Your flight to Hamburg takes you to Germany’s lively, green harbour capital on the river Elbe, dating back to the 9th century. Cruise the small canals of Hamburg’s historical Speicherstadt, the red-bricked, gable-roofed warehouse quarter, and see Michel, the Baroque spire of Hamburg’s landmark church.
Explore the heart of musical Hamburg at the acclaimed State Opera and the river-side Hafentheater, home to contemporary musicals. Or get a glimpse of Hamburg’s famed red light districts, Reeperbahn and St Pauli.
For a quiet day out venture to Altes Land, Hamburg’s fruit- and vegetable-growing area, where unspoilt countryside and nicely decorated farmhouses await, or take a catamaran ferry to Helgoland, Hamburg’s relaxed island in the North Sea.
Hamburg’s locals love their fresh seafood and there is no better place to sample it than the 300-year-old Altona Fish Market, held in the cobbled streets south of the Reeperbahn every Sunday morning.
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