73. Bremen, Germany

Why

If there was a place for you to get a taste of Germany without the big city feel, then Bremen is one of those places. Great architecture and the Weser River runs through it. Lots of history in this town.

 

Where

Bremen is located southwest of Hamburg and northwest of Hanover in Germany and just south of Bremerhaven.

How To Get Here

By Train

Bremen is served by the ICE (Intercity Express) and Regional trains operated by Deutsche Bahn. Local Berlin trains.

Bremen, Germany - Bremen - Hauptbahnhof

Bremen, Germany – Bremen – Hauptbahnhof

By Plane

There nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE)

The following airlines has service to Bremen Airport (BRE):

Air France (AF), BMI Regional (BM), British Airways (BA), brussels airlines (SN), Eurowings (EW), Germanwings (4U), Germania (ST), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL), Lufthansa German Airlines (LH), SunExpress (XQ), Onur Air (8Q), Ryanair (FR) and Turkish Airlines (TK).

By Bus

There are several companies such as Eurolines and FlixBus with services to the Bremen area.

By Car

If you are already in the region you can take the drive. Just use a service like Google Maps for directions.

By Shared Ride

You may also use BlaBlaCar to find rides going your way.

Where To Stay

Bremen has many hotels including the larger chains such as Marriott right by the main train station and Radisson Blu by the river.

Bremen, Germany - Marriott Courtyard

Bremen, Germany – Marriott Courtyard

 

Bremen, Germany - DesignHotel

Bremen, Germany – DesignHotel

 

Bremen, Germany - Radisson Blu

Bremen, Germany – Radisson Blu

==>> You can find a list of hotels from TripAdvisor here.

==>> Try Airbnb.

Where To Eat

There are many restaurants around the city. Plus, you can find eats at the train station. There’s currywurst, pommes (french fries) and doner kebabs everywhere of course. They even have sushi.

 

Bremen, Germany - Kebab

Bremen, Germany – Kebab

 

Bremen, Germany - Captain Sushi

Bremen, Germany – Captain Sushi

==>> You can find a list of restaurants here.

What To Do

Bremen is a walking city with quite a few attractions. They are famous for a statues with four animals on top of each other, but someone failed to find it and take a photo :-). Take walks along the river as well as the Schnoor; Bremen’s oldest district; I’m pretty sure you’ve not seen anything like it. Narrow streets with lots of shop and people actually still live there. One can spend hours there.

Bremen, Germany - Schnoor entrance

Bremen, Germany – Schnoor entrance

 

 

Bremen, Germany - Ubersee Museum

Bremen, Germany – Ubersee Museum which has a piece of the Berlin Wall nearby

 

 

Bremen, Germany - Pigs and herder statue

Bremen, Germany – Pigs and herder statue

 

Oh, there are several churches as well. The ton has lots to see and do.

==>> Here is a list of things to do from Trip Advisor.

==>>You may also check Viator for additional things to do in the region.

==>> Information and Guide Books for the region from Lonely Planet.

Additional Information

Language: German

Currency: Euro

Germany Tourism Information

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Bremen, Germany - Marketplatz

Bremen, Germany – Marketplatz

 

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