A walk through the quaint staircase quarter [Treppenviertel] of Blankenese, Hamburg‘s picturesque district right on the banks of the Elbe, is particularly interesting. Climb up and down the many steps and you will be rewarded with spectacular views of the Elbe and the Altes Land. Your lunch will be served on board one of the cosy harbour-tour boats that will take you back to Landungsbrücken.

If you want to know more about how the city developed from the missionary castle of Hammaburg into the proud Hanseatic city and proverbial “gateway to the world” of today, the Hamburg Museum is the place to go. The museum’s building on Holstenwall was opened in 1922. Today it is the home of Germany’s largest collection of city history. The visit will be followed by a boat trip on Lake Alster.