Hamburg · Germany

Hamburg

The Speicherstadt is brick warehouses on iron bridges, best at dusk when the lights come on. The Elbe keeps the city moving, and the fish market starts at five on a Sunday.

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Worth the detour

Miniatur Wunderland
£24
The world's largest model railway, and genuinely worth an afternoon.
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Elbphilharmonie
Free
The wave-shaped concert hall; the plaza at the top is free with a ticket.
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Speicherstadt
Free
The red-brick warehouse city on its canals, a UNESCO site and best at blue hour.
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Harbour kayak tour
£45
Two hours among the container ships and historic barges of the port, guided from a sea kayak.
Planten un Blomen
Free
Botanical gardens and water gardens in the middle of the city, with free evening concerts in summer.
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Suggested activities

Speicherstadt at blue hour
The Elbphilharmonie plaza
Miniatur Wunderland with children
Sunday fish market at dawn

Where to stay

Indicative nightly rates

apartment · design

Speicherstadt Lofts

Brick warehouse lofts over the canal, with the Elbphilharmonie a fifteen-minute walk away.

£198 / night

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guesthouse · value

Altona Guesthouse

A friendly guesthouse near the fish market, good for early starts and late nights.

£128 / night

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