Fishmarkt

markets

St-Pauli-Fishmarkt

St Pauli

Every Sunday morning the cobbled streets just south of the Reeperbahn are invaded by a fleet of small trucks which pour a market onto the banks of the Elbe. Locals have been wandering through the elaborate displays of fruit, vegetables and seafood every week since 1703.

Hours: Apr-Sep: Sun 5:00 AM-10:00 AM; Oct-Mar: Sun 7:00 AM-10:00 AM

Hamburg Kunsthalle

art gallery

Glockengiesserwall

City Centre,20095

close to the Hauptbahnhof

tel: 040 428 54 26 12 (info)

Behind the green cupola and columns that dominate Glockengiesserwall, just north of the Hauptbahnhof, awaits the famed Kunsthalle, with its internationally important art collection, which ranges from medieval portraiture to 20th-century minimalism.

Hours: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM,

Web: www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de

Email: info@hamburger-kunsthalle.de

Harry's Hamburger Hafenbasar

museum

Balduinstrasse 18

St Pauli

tel: 040 312 482 (info)

This shop-cum-museum-cum-whatever is the life's work of the late, great Harry Rosenberg, a bearded character famous with seamen around the globe for his intense collecting of worldly souvenirs. The result is this curio-crammed shop that is free to visit as long as you buy something, which is easy if you're in the market for a set of Zulu drums.

Hours: Tue-Sun 12:00 PM-6:00 PM

Web: www.hafenbasar.de

Museum für Völkerkunde

museum

Rothenbaumchaussee 64

Rotherbaum,20148

tel: 040 428 48 25 24 (info)

The impressive Museum of Ethnology has some fascinating exhibits from around the world. Such exotic displays include ivory carvings from the kingdom of Benin and a complete, intricately carved Maori meeting hall.

Hours: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Port of Hamburg

waterfront

St Pauli

You can't miss Hamburg's frenetic port; it covers more than 12% of the whole city and sees in excess of 70 million tonnes (78 million tons) of goods trafficked through it every year. To put it all in perspective, you can climb the steps above St Pauli Landundgsbrücken to witness the progress of carriers, freighters and other ships through the city's waters.