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A Round Trip through the Port of Hamburg with more than 70 actual photos!  

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Even if you have a great view on the River Elbe standing on a boardwalk, exploring the port is much more interesting by boat. Many harbour ferries and pleasure boats offer visitors the opportunity to discover  Hamburg by barge. These picture-journey starts west of Hamburg in Blankenese
Süllberg in Blankenese is probably the most famous landmark
Walkers love the beautiful sandy beaches at the northern banks of the River
Seemannshöft with the port pilotage station in Finkenwerder
The "Alter Schwede“ is a very big brick with a weight of 217 tons and a range of almost 20 metres and can be admired on the banks of the River Elbe
The popular „Strandperle“ is located in Övelgönne
and is no longer known as an insider-tip
Turning off in the Süderelbe, the tour
goes to the famous Köhlbrandbrücke
where you can also see fishing boats
Shortly later you can find the Kattwykbrücke, a 270 m long lift bridge
Every two hours the bridge opens for the ships
The Container Terminal Altenwerder is very interesting,
you can watch loading and unloading of vessels
Our trail leads back through the Köhlbrandbrücke
and although the clearance is about 50 m,
a container ship looks very huge under it
Passing the sewage treatment plant Köhlbrandhöft, also known as "bull eggs"
Back to the main stream of the River Elbe there is the office building "Dockland" located
At Docklands the ferry boats stop and a walk on the roof of the building should not be missed,  ´cause there is a wonderful view on the Port of Hamburg
The trip leads downtown, the city warehouse near the Fish Market is an impressive building
The skyline of Hamburg is well to be seen from here
In the shipyard of Blohm and Voss, there are always
interesting ships
The port of Hamburg has a lot of regular traffic boats
and harbor cruises
even with paddle-steamers
The fish auction hall at the old fish market, is now a convention centre,
other bars and cafes are located nearby
The new building of the Empire Riverside hotel was finished in 2007
Now you can already see the old Elbtunnel

A walk by foot through the tunnel is always wonderful
and the vista of this part of the River Elbe also
In front of the „Hamburger Michel“ you ca see
"Rickmer Rickmers", a museums ship
New buildings in the Port of Hamburg are also good to be seen from here

The anchorage of the museum ship "Cap San Diego" is called “Überseebrücke”

This ship is very rarely on tour
The musical "The Lion King" also attracts many visitors
The three-master "Mare Frisium" is very often at the mole of the City Sporthafen just behind the Kehrwieder Spitze
Construction of the Elbphilharmonie!

Coming with your own boat, you are welcome in the City Sporthafen

and there you can decide whether walk by foot or take one of the port barges

for exploring Hamburg
Walking up the pier you are at Baumwall

on the board-walk to Landungsbrücken

where you can have a wonderful look at

the City Sporthafen

there is the inland port with many

bridges, which lead to the famous Speicherstadt

A lot of boat trips are offered here,

a good idea if you want to see the whole beauty of

the Speicherstadt

Also very interesting

is the
development of

the Hafencity,

where a lot of new houses are completed yet
At the Magellan Terraces visitors can relax as well

as at the Marco Polo terraces
The monument of „Störtebeker“ guards the Hafencity
From the Viewpoint
the Port of Hamburg

is very good to be observed

Many construction projects are still in development are still ready,

such as the Traditional Port

Who does not like to walk by foot, can also take a ride on one of the numerous tour-busses through the forest of cranes

The miniature wonderland is currently a

very popular destination in the Speicherstadt

Finally you can make a walk to the „Deichstrasse“ with its beautiful historic buildings

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