The port of Hamburg – place for wanderlust

Hamburg is the most beautiful city in the world. All Hamburgers say that, of course, but there are also many non-Hanseatic people who see it that way. It would be pointless to list all the tourist destinations here, there are simply too many.

But the Hafen is what Hamburg makes. For centuries it has been called the gateway to the world, huge container ships are loaded here and depart with their cargo from Hamburg out to sea. Little boys stand at the Landungsbrücken and are sure that one day they will be a ship’s captain and explore the wide world. Lovers hold hands on a balmy summer night, get wanderlust and dream of their honeymoon. When you come out of a port tavern early in the morning, it can only point to the St. Pauli-Fischmarkt go to eat fish sandwiches and enjoy the sunrise overtired. The Port is the place to dream, the place for a pleasant dose of melancholy.

And Hamburg is also the gateway to Scandinavia. Many holidaymakers from the south use the holiday express to travel from the Hamburg-Altona loading station to explore the beautiful north of Europe by car or motorbike.