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Bremen
Capital of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany

Bremen

Bremen, officially the City Municipality of Bremen, is the capital and most populous city of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a two-city-state consisting of the city of Bremen itself, and Bremerhaven.

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An important port city with about 586,000 inhabitants, this Hanseatic city is the 11th-largest city of Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg.

Get in

Getting to Bremen

  1. 01
    Bremen Airport
  2. 02
    Bremen Hauptbahnhof

    There are two trains every hour from Hamburg (1 hour) in the north, and Osnabrück (1 hour), Münster (1 hr 20 min), the Ruhr Area in the south, and from Hanover (1 hr 20 min).

  3. 03
    Intercity
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Rathaus

    This is one of the finest in Europe and has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

  2. 02
    Roland

    This statue on the main square, in front of the town hall, is of the Knight Roland, subject of the Medieval epic, the Song of Roland, who was a protector of trade.

  3. 03
    Dom St

    Petri (Cathedral of St Peter), Sandstraße 10-12,.

  4. 04
    Böttcherstraße

    An incredible Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) street that runs from the main square towards the river.

  5. 05
    Wallanlagen

    Built on the site of the former city fortifications, this star-shaped park is the oldest public garden in Germany.

  6. 06
    Schnoor

    Bremen's oldest district, characterized by narrow lanes and timber-framed houses dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries.

Do

Things to do

Stroll around the city center and visit the Schnoor-Viertel with its old buildings - most were built between the 15th and 18th century. If you are interested in art, visit the Bremer Kunsthalle (museum of art) with one of North Germany's finest collections. Football: SV Werder Bremen play soccer in Bundesliga, the top tier.

  1. 01
    Stadtwaldsee
  2. 02
    Bruchhausen-Vilsen–Asendorf Museum Railway
Eat

Where to eat

Several cafes and restaurants line the "Schlachte" along the Weser River, while other popular areas are the marketplace and the "Viertel" ("quarter") east of the Kunsthalle. Many traditional dishes from Bremen and Northern Germany are very satisfying.

  1. 01
    Bratwurstglöck

    Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchhof.

  2. 02
    Muchos

    Am Wall 135.

  3. 03
    Kiefert Imbiss

    Unser Lieben Frauen Kirchhof 27.

  4. 04
    Kismet

    Sögestraße 72.

  5. 05
    Asia Bistro 68 Bremen

    Papenstraße 2/4.

How locals move

Getting around Bremen the local way

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From Wikivoyage: Bremen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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