Thinking of a city break in Hamburg?

Read our brief city guide to Hamburg below to help you decide if a weekend getaway or short break in Hamburg is what you want, then click on Hamburg short break packages to view our short break packages to Hamburg.

The location by the Alster lake gives it a charming ambience and the shops – lots of arcades - are wonderful. The sights include the city hall, the television tower and the Bismarck monument. For many, though, the most famous aspects of Hamburg are the Reeperbahn, a long street lined with sex shops and peep shows, and Herbertstrasse, a brothel street screened at both ends.