Twenty-five years ago independent filmmakers in Hamburg came together to create a no budget film festival in comparison to the mainstream festivals. As with all good ideas, it became popular for its earnestness and has since grown to be a large budget festival while retaining the heart of a small budget. Filmfest Hamburg occurs annually [...]
Hamburg’s annual MS DOCKVILLE Festival for Music and Art is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary from 19-21 August 2016. Located directly in front of the river Elbe in Wilhelmsburg, the three day festival hosts an international line-up with 23 bands from the USA, Austrailia, Israel, and Europe. This year’s program covers a large gamut popular styles [...]
“Mund propaganda” - The only advertisement needed here is word of mouth. This beautiful farmhouse standing from 1759 is a retreat for those in the know. The Röper family owned this house and the surrounding areas when it was all fields and there was a direct view to the Elbe. In present day, it is [...]
The Gängeviertel: a Gallic village in Hamburg An archway between tall glass and concrete buildings in the busy Neustadt leads you to quite a different world: the Gängeviertel. For almost six years now, the twelve historic buildings between Valentinskamp, Caffamacherreihe and Speckstrasse have been bustling with cultural life. The plaster on the walls of these [...]
One of Hamburg's Elbe Beaches Perhaps you are visiting from California, missing those sandy beaches and expansive horizon. Or maybe you are from somewhere lush with trees and hiking. Or even a city dweller who is tired of the hard pavements and crowds. Then Falkensteiner Ufer is an oasis within the oasis that is Hamburg. [...]
Liberty is a summer exclusive in Hamburg- don't miss it! There are two locations: one is right next to the Satoriusstraße bus stop in Eimsbüttel. The other store is conveniently located by the Altonaer Fischmarkt. The Fischmarkt location can be reached by ferry (Landungsbrücken) or the Fischauktionshalle bus stop, and today I’ll be writing about [...]
Located in the heart of Wilhelmsburg’s Reiherstieg district, Kaffeeklappe is a lesson in integration. The interior is decorated using refurbished antique furniture with strong, natural wood pieces. A large, antiquarian map of an aerial view of Hamburg circa 1910 hangs above the dining room style table. There are cozy corners with old record players and [...]
