Hamburg

Hamburg’s historic label, ‘The gateway to the world’, might be a bold claim, but Germany’s second-largest city and biggest port has never been shy. A leading light in the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages, Hamburg became a center of international trade, a legacy that continues today. It’s the sort of city where echoes of the city’s port and history are everywhere, from the cry of gulls overhead to the vibrant neighborhoods awash with multicultural eateries.