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.

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.

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U-434 submarine museum

Explore one of the largest non-atomic submarines in the world, U-434. It was once used by the Russian Navy for espionage, now it is moored in Hamburg as a submarine museum.

U-434 submarine museum

U-434 U-Bootmuseum

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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.

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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
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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.

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