District in focus
Blankenese
Elegant neighborhood on the Elbe slope, famous for its Treppenviertel of staircases.
Explore the district
Hanseatic city on the water
Hamburg at twilight.
36 sights, 14 districts, 35 restaurants and 24 hotels – curated, each mapped to its neighborhood, with a central image credits page.
64 photos across the guide Hotels and restaurants have their own pictures too – all imagery from Wikimedia Commons, credited on the image credits page.
Districts Sights Where to start
Five entry points that cover most of the city.
Where to stay, where to eat
Curated hotels and restaurants – from The Fontenay at the Alster to the fish sandwich at the harbor.
When to visit
The Harbor Birthday in May, the Reeperbahn Festival in September, the Christmas markets in December.
The Hanseatic city in numbers
Inhabitants 1.9 M – 2nd largest city in Germany
Sea port 3rd largest in Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Speicherstadt, since 2015
Bridges 2,500 – more than Venice and Amsterdam combined