exploring Bremen & its surrounding areas
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Worth seeing in Bremen (by districts)
Böttcherstraße - The brick ensemble is a must for tourists
Bremen Town Musicians - The statue is a popular destination for visitors
Domsheide - Busy traffic hub with courthouse and concert hall
Domshof - Here, Gesche Gottfried lost her head
Kunsthalle Bremen - Art collections in the Wallanlagen
Liebfrauenkirche & Liebfrauenkirchhof - With the cathedral, Bremen's oldest church
Marked Place - The "good living room" of the Hanseatic city
Town Hall - UNESCO World Heritage Site with a magnificent Renaissance façade
Ratskeller and Bremen as a wine city - Wine trade has a long tradition here
Roland statue - UNESCO World Heritage Site, symbol of free thinking
Schlachte - Medieval harbor, today a popular meeting place on the Weser
Schnoor - The former quarter of fishermen & sailors is a gem
Schütting and behind it - The elegant house of the merchant guild at the market square and behind it
Sögestraße & Obernstraße - A stroll through the shopping streets
City Weighhouse - The 16th-century building stands in Lange Straße
Stephani district - Once sitting next to the pug on Loriot's sofa
St. Peter's Cathedral - Bremen's oldest church on Bremer Dune
Übersee-Museum - The museum presents itself renovated
Viertel - In the trendy district, the city's pulse beats differently
Wallanlagen - The old defensive structures are now a park
Findorff - Bremen's peat harbor, Jan Reiners & more on a tour
Freimarkt - "Ischa Freimaak" is the cry in October at Germany's oldest folk festival
Parrot Protection Center - Rescue and care station for parrots
Horn-Lehe - Exploration tour through the district
botanika - Exotic plants & foreign cultures in the rhododendron park
Rhododendron Park - Rhododendrons, azaleas, useful plants & more on 46 ha
Rhododendron Park Photos - Photo tour through the flower world of the park
Stadtwald & Stadtwaldsee (Forest & Lake) - A nature trail and experience path, a Roland, and lots of water
From the Weser weir through the Hemelinger harbor to the sports harbor and to the beach
Weser weir - The last weir with lock
Neustadt - A stroll through the district
Walter-Stein Observatory & Olbers-Planetarium - More than just stargazing
Parks & Mill in Oberneuland - Old green district at the state border
1 Mio Crocuses - In spring, a violet sea of flowers with "Ruby Giant"
Anti-Colonial Elephant Monument - Against racism, oppression, and exploitation
Bürgerpark - The green lung of the city
Focke-Museum - State museum of art and cultural history in Bremen
Riensberg Cemetary - The park-like facility is a protected monument
Schwachhausen district - NDL, architecture, emperor monument & freedom tunnel
Through Walle to the industrial ports - Discoveries in the old workers' district & port area
Metalhenge - Great viewing platform with astronomical side program on the landfill
Überseestadt - Harbor district with an interesting mix of work, culture & living
Vegesack - Once an important and independent harbor city
Tours through the city
Round trip: From the inner city to the Weser weir & back - Along the Weser by bike
By bike through Woltmershausen to Lankenauer Höft - To lands end in the Weser
To Vegesack by bike - Over dikes to northern Bremen
Weser cruise from Bremen to Bremerhaven - A short and entertaining ship tour to Fishtown
Activities
Water-based activities - Opportunities for sports activities
Cycling in Bremen & surroundings - As a pedal knight in Bremen & surrounding area
Winter sports - Winter? Of course, it also takes place every year in the Hanseatic city.
