Hamburg - creative, open to the world

As Germany’s second-largest city by population and Europe’s third-largest port, Hamburg, situated in northern Germany near the mouth of the Elbe and close to the North Sea, fully deserves its title as the ‘gateway to the world’. From its many theatres and museums to the Speicherstadt, via the Town Hall – a magnificent Neo-Renaissance building – this vibrant city-state combines red-brick industrial architecture, picturesque canals and a legendary nightlife. Not to mention Miniatur Wunderland, the Alster lake in the heart of the city centre – ideal for boat or kayak trips – and the unmissable Fischmarkt along the banks of the Elbe.

Leave the daily grind behind and set off to explore Hamburg.