Suggested Excursions – Hamburg

The metropolis Hamburg is located between North Sea and Baltic Sea, between winding villages and wide landscapes with many singular places.

Some suggestions for worthwile excursions into the surrounding areas:

Altes Land

Hopping over the River Elbe (by boat or with the rapid-transit railway) to Lower Saxony takes you to the fruit farmers in the "Altes Land"- the biggest joined European fruit producing area. Freshly harvested fruit and thatched farm houses, wide dyke landscapes and the picturesque villages Buxtehude and Stade invite you to discover them.

 

Helgoland

There are many islands along the German North Sea coast but none of them can be compared with Helgoland. About 70 km apart from the continent, the mighty red bunter rock with green land rises out of the sea and presents itself with singular flora and fauna and mild climate supported by the near Gulf Stream. For stressed people Helgoland is an oasis of silence and a singular natural monument where environmental problems are unknown. Enjoy a proper breeze of North Sea air on a day trip with the catamaran from the Port of Hamburg!

 

 

Lüneburg and its heath land

South of Hamburg, in the salt city Lüneburg, the Middle Ages come alive: ancient lanes and houses, the historic Town Hall and the "Stintmarkt" (Fish Market) give insight into the roots of the culture of northern Germany and the history of salt trade.The "Lüneburger Heide", the heath land of Lüneburg with its silent villages, invites to relaxed hiking, cycling and sailing.