Alsterarkaden

Hamburg


The elegant Renaissance-style arcades of the Alsterarkaden shelter upscale shops and cafes alongside the Alsterfleet canal. This is ground zero for Hamburg's ladies who lunch.

Transportation

  • sbahn: Jungfernstieg

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