Culinary delights
Bremer Kluten - Angular with peppermint flavor and chocolate
Bremen Peppermint Babbeler - "Seinen Babbel halten" (keep quiet), you do when enjoying this lollipop
Kale & Pinkel - Brown or green, that is the question here
Klaben - What the people of Dresden can do, the Hanseatic cities can also: bake stollen
Knipp - Hearty and not for a diet program, this was formerly "poor man's food"
Restaurants and cafés in Bremen - A selection by the editorial team
Scherkohl - Particularly tasty and considered an urban Bremen specialty
Background stories
Borgward, Daimler & cars from all over the world - Bremen's tradition as a car city
Bremer Gluckhenne - The legendary founding of the city of Bremen?
Ice Bet & Ice Wager - A curiosity & the answer to the question whether "the Weser stands or flows"
Gesche Gottfried - The multiple Bremer poisoner and her spitting stone
Schaffermahl - With tailcoat for dinner in the historic town hall, tradition since 1545
The Lifeboat Rescue Service (DGzRS) - The German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked, founded in 1865
Seven Lazy Ones - In search of seven good-for-nothings
Infos, accommodation & more
Current events, dates, and activities - A selection
Camping in Bremen - Camping site and motorhome parking
Information - Tourist information
Museums in Bremen - A selection of the most interesting museums
Accommodation - Airbnb, hotels, youth hostels, and more in Bremen
Worth seeing in Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven in general - Interesting facts about the seaside city at a glance
German Emigration Center - 150 years of emigration and 300 years of immigration
Havenwelten - The tourist heart of "Fishtown"
Klimahaus® Bremerhaven 8° Ost - A journey along the longitude 8 and more
SAiL Bremerhaven - Maritime festival with tall ships, concerts, and culinary diversity
Schaufenster Fischereihafen - The former fishing harbor becomes an experience world
Overseas Harbor und Stromkaje - The big ships up close
Zoo am Meer - Especially for children, the highlight on the outer Weser
Excursions to the Surroundings (Extra Page)
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And these are the top attractions in the Hanseatic city of Bremen
Market square
Even in the past as it is today, the Market Square is the political center of Bremen and also a major attraction for thousands of tourists, undoubtedly due to its unique architectural ambiance. Almost unobtrusive and plain in appearance, the Bürgerschaft (Bremen's parliament) stands next to the magnificent Old Town Hall with the Roland statue in front of it and the old merchant houses.
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The Bremen Town Musicians
Next to the entrance of the lower hall of the Old Town Hall, on the left side of the building, stand four bronze figures - the heroes of a world-famous fairy tale: the Bremen Town Musicians. However, it remains a debated point whether these mismatched four - donkey, dog, cat, and rooster - actually made it to Bremen, as the fairy tale does not provide a clear answer on this matter. But perhaps that is not so important after all, because what truly matters is the message conveyed in the story.
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Böttcherstraße
Since at least 1931, the name Böttcherstraße is no longer primarily associated with the scent of wood and the sound of coopers' hammers, but rather with a very special, almost enclosed ensemble of buildings. Over a length of just over one hundred meters, museums, open artist workshops, specialty retailers offering upscale goods, dining establishments, and a hotel create a unique atmosphere between brick and sandstone structures that is unparalleled in Bremen.
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Schnoor
Bremen's oldest preserved neighborhood is the Schnoor. In earlier times, this area was primarily inhabited by fishermen and sailors, as it was here that the Balge - a tributary of the Weser - ran, and one of Bremen's first harbors was located. Many of the small houses date back to the 17th century or have been reconstructed based on historical models. The house at No. 15 in Schnoor Lane, built in 1402 on medieval foundations, is one of the oldest structures in the Schnoor, alongside the Packhaus (1401).
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St. Peter's Cathedral
The history of the cathedral, Bremen's oldest church, begins with the Christianization of the region - originally settled by the Saxons - by Charlemagne in the 8th century. While it is uncertain exactly when the first cathedral was built on the highest point of the so-called Bremer Düne (Bremen Sandhill), it was likely destroyed by invading Vikings from Denmark in 858. The subsequent Romanesque structure, begun in 1041 and completed with its two towers in the 13th century, was later remodeled in the Gothic style during the 16th century.
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