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Sightseeing in Bremen

Market Square: One of the most beautiful in Germany with buildings spanning seven centuries.

Town Hall: Gothic building with impressive Weser Renaissance façade. Daily guided tours of the upper hall. City Musicians monument on the west side.

Ratskeller: (Town Hall Cellars) Selection of 650 wines from all German regions.

Böttcherstrasse: Traditional redbrick buildings make an attractive contrast with modern expressive architecture.

Schnoorviertel: Winding alleyways and 15C and 16C houses.
Important churches near the market square: St. Peter’s Cathedral, Unser Lieben Frauen, St. Martin’s, Propstei Church of St. Johann
Überseemuseum: (Overseas Museum) "The entire world under a single roof” – unique combination of trade, natural history and ethnology, 10,000m2 of exhibitions.

Deutschland training ship: The only full-rigged training ship in Germany’s seafaring history.

Schlachte Weser Promenade: Restaurants and pubs with a maritime atmosphere (famous reproduction of a Hanse Kogge sailing ship)
Universum Science Centre Bremen: Hands-on science. Mankind, The Earth, The Cosmos – three unusual expeditions through the world of natural phenomena.

Space Visitors Centre: The original Spacelab and a genuine module from the ISS International Space Station are the highlights of this unique facility.

Getting There

Bremen lies in the northern German plain, approx. 80km from the North Sea coast.

By Rail: ICE, EC and IC services.

Motorways: A1, A27, A28.

Airport: 3.5km from the city centre

General Information about Bremen

Wine tastings in the nearly 600-year-old Ratskeller in the Town Hall cellars with 650 wines from all German regions.

Open-air performances of the Musicians of Bremen drama on Sundays from May to early October.

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