From 2 persons | 120 minutes | 24,00 Euro / guest
– moated castle | Kaffeemietje | Westfalen tower | brick gothic | Fleete –
The smell of freshly roasted coffee wafts around our noses, spiders weave their webs in the niches of the mullioned windows of the historical granaries, carpets seem to fly on the hydraulic winds – we entered the city from granaries, where treasures from all over the world were stored in those days…
THEN HOTLY DESIRED, TODAY EVEN MORE POPULAR
When Kaiser Wilhelm II inaugurated the Hamburg Speicherstadt in 1888, it was the most modern warehouse complex in the world and a duty-free paradise for merchants. It symbolised the rapid international growth of trade in Hamburg – an exciting time in the port of Hamburg.
But the brick business has undergone a change of use. Today, carpet traders and designers meet here, first-time tenants meet the new quarter men and traditional goods share the warehouse floors with museums and exhibitions.
During our walk through the historic warehouse complex I will not only show you the obvious, but also eye-catchers that only become apparent at second glance. During this tour, I myself often feel like the castellan who, on behalf of the Hamburger Freihafen Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft, made the warehouses palatable to prospective tenants at the time.
Ask me…
… what a quartermaster was?
… why are our canals called Fleet?
… why the Speicherstadt had its own town hall?
… who lived here before the Speicherstadt was built?
… how the fine colonial goods were stored, refined and controlled here?
Our joint tour ends at Fleetschlösschen, a former customs house of the Speicherstadt – with a view of the largest inner-city construction project in Europe opposite, HafenCity.
Follow me – I look forward to seeing you!
TIP
Would you like to discover the world of coffee by sipping a tasting before your tour through the Speicherstadt… or during which you can test your nose in the hottest museum in the world… or afterwards go on a world tour in the miniature wonderland?
For your personal touch I will gladly arrange a tailor-made tour for you. Route, duration and price of the tour can be arranged individually with me. Feel free to contact me: by phone, by e-mail or use the contact form to ask me your questions.
TOURDETAILS
Meeting place:
Baumwall underground station (U 3 | yellow line) or by arrangement
End point:
Fleetschlösschen on St. Annen Platz or by arrangement
Duration:
120 minutes
Track:
maximum 2.5 km long, no gradients, road surface mainly cobblestone, flat and high kerbs, occasional seating available, refreshment facilities and toilets provided en route
Preise:
24,00 Euro / guest from 18 years
20,00 Euro / pupils, students, seniors
Group price on request
Note: The conditions and prices mentioned here apply exclusively to the offered tour “Warehouse District”. The prices include the legally valid value added tax. All offers are also available as vouchers.
