Beautiful and historic part of the city. Loved walking around and seeing the architecture. Not…read moresure why the water levels were so low knowing that the water is from the ocean.

The Speicherstadt, literally: 'City of Warehouses', meaning warehouse district) in Hamburg, is the…read morelargest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations, oak logs, in this particular case. It is located in the port of Hamburg--within the HafenCity quarter--and was built from 1883 to 1927. The district was built as a free zone to transfer goods without paying customs. As of 2009, both the district and the surrounding area are under redevelopment. As the first site in Hamburg, it was awarded the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site on 5 July 2015. The architecture is amazing and you can walk around and explore the buildings from the outside. It's a wonderful part of Hamburg and not to be missed. We walked around here for a long time and some nice cafes and things also in this area.