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WalKing ToUR lanDUngsbRüCKen
seaworthy museum freighter of its kind and is kept in
good condition by a dedicated crew.
The carefully restored three-master barque riCKMEr
riCKMErS, a former East India trader and Cape Horn
circumnavigator, is reminiscent of bygone days when
the harbour was hardly visible for all the tall ships lying
at anchor. Moored
at the eastern
Landungsbrücken
pontoon it is open for
inspection from stern
post to wheel.
Seaworthy museum cargo ship
CAP SAN DIEGO at Überseebrücke.
The LanDUnGS-
BrÜCKEn, or
wharves, were
built at the beginning of the twentieth century as a
waterfront station for passenger ships. Today, the
Landungsbrücken are the centre of tourist attention in
the harbour. All the Elbe ferry liners, numerous harbour
tours and barge excursions depart from Landungsbrücken,
whose maritime flair and popular souvenir shops,
the bustle of the incoming and outgoing boats and
ships, the smell of fish rolls and atmosphere of faraway
places fill the air and attract residents and tourists
alike. The beach clubs which have become established
institutions along this part of the Elbe in recent years
offer beach atmosphere, hip music and exotic cocktails.
The old ST PaULi ELBE TUnnEL, a masterpiece of
engineering built almost one hundred years ago, consists
of two 400-metre long tunnels open to pedestrians,
bikers and motorists. Take in the spectacular view of
A HADAG ferry at St-Pauli-
Landungsbrücken.
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The old Elbe Tunnel links pedestrians and motorists
to the lookout platform on the other side of the Elbe.
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