Adherents of the tradition of throwing a coin to return to this or that place, in Hamburg waiting for a test for accuracy - a coin needs to get to the top of one of the piles, which are in abundance stick out of the water in the port warehouses .The warehouses themselves are also built on stilts - which makes the city sometimes called German Venice .In general, being the largest sea and fourth largest river port in Germany, the port city of Hamburg does not look much like $$ .No, do not worry, with seafood, which generously divides the North Sea, everything is in order .And besides this Hamburg is a very cozy city, with noteworthy architecture, beautiful green parks, theaters, museums and galleries .Cultural life here in general beats the key .Suffice it to mention that Hamburg is in third place, second only to New York and London, according to the number of musicals put up here .Add to this that Hamburg is one of the richest cities in the country, there are offices of many trading companies, banks and insurance organizations, and it will become clear that the reasons for the visit here can be found countless numbers .
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How to get to Hamburg
A direct flight to Hamburg Airport Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel is being carried out by Aeroflot and Lufthansa, and GermanWings and AirBerlin are making low-cost flights with docking. To get from the airport to the city center you can take a special shuttle bus Jasper. The route is non-stop: the airport is the railway station, the journey time is 20-30 minutes, the cost is 5 EUR.
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The climate of Hamburg is
Overcast, light rain +8 ° С in the day +4 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +6 ° С in the day +4 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, heavy rain, thunderstorms +6 ° С in the day +1 ° C at night ° С water |
| Hamburg weather forecast for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 2 | + 2 | + 6 | + 12 | + 17 | + 20 | + 22 | + 22 | + 18 | + 13 | + 7 | + 4 |
| night | -2 | -2 | + 0 | + 3 | + 7 | + 10 | + 12 | + 12 | + 9 | + 5 | + 2 | + 0 |
Shopping: Hamburg stores
In Hamburg, there are many shopping centers. The most notable of them is: Hanse-Viertel on Grosse-Bleichen. In the same place, and on the street Neuer-Val concentrated the most expensive stores. Here they sell fine porcelain, ornaments, clothes and accessories of Armani, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Escada, Louis Vuitton.
The traditional shopping street of the city, Menkebergstrasse, connects the station with the Town Hall. Here the passages Karstadt and Kaufhof are interesting. On the parallel Shpitalershtrasse - Brinkmann and a number of large retail outlets.
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Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing in Hamburg
Historically, Hamburg is divided into Old and New Town, the border between which lies the canal Alsterflit. Above the canal lies the Trost-Brücke Bridge - one of the few city structures that survived the fire of 1842. From there you can see an excellent view of the main attractions of the center: the Town Hall, the oldest stock exchange in Germany and the remains of the medieval church of St. Nicholas, bombed during the Second World War, turned into an anti-war memorial.
Town Hall
An impressive building is the Town Hall with a 112-meter tower, built in 1887 in the neo-Renaissance style. In the Town Hall building you can see several rooms that are used for official purposes, including for government and parliament meetings. Excursions are held from Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 15:15 and from Friday to Sunday from 10:00 to 13:15, the cost is 3 EUR (prices are as of August 2011).
The churches and cathedrals of Hamburg
Of considerable interest are the churches of St. Jacob, St. Peter, St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Nicholas, which are the main Protestant churches in Hamburg.
The Church of St. Peter (Petrikirche), built by the order of Pope Leo X around the 11th century, and rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1310, is dedicated to the apostle Peter. Bronze door handles in the form of lion's heads, located in the left wing of the western portal, are considered the oldest work of art in Hamburg and date back to 1342 year. In the northern part of the church, there are frescoes depicting Saint Ansgar, Bishop of Bremen, called "Apostle of the North" for his services in the spread of Christianity in Northern Germany. Frescoes date back to 1460.
The Church of St. Michael (Hauptkirche Sankt-Michaelis) - the most famous church in the city, is dedicated to Archangel Michael, a huge bronze statue of which, defeating the devil, is located above the portal. The 132-meter-high Baroque church steeple, completely covered with copper, is a characteristic feature of the Hamburg skyline and a starting point for vessels cruising the Elbe River.
The Church of St. Catherine (Sankt-Katharinen), dating from 1256, badly damaged during the bombings in the Second World War, was rebuilt in 1950-1957. On the organ, located in the church, at one time played well-known composers and organists. Thus, Bach, who first visited the church in 1701 and admired the church organ, played here in 1720.
The Church of St. Nicholas (Sankt-Nikolai-Kirche) in the Gothic style, which was the tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876 and is still the second tallest building in Hamburg, is now in ruins and acts as a memorial and an important of an architectural monument.
Chilhauz
In addition to the most beautiful churches from architectural creations, the building attracts the "Chilehaus" building, similar in shape to an ocean liner. Chilehaus was built on the project of Fritz Höger in 1924, commissioned by a merchant who became rich on trade with Chile, and is one of the leading examples of the architecture of German expressionism.
Houses of shopkeepers
On the street Krayenkamp there is a tiny alley with "houses of shopkeepers" (Krameramtswohnungen) of the 17th century in the style of half-timbered houses, for 200 years former almshouses for widows of members of the Guild of Small Shopkeepers. From 1863 to 1969 almshouses served as nursing homes, and now are a tourist attraction. One of the houses serves as a museum, and in the rest there are restaurants and shops. Visit the "shopkeeper's house" is available daily except Monday from 10:00 to 17:00, the cost is 2 EUR (prices are as of August 2011).
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Other sights
The city television and radio communication tower of Heinrich-Hertz-Turm named after the famous native of the city was built in 1965-1968. Architect Fritz Trautwein. The height of the tower, which is the tallest building in Hamburg, reaches 279, 2 meters.
In Hamburg, there is the Olsdorf cemetery, which is the largest non-military cemetery in the world and the second largest after the Culverton National Cemetery in eastern Long Island. On the territory of the cemetery there are 6 memorials to the victims of Nazism, as well as a memorial to the fighters of the Hamburg resistance. In addition, the fascinating museums of Hamburg are also noteworthy.
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