Hamburg, Germany's second largest city and Europe's second busiest container port, offers unique appeals as well as challenges to tourists. A crazy quilt of neighborhoods and attractions, Hamburg is the opposite of so many German cities where a common mood and well-preserved architecture enhances the feeling of stepping back into history.

But, that's not Hamburg. With a history marked by vigorous trade and multiple wars, plus natural and manmade disasters, those who are comfortable sea ...

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