SAVE THE DATE FOR HAMBURG!

Popular venues on land and parades of all sorts of vessels and cruise ships on the water attract millions of visitors over a period of three days.

HAMBURG PORTANNIVER-SARY

FISHMARKET

HARLEY DAYS

Whether it’s the end of a long night or an early start to Sunday, the Fish Market is bustling with activity from 5 a.m. on.Fresh fruits, smoked fish and antique treasures, sold by tweedy traders – there’s always a bargain to be made!

50,000 bikers enter the city for a fun- packed June weekend in celebration of the mighty Harley-Davidson.

CHRISTMASMARKETSEach festive season, Hamburg puts on its Christmas finery and becomes a beguiling winter wonderland with dozens of romantic traditional Christmas markets.

APRIL HASPA Marathon Hamburg MAY/JUNE Long Night of Museums, Hamburg Port Anniversary, ELBJAZZ Festival, Hamburg Harley Days, Hamburg Ballet Days JULY IRONMAN, Schlagermove, German Open Tennis AUGUST MS Dockville festival music&art SEPTEMBER Hamburg Cruise Days, Reeperbahn Festival DECEMBER Christmas markets THREE TIMES A YEAR: Hamburger DOM - the biggest public fair of the North

Hamburg Ahoi

HAMBURG Tourist BoardWexstrasse 7, 20355 Hamburg, Germany, info@hamburg-tourismus.de

More information? www.hamburg-travel.com

IN CO-OPERATION WITH

HAMBURG GERMANY S MOST EXCITING WATERFRONT CITY

Every two years, more than ten cruise ships and countless events turn the harbour into one gigantic maritime party zone.

HAMBURGCRUISE DAYS

PORT OF HAMBURGTRADITION MEETS INNOVATIONMajestic cruise ships at a wave’s length from gigantic container vessels. The historic Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, right next to the futuristic HafenCity Hamburg. The restless pulse of world trade within eyeshot of crowds chilling at the beach. The Port of Hamburg, one of Europe’s largest ports, fascinates with its contrasts. Towering over this oceanic juggernaut, the new Elbphilharmonie Hamburg symbolises both the historic roots and the modern attitude of Hamburg and its port. Built on a 20th-century brick storehouse, a delicate glass structure soars into the sky – a bold edifice that enchants beholders and already ranks among the most famous concert halls and architectural landmarks in the world.

The impressive passing of the big cruise ships can be enjoyed in relaxation from thebeach in the middle of the city.

The futuristic HafenCity withthe new “Elbphilharmonie” concert hall is one of thelargest city planning projectsin Europe.

The historic Speicherstadt warehouse district bore stony witness to the 19th-century trade era. The unique ensemble has been a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site since 2015. The romantic Wasserschloss, the most popular photo spot in the Speicherstadt.

THE HEART OF THE CITYELEGANT AND TRENDYSome say that Hamburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It’s hard to argue with that opinion while taking in the marvelous scenery of the Alster Lake in the heart of the city, surrounded by lavish green leisure areas and the buzzing quarters of downtown Hamburg. In close vicinity to the magnificent Town Hall, flagship stores, fashion boutiques and elegant arcades invite you to a top-notch shopping spree. Just a short walk away, the hip Schanzenviertel quarter, once a hotbed of counterculture, is the place to be for all those in search of edgy couture, fancy bars and independent art galleries, cinemas and record stores.

Majestic arcades invite to shopping.

Cutting-edge of cool: the Schanzenviertel quarter, home base for Hamburg’s creatives, independents and hip crowds.

Simply breathtaking: Hamburg’s city center with the Town Hall and the Alster Lake, Hamburg`s prime sailing spot located right in the heart of the city.

