Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany. This city which lies on the Elbe River has been an important center of trade and a major port for Central Germany down the ages. Today this city which is served by a network of canals continues to be an important hub for transportation in Europe. However Hamburg which is home to two artificial lakes and numerous parks and gardens is also a tourist magnet for it also hosts within its boundaries the world famous red light district, the Reeperbahn which is especially popular with late night, raucous revelers.
If you haven’t yet been to this gritty German city whose cityscape features modern buildings that stand cheek by jowl with grimy dockyards and old world renaissance and baroque architecture then perhaps you should consider including it on any ‘visit Europe tour’ for Hamburg has much to offer for a tourist in the form of world-class museums, avant-garde art galleries, pulsating nightlife, diverse restaurants and first class shopping opportunities.
The history of Hamburg dates back to 810 when it was founded by Emperor Charlemange. The city soon went on to become a strategic port that controlled much of the trade in the Baltic and North Seas for several centuries. Hamburg was destroyed by a devastating fire in 1842 and it also suffered greatly during World War II when it was almost razed to the ground by the Allied bombings, however after both these devastating events, the city bounced back due to the riches it had garnered from its position as a premier trading center in Germany.
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