Hamburg Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city and state in the North of Germany
About Hamburg
One of the most important harbours inEuropeand the world, Hamburg takes great pride in its mercantile background, which built the city's wealth in the past centuries. From 1241 on, it was a member of theHanseatic League, a medieval trade alliance across Northern Europe. In the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, millions left Europe on their way to the new world through the Hamburg harbour. Today, the harbour ranks second in Europe and eleventh world-wide. Consequently, one of Hamburg's tag lines is "the Gateway to the World" (derived from the city’s coat of arms, showing a white city wall with a gate and crowned by three towers on a red background). Hamburg is known to be one of the richest metropolitan areas in the European Union, in the company ofBrusselsandLondon. The harbour is th
Top Attractions in Hamburg
Explore the best things to see and do in Hamburg:
- ★Hafengeburtstag
- ★Hamburger Dom
- ★Kirschblütenfest
- ★Wacken Open Air
Hamburg Travel Guide Sections
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