MUSIC CITYNOTHING BEATS THE HAMBURG SOUND Hamburg has always been famous for its music culture. This is the place where the Beatles came of age performing in dinky red-light taverns before they took the world by storm in the early 1960s. Here, Germany’s first public opera house opened in 1678. The city is the birthplace and playground for some of the most influential classical composers (among them Brahms and Telemann), choreographers, rock musicians and hip-hop artists of the past and present. There’s something going on everywhere: be it the annual Reeperbahn Festival with more than 500 international bands and artists in the pulsing St. Pauli district or the ELBJAZZ Festival in the middle of the busy harbour.Since 2017, with the opening of the magnificant new Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Hamburg has gained a new cultural urban landmark. It is an ideal combination of spectacular architec-ture and acoustic perfection.

The magnificent neo-baroque structure of the Laeiszhalle provides a wonderful ambience and welcomes stars from the international music scene.

At the ELBJAZZ Festival, the harsh industrial charm of the Hamburg harbour meets with musical diversity and unique maritime concert experiences.

On the Beatles Platz, the outlines of thefamous musicians are exhibited as sculptures.Visitors can place themselves inside the outlines and become a Beatle themselves.

The Elbphilharmonie is Hamburg’s newcultural landmark, which, in addition to 3 concert halls and a hotel, is also home to the “Plaza”. The plaza is a publicly accessible platform that floats 120 feet above the ground and offers an incredible 360° panoramic view of the port and the city.

DAZZLING DIVERSITYTHE CULTURAL SPIRIT OF HAMBURGIt was already important to the liberal and worldly Hamburg merchants and citizens in the 18th century to make art and education publicly accessible.This spirit is reflected to the present day in the large number of excellent museums, galleries, theatres and exhibitions, many of which are in the immediate vicinity of the beautiful Alster Lake. Both old masterpieces and international contemporary art and photography can be discovered within a comfortable walking distance.However, not only the exhibited art is worth a visit: many museums, theatres and galleries impress with exceptional architecture that itself bears important witness to the history of Hamburg. For example, the Deichtorhallen, former market halls that are today among Europe’s largest and most beautiful exhibition halls.

The Hamburger Kunsthalle houses one of the most important public art collections in Germany, including masterpieces byCaspar David Friedrich, Claude Monet, Andy Warhol and Gerhard Richter.

Famous choreographer John Neumeier made Hamburg the ballet capital of Germany.

The Emigration Museum BallinStadt showsthe moving history of more than 5 million emigrants who embarked upon their journey to America from Hamburg between 1850 and 1939. Visitors can search for their own family’s emigration history.

Each year in December, the lights of morethan 20 Christmas markets transformHamburg into a sparkling wonderland.

PLACES TO SEE VISIT PROPOSAL

Top: Elbphilharmonie PlazaMiddle: St. Michaelis Church

Bottom: Landungsbrücken

Top: Miniatur WunderlandMiddle: Clouds Heaven’s Bar & KitchenBottom: Brandenburger Tor, Berlin

1/2 DAYUNESCO WORLD HERITAGE: SPEICHERSTADT AND KONTORHAUS DISTRICTThe outstanding ensemble of maritime warehouses are brickwork symbols of the rise of Hamburg as a trading metropolis. It is still the world’s largest connected warehouse complex. It was built on thick oak piles between 1885 and 1927, with impressive neo-Gothic clinker façades.

THE ELBPHILHARMONIE PLAZAHamburg’s new cultural symbol located in the HafenCity, the modern counterpart to the Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District. In addition to three concert halls, it contains a hotel and the Plaza. A platform accessible to the public, floating 120 feet above the ground with a 360° panoramic view of the harbour and the city.

LANDUNGSBRÜCKEN AND HARBOUR BOAT TRIPThe floating pier, known as the “Landungsbrücken”, located in the Hamburg harbour near the Elbphilharmonie, is the embarkation point for ferries and harbour boat trips.

ST. MICHAELIS CHURCHThe Michel, as the major church of St. Michaelis is lovingly referred to, charms with sacral architecture of the 17th century and a fantastic view from the church tower.

