Hamburg, Germany overview

Hamburg's port on the river Elbe has been busy since medieval times, when it was a cornerstone of the Hanseatic League. It is a graceful city of parks and lakes, and grand old buildings like the Rathaus (City Hall). Brahms and Mendelssohn were born here, and Hans Leip, who wrote Lili Marlene.

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123 Hamburg, Germany Port Reviews

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by MeiFong

We bought the Hamburg card online after we docked and used the ferry to go into town and then took a bus to miniature Wunderland. Spend several hours being amazed by model trains etc. Also visited St. Michael's church (up the tower to have a nice view of Hamburg), visited some Christmas markets, shops and the tunnel under the Elbe. Wonderful day.

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by Olivia101

The city itself I was not very fond off. Ended up visiting one mall for food and rest of day walking around miniature wonderland which be warned is massive and will take hours to do if you stop and watch all displays. Recommend booking in advance for this.

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by lukehowles

Another beautiful port!! Fun fact: the actual port of Hamburg is 70 miles from sea and takes a good few hours to get out of the port 👌 but it has lots of beautiful architecture. Would recommend to anyone 😍

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by bsnitz

Took a Private Tour in Hamburg with Big Black Car Tours. Awesome, knowledgeable english speaking guide. Picked us up as we disembarked at the end of our cruise, took our luggage on the 3 hour tour, and then dropped us off at our hotel. Highly recommend.

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