Discover Hamburg Walking Tour
Description
Moin moin! Join one of our expert guides and Discover Hamburg today! This 2.5-3 hour takes you through the 1200 year history of Germany’s wealthiest city. From a fort on a hill to one of the world’s most important ports, Hamburg is a city full of stories. How did Hamburg become one of the world’s most important ports? How does the story of a headless pirate haunt the city? Just what happened here in World War II? Discover all this and more on Hamburg’s best walking tour. • Rathaus • Historic Deichstrasse • Trostbrücke • Nikolai Memorial • Operation Gomorrah – WWII Firebombing • Speicherstadt (UNESCO World Heritage Site!) • Kontor Houses • Elbphilharomie • The Boatmen’s Church
Tour Options
Itinerary
On this walking tour through Hamburg’s historic old town you’ll pass the stunning 19th Century neo-renaissance Town Hall, built at the peak of Hamburg’s fortune.
We will visit the charming historic Deichstrasse with it’s medieval buildings, and learn how the Great Fire ravaged the old town. Here we will also look at Hamburg’s era-defining red brick ‘Kontor House’ buildings.
Once one of the finest examples of neo-gothic architecture in Europe, the tower now stands as a memorial for the tens of thousands of victims of the allied air raids of World War Two.
Commonly known as the Warehouse District, the Speicherstadt is not only the most beautiful corner of town, but Hamburg’s first UNESCO World Heritage site! Here we will see the gorgeous warehouses that once stored tea, coffee, sugar, spices and much much more
Hamburg’s shining new concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, is where we will end the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately