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Shore Excursion
The HafenCity shore excursion
begins at the Kesselhaus InfoCenter
with a competent introduction of
the project based on a scale model
of the city centre and HafenCity.
This is followed by a tour of the new
urban development area and a look
at current building sites. Advance
booking not necessary.
Sat year round at 3 pm, May–Sept
also Thurs at 6:30 pm, admission
free. Meeting point: HafenCity
InfoCenter im Kesselhaus,
Am Sandtorkai 30
Stevedores, Tallymen
and Containers
Discover the port and learn about
those who work and live there,
both past and present, and have
made a living from the port. Focus
on warehousemen, stevedores,
tallymen, container bridge operators,
captains at sea and tugboat
pilots. Focus on the harbour as a job
market, economic factor and centre
of the labour movement.
Date: once a month. Meeting point:
St Pauli, Old Elbe Tunnel (Landungsbrücken)
The Beatles Barge Tour –
Tracking Down the Legend
An expert is hot on the trail of the
Fab Four – offshore, onshore and on
the Kiez. Start out with a tour of the
Beatlemania exhibition, then board
a barge at Landungsbrücken to hear
all the latest from Liverpool, with
the appropriate music of course.
(Almost) always on Saturdays,
advance booking required at Tel
+49 (0)180. 585 37 53. Meeting point:
Beatlemania Hamburg, Nobistor 7
36
The Speicherstadt –
Hamburg CaRD
Tradition and Change
An extensive walk through the
history and current development of
the warehouse complex (Speicher-
stadt). The subsequent tour of the
Speicherstadtmuseum focuses
on work at trade and warehouse
companies in the port.
Sun 11 am, April–Oct also Sat 3 pm.
Meeting point: Kornhausbrücke,
corner of Neuer Wandrahm
BallinTour
An exciting city, harbour and museum
tour traces the footsteps of the
millions of emigrants who departed
via Hamburg for the New World,
their hopes high. Barge ride to the
BallinStadt theme museum.
Sun 11:15 am, April–Oct also Sat
11:15 am. Meeting point: Tourist Info
Landungsbrücken
www.hamburg-tourism.de
Speicherstadt and
HafenCity – The Past and
the Vision of the Future
Exciting and interesting facts about
two very opposite yet neighbouring
city districts on the Elbe, historic
warehouses meet avant-garde
buildings on the river waterfront.
Sun 2 pm, Feb–Nov also Wed 3 pm.
Meeting point: Deichstr.,
corner of Steintwiete
information and reservations at www.hamburg-tourism.de
or call +49 (0)40. 300 51 300
Hamburg CaRD