Hamburg, Germany is the second largest port city of Europe and also in the national picture. It also homes the Hamburg Harbour, the principal port of the region, many part of which are duty-free area.
Located at the southern tip of Jutland Peninsula, Hamburg is physically placed at the middle of Continental Europe and Scandinavia as well as, two water bodies of North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Hamburg is positioned at the confluence of rivers Elbe, Alster and Bille. The center of the city is also surrounded by two scenic lakes of Binnenalster or Inner Alster and the Aussenalster or Outer Alster.
The international trade city of Hamburg is one of the top commercial and cultural hubs of northern Germany . The city is well versed with historical building, monuments, architectural pieces, churches, etc. There are also many canals in the city that crosses by over 2300 bridges. Among tunnels and canals, the famous are the Old Elbe Tunnel and New Elbe Tunnel. Among notable churches, there are St. Michaeliskirche, St. Nikolaikirche, 11 th century St. Petrikirche, 13 th century St. Jakobikirche and St. Katharinenkirche.
Hamburg, Germany is also culturally wealthy city, withmmany music, theatrical and other form of artistic notes. Among theatres, there are:
- Theater in der Basilika
- Theater Allee
- English Theatre
- Thalia-Theater
- Ernst-Deutsch-Theater
- Theater im Zimmer
- St. Pauli Theater
- Imperial Theater
- Monsun Theater
- Theater Imago
- Theater für Kinder
- Hamburger Kammerspiele
- Theaterschiff am Mäuseturm
The city residents culture the classical music and avant-garde, and visible through the occasional presentation of:
- Hamburg State Opera
- Hamburger Symphoniker
- North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Hamburg, Germany is the home for 79 Museums, among which some are:
- Altona Museum and North German State Museum
- Art Gallery and Gallery of Contemporary Arts
- Bucerius Kunst Forum
- Erotic Art Museum
- Hamburg Museum for Archaeology and the History of Harburg
- Johannes-Brahms-Museum
- HSV Museum
- Museum of Art and Design
- Museum of Communication
- Museum of Ethnography
- Speicherstadt Museum
- St. Pauli Museum
There are hosting of regular events of Sports like the Hamburg Marathon, Tennis Masters Series Am Rothenbaum; Film festivals like Filmfest Hamburg during September, April time Fantasy Filmfest, Kurzfilmfestival - International Short Film Festival held in June, Lateinamerika-Filmtage, in December and many other short film festivals; Arts & Exhibitions viz., International Fireworks Festival, Kirschblütenfest or the Grand fireworks and Japanese culture, Musical festivals of Fleetinselfest, Schlagermove; Fun and Street Festivals comprising Alstervergnügen, Hamburger Dom, Hafengeburtstag and Motorradgottesdienst.
Hamburg, Germany is well-connected by 4 motorways and railways on the route to northern Europe. Hamburg Airport is the oldest airport in Germany. There are also a 24-hour bus network which is as frequent as 2 minutes interval. There are also six ferry lines along the river Elbe.
