Once called ”The gateway to the world”, Hamburg can still prove its renown. Come to the waterfront district and enjoy a 2h tour through the hidden narrow alleys or over the canals, pass by the seven-storey red-brick warehouses or enjoy the views from Poggenmühlen Bridge. See the Chilehaus, a symbol of the economic turnaround of the city after the First World War and one of the symbols of Hamburg. Therefore, this office building is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Have a look at the Poggenmühlen Bridge, part of the city that was shaped by seafarers like Vasco da Gama and Christopher Columbus, and even Napoleon chipped in its development. The Speicherstadt was created in the 19th century as a duty-free storage area in the city harbour, as part of the German Customs Union. Today it is the largest warehouse complex built on wooden oak piles in the World.
Discover the Wasserschloss, which translates into Water Palace. Built-in the 20th century for the German Customs Union’s duty-free area, this building formed the centre of the harbour city and served as sleeping quarters for the harbour workers.
Get to know the iconic Elbphilharmonie, in the modern HafenCity area. It is one of the largest and most vanguardist concert venues in the world, and its new glass construction calls out to the sea, as it is similar to a sail or a water wave. It is also inhabited, besides being a music venue, being the tallest living quarters in the city.