Spices of Hamburg Speicherstadt
A port city with the Speicherstadt, a vast warehouse district where spices, coffee and carpets were stored, and a spice museum.
Traded and grown here
Best time: May to September.
Hamburg's Speicherstadt is a UNESCO-listed warehouse district built from the 1880s on oak piles along canals. It stored goods such as coffee, tea, spices and carpets, and it holds the Spicy's Gewuerzmuseum, a museum of spices.
Spices and trade
Hamburg is still a major hub for spice imports into Europe, with traders handling pepper, cardamom, chilli and others. The spice museum displays raw spices and tells their stories.
The place and its people
The city's wealth came from trade, and its harbour is one of the largest in Europe. Its food includes Labskaus and fish dishes.
Visiting
The Speicherstadt is lit at night. Boat tours run through the canals.
A trail idea for Hamburg Speicherstadt
- Speicherstadt canals Walk the red-brick warehouses.
- Spicy's Gewuerzmuseum See and smell spices.
- The harbour Take a boat trip.
- Elbphilharmonie Look at the view from the plaza.
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