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Hamburg Travel Guide

Water—in the form of the Alster Lakes and the Elbe River—is Hamburg's defining feature and the key to the city's success. A harbor city with an international appeal, Hamburg is one of the most open-minded of German cities. The media have made Hamburg their capital by planting some of the leading newspapers, magazines, and television stations here. Add to that the slick world of advertising, show business, and modeling agencies, and you have a populace of worldly and fashionable professionals. Not surprisingly, the city of movers and shakers is also the city with most of Germany's millionaires. More »

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Downtown Hamburg
The Harbor and Historic Hamburg

St. Pauli and the Reeperbahn

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