Highlights and announcements from the 20th WFTGA Convention in 2024:

Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an architectural and cultural gem located in the heart of Hamburg, Germany. The district is famous for its stunning brick architecture, which was used in the construction of the buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The district was built as a free port to facilitate […]

Where #JewishLife once prospered in #Hamburg Hamburg’s city quarter #Grindel is well-known as the #JewishQuarter although today only a few traces are left of the former prosperous #JewishLife. Walking through it with the appropriate information though, makes it possible to #DiscoverGrindel and its #JewishHistory. #Hamburg was one of the cities with the largest #JewishPopulation before […]

On 26th February 2023 the Hamburg Guides celebrated International Tourist Guide Day with free guided tours through Hamburg Neustadt and Hamburg St. Pauli

HamburgGuideSarah hands over her seat in the EXBO of WFTGA For a year now, I have been co-opted member of the Executive Board of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. I have learned so much and have experienced highs and lows – thanks to the pandemic. I had a lot of fun and have […]

What HamburgGuideSarah thinks about Hamburg. What to see and do in Hamburg and what to change in Hamburg Tourism.

Another lock on the way from the Elbe into the Alster is the Town Hall Lock. Several amendments have been done.

The Alster is a river and it has many locks on its way to the Elbe. Let’s start with the first one coming from the Elbe: the Schaartorschleuse – lock.

The Kontorhaus Stubbenhuk is very impressive and I would love to raise your awareness towards the old Kontorhaus.

The Alsterhaus Somewhat unnoticed, due to ist location a bit off site in Hamburg – and often mixed up with the shopping mall „Alsterhaus“ at Jungfernstieg, the Alsterhaus was built in 1903 at the Inner Alster Lake at the corner of Ferdinandstraße/Ballindamm. As a member of the Bürgerschaft in Hamburg, president of the association of […]