Hamburg
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Hamburg: Great Collections and Surprising Discoveries
Hamburg offers families and culture enthusiasts all kinds of reasons to get curious: in the Speicherstadt, red-brick warehouses and maritime collections tell the story of shipping; at the Kunsthalle, you can encounter eight centuries of European art; and at Miniatur Wunderland, you can even watch a new landscape take shape. There is also a zoo with more than 1,400 animals and water-light concerts on a park lake. When looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to first consider which of these experiences you want to focus on during your stay.
Hamburg
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Culture to See and Take Part In
The Hamburger Kunsthalle is one of Germany’s largest and most important art museums. Its collection spans eight centuries of European art history, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Visitors with children aged five and over can also find participatory art activities for children and their families. These include a weekly family session and holiday workshops. This makes it possible to plan a museum visit as a shared, hands-on experience rather than getting to know art only by looking at it.
Miniatur Wunderland offers a different way to observe how things are created: at open construction sites and in workshops, visitors can look over the shoulders of model makers and technical teams as a new landscape takes shape. This is a concrete draw for anyone interested in models, design and technology. If these behind-the-scenes insights particularly appeal to you, you can take them into account when deciding which experiences to focus on during your trip to Hamburg.
Speicherstadt, the Town Hall and Maritime History
The Speicherstadt is a warehouse complex built from the late 19th century near the Port of Hamburg, with red brick buildings, canals, bridges and streets. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2015. Kaispeicher B fits into this historic setting: it houses the world’s largest private collection of maritime treasures, spanning 3,000 years of shipping and naval history. The Speicherstadt and the collection therefore offer two different points of entry: the architectural character of a warehouse complex and the long history of shipping and the navy.
Hamburg’s Town Hall also tells the story of the city. Built between 1886 and 1897, its architecture shapes the city centre. Those interested in historic buildings can make the Town Hall their own cultural focus; the Speicherstadt, by contrast, offers a different emphasis, with its warehouses and maritime connections. You can take these cultural highlights into account when choosing a holiday apartment in Hamburg.
Wildlife, a Park Lake and Chocolate
Hagenbeck Zoo covers 19 hectares and is home to more than 1,400 animals from over 140 species. Its features include botanical diversity, protected historic panoramas, open enclosures and numerous cultural buildings. The zoo thus combines wildlife watching with a variety of design elements. From May to September, colourful water-light concerts take place every evening on the park lake in Planten un Blomen. This clearly defined season is useful if you would like to include these evenings in your travel dates. At CHOCOVERSUM, chocolate becomes an experience from the aroma of the bean to a bar you create yourself—another sensory activity for chocolate enthusiasts.
Getting to the Elbphilharmonie and Other Areas
The Elbphilharmonie can be reached by taking the U3 to Baumwall, bus routes 111 and 6, or HADAG harbour ferry 72. Stops and ferry landings are located at Baumwall, Am Kaiserkai, Auf dem Sande and the Elbphilharmonie. If you are planning a visit, you can take these connections into account when choosing your starting point in Hamburg.
For further orientation by city district, you can also explore Niendorf, Eppendorf, Kirchwerder, Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Duvenstedt, Blankenese and Hamburg. Which holiday apartment is right for you depends on whether you want to shape your stay mainly around art, maritime history, wildlife or special experiences.
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