bremer Kai
20457 Hamburg

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© Mediaserver Hamburg / Ingo Boelter

Port Police Station

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.

Port Police Station

Hafenpolizeiwache

Am Sandtorkai / Kehrwiederspitze
20457 Hamburg

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Maritime insider tips

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.

View Point

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Experience the Hanseatic City Maritime Tours

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.

Maritime Tours
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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.

St. Pauli, the Harbour & the Reeperbahn
Speicherstadt bei Nacht
© Hamburg Tourismus GmbH / www.ralfbrunner.eu

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.

Maritime Culture & UNESCO

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