Hamburg : pictures
Hamburg : Discover
The city's architecture and gastronomy place it unambiguously in the Nordic area, with the predominance of brick in its construction and fish in its recipes. But its international connections make Hamburg a world city, intimately linked to the whole planet. Recognizing the potential of its strategic position at the confluence of the Alster and Elbe rivers, Hamburg quickly developed its port activities and cultivated its contacts in the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and then the entire world. The port has shaped the identity of the city and continues to give it its international character. However, the life of the city is by no means limited to strictly commercial exchanges. Hamburg is also a culturally rich city, boasting the country's most beautiful concert hall and the birthplace of Johannes Brahms.