TOWN HALL The Hamburg Town Hall, built between 1886 and 1897, is centrally located in the historic heart of the old town, in the immediate vicinity of the Alster. It has 647, in some cases majestically designed rooms. The exterior façade with the rich figure decoration is a popular photo scene.

JUNGFERNSTIEGJungfernstieg is the grand boulevard of the Hamburg city centre, situated directly on the Alster. Here you will find luxury stores in noble avenues, elegant shopping malls and the traditional “Alsterhaus” department store.

ALSTERThe Alster Lake tour steamers start their tours of the Inner and Outer Alster from Jungfernstieg. Located at the centre of the city, the Alster Lake is also a little paradise for boaters in the middle of the metropolis.

1 DAYUNESCO WORLD HERITAGE: SPEICHERSTADT AND KONTORHAUS DISTRICT

MINIATUR WUNDERLANDThe world’s largest model railway system in the Hamburg Speicherstadt.Maximum amazement in a miniature world.

THE ELBPHILHARMONIE PLAZA

LANDUNGSBRÜCKEN AND HARBOUR BOAT TRIP

ST. MICHAELIS CHURCH

TOWN HALLJUNGFERNSTIEG ALSTER

HAMBURGER KUNSTHALLE Centrally located close to the Alster and the central station, three prominent buildings are home to one of the most important public art collections in Germany. More than 700 works, from the Middle Ages to the present, are permanently exhibited, including Caspar David Friedrich, Edvard Munch, Renoir, Monet and Gerhard Richter.

BALLINSTADT HAMBURG The Emigration Museum presents the moving story of the more than 5 million emigrants who started their journey from Hamburg to America between 1850 and 1939. The family research centre provides access to the world’s largest genealogical database, and can be used by visitors for private research.

SUN DOWNER / DINNER CLOSE TO THE HARBOURclouds - Heaven's Bar & Kitchen: the highest restaurant of the city, with a rooftop terrace on the 24th floor. A wonderful view of Hamburg harbour.

EVENINGBeatles-Tour: the Beatles started their unique career on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg in August 1960. A musical voyage of discovery follows the traces of John, Paul, George and Ringo.

Concert: whether classical, jazz or pop, the Elbphilharmonie offers a varied, top class musical programme throughout the year.

TRIP TO BERLIN Berlin has once again been the capital city since the reunification of Germany in 1989.The journey by rail from Hamburg takes less than 2 hours. Hourly departure from Hamburg central station to Berlin central station.

HAMBURG IN NUMBERS FACTS YOU CAN COUNT ON

HAMBURG HAS

DISTRICTS & QUARTERS

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1.8 MPEOPLE LIVE WITHIN THE HAMBURG CITYLIMITS

VISITORS WERE ATTRACTED TO THE ELBPHILHARMONIE IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS SINCE OPENING

72 %GREENSPACE

GREENSPACE

HAMBURG HAS THE

FRUIT-GROWING AREA(CALLED "ALTES LAND",WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE ELBE RIVER)

LARGEST

IN EUROPE

DIDYOUKNOWTHAT:

DID YOUKNOW THAT:

THE FIRST MENTIONOF HAMBURG IN A DOCUMENT WAS IN 832 A.D. ?

1.4 MVISITORS PER YEARMINIATUR WUNDERLANDIS GERMANY´S MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION

MICHELIN-STARREDRESTAURANTSHAMBURG IS THE CAPITAL OF FINE DINING

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IN 2016, THE PORT OF HAMBURG INAUGURATEDEUROPE`S

When it comes to the cruise industry, the city’s foremost concern is sustainable growth. Hamburg strives to become a green port (by consistently increasing the share of shore power and LNG at its terminals).

THE PORT OF HAMBURG IS GERMANY´S LARGEST (AND EUROPE´S THIRD LARGEST) SEAPORT?

1STSHORE POWER STATION?

