Tourism in Hamburg
Hamburg is best visited for a few days in spring or summer and with a plan of things to do. For historical reasons Hamburg is not the typical sightseeing city, partly due to its old civic and trade tradition which didn’t leave grand palaces (except the city hall, the home of senate and parliament), partly due to severe air raids during World War II which flattened complete districts (see section History above).
A typical Hamburg visit includes a tour of the city hall and the grand church St. Michaelis (called the Michel), and visiting the old warehouse district (Speicherstadt) and the harbour promenade (Landungsbrcken). Sightseeing busses connect these points of interest. Of course, a visit in one of the world’s largest harbours would definitly be incomplete without having taken one of the harbour and/or channel boat tours (Groe Hafenrundfahrt, Fleetfahrt) which start from the Landungsbrcken.
However, as already indicated, most people visit Hamburg because of a specific interest, notably one of the musicals, a sports event or an exhibition.
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