Things to Do in Hamburg

More than 100 years ago the Emigration Halls in Hamburg were the last home- stead shelter to the European emigrants. Shortly before the departure, when the New World was within the grasp of the emigrants, the Emigration Halls were renowned as the “port of dreams”. Located on historic ground, the Ballin- Stadt Emigration Museum is dedicated to these five million emigrants who made Hamburg - their gateway to a NewWorld.

The 132-metre copper Baroque spire of iconic St Michaelis Church pierces Hamburg's skyline. Ascend 453 steps to the viewing platform for panoramas as far as the Port of Hamburg. The clockface of this Protestant church has a huge diameter of 8 metres.

Moin, Moin … welcome to the Hamburg Fischmarkt! Thousands of people from all around the world are coming to the Fischmarkt at the river Elbe in Hamburg every Sunday morning. Open: From the 15th of November (winter) 7 A.M. – 9:30 A.M and from the 15th of March (summer): 5 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.

The most famous street of Hamburg got its name from the old german word reep which means an old heavy rope for a ship. During 1600 and 1880 the space north of today’s street Reeperbahn was used as a ropewalk for the production of ropes for the nearby harbour.