THE GATEWAY TO THE WORLDIN THE HEART OF EUROPEHamburg is a city best discovered by strolling around – all the main attractions are within walking distance of the city center. And, if you plan on discovering some major northern European cities, Hamburg is the perfect hub for your tour.

PHOTO CREDITS title: ©Mediaserver Hamburg/CooperCopter GmbH, Magellan-Terrassen: ©Mediaserver Hamburg/Andreas Vallbracht, Wasserschloss: ©NilsZ – Fotolia, Queen Mary 2 Elbstrand: ©Ingo Boelter, Alsterarkaden: ©Mediaserver Hamburg/Sven Schwarze, Schanzenviertel: ©Andreas Vallbracht, Hamburger Rathaus: ©Jörg Modrow, Elbphilharmonie Foyer Großer Saal: ©Mediaserver Hamburg/Michael Zapf, Elbjazz Festival: ©Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Spahrbier, Laeiszhalle: © Mediaserver Hamburg/Thies Raetzke, Beatles Platz: ©Mediaserver Hamburg/Jörg Modrow, Hamburger Kunsthalle: Caspar David Friedrich, Wan-derer über dem Nebelmeerum 1817, Dauerleihgabe der SHK ©Elke Walford, Staatsoper: ©Mediaserver Hamburg: Christian Spahrbier, Ballinstadt-Museum: ©BallinStadt GmbH, Binnenalster: ©Mediaserver Hamburg: Andreas Vallbracht, Elbphilharmonie Plaza: ©Mediaserver Hamburg: Jörg Modrow, ©Hauptkirche St. Michaelis, Landungsbrücken: ©Mediaserver Hamburg: Jörg Modrow, Miniatur Wunderland: ©Mediaserver Hamburg: Jan Traupe, Clouds Heaven’s Bar & Kitchen: ©clouds/east cosmos, Brandenburger Tor, Holstentor, Schweriner Schloss, Weihnachtsmarkt Rathaus ©Shutterstock, Cruise Days: ©CHLPhotodesign/J.Schugardt

Bottom left: A historic street

in the medieval old town of

Lüneburg.

Bottom middle: The late Gothic city gate,

referred to as the “Holstentor”, is the

landmark of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck.

Bottom right: The Schwerin Castle,

picturesquely situated on an island,

appears as if out of a fairy tale.

SAVE THE DATE FOR HAMBURG!

Popular venues on land and parades of all sorts of vessels and cruise ships on the water attract millions of visitors over a period of three days.

HAMBURG PORTANNIVER-SARY

FISHMARKET

HARLEY DAYS

Whether it’s the end of a long night or an early start to Sunday, the Fish Market is bustling with activity from 5 a.m. on.Fresh fruits, smoked fish and antique treasures, sold by tweedy traders – there’s always a bargain to be made!

50,000 bikers enter the city for a fun- packed June weekend in celebration of the mighty Harley-Davidson.

CHRISTMASMARKETSEach festive season, Hamburg puts on its Christmas finery and becomes a beguiling winter wonderland with dozens of romantic traditional Christmas markets.

APRIL HASPA Marathon Hamburg MAY/JUNE Long Night of Museums, Hamburg Port Anniversary, ELBJAZZ Festival, Hamburg Harley Days, Hamburg Ballet Days JULY IRONMAN, Schlagermove, German Open Tennis AUGUST MS Dockville festival music&art SEPTEMBER Hamburg Cruise Days, Reeperbahn Festival DECEMBER Christmas markets THREE TIMES A YEAR: Hamburger DOM - the biggest public fair of the North

Hamburg Ahoi

HAMBURG Tourist BoardWexstrasse 7, 20355 Hamburg, Germany, info@hamburg-tourismus.de

More information? www.hamburg-travel.com

IN CO-OPERATION WITH

HAMBURG GERMANY S MOST EXCITING WATERFRONT CITY

Every two years, more than ten cruise ships and countless events turn the harbour into one gigantic maritime party zone.

HAMBURGCRUISE DAYS