Why Choose Hamburg for a School Trip

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Hamburg fits the bill, whether you are organising a visit to help students improve their language skills or have the history or art curricula in mind.

The city has many landmarks, some dating back to its time as part of the Hanseatic League, and one of the best ways to see them is to take a boat trip around the harbour and along the rivers and canals. A walking tour of the centre will allow you to get a closer look at the magnificent 19th century town hall and the famous St Michaelis church, with its eye-catching spire and bronze statue of the archangel Michael.

Any history-focused school trip to Germany should at least touch on World War II and the divide that developed in Europe following the Allied victory. There are lots of places to do that in Hamburg, most notably the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial.

The S Bahn is one of the quickest ways to get from Hamburg international airport to wherever else you are going. Hamburg Airport Car hire is also a low cost option and you will find the offices of major car hire companies such as Alamo rent a car, Hertz, Budget, National, Avis, Rhino Car Hire and Sixt located there.

Hamburg airport is known in German as Flughafen Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel and has the airport code HAM. Every year an estimated 13 million passengers use Hamburg international airport on about 173,500 flights.

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Aer Lingus goes to Dublin, Aeroflot goes to Moscow, Air Baltic goes to Riga, Air Berlin goes to Palma de Mallorca, Air France flies to Paris Charles de Gaulle, British Airways flies to London Heathrow and Freebird Airlines goes to Istanbul.

The airport is a good place to go if you are looking for low cost flights as Easyjet does a London Luton route, Flybe flies to Birmingham in England, Blue Wings goes to Antalya in Turkey and KLM Cityhopper goes to Amsterdam.

Hamburg airport has two terminals, terminal one and terminal two. If you are flying from terminal two you can go to Stockholm Arlanda with SAS Scandinavian, the domestic destinations of Cologne / Bonn with the major German carrier Lufthansa, and Sharm El Sheik in Egypt with Condor, to name but a few of the many international and domestic routes offered at the airport.

Those who are stuck in Hamburg airport on long layovers will be happy to know that the airport is very well equipped. There is a pharmacy, [izmir.eskort.web.tr izmir escort bayan] post office, currency exchange office, internet access, a wheelchair service, car hire offices, valet parking, tourist information office, a Red Cross vaccination centre, a police station, a lost luggage area, restaurants and tonnes of different shops.

Should you be planning to park in Hamburg airport there are more than 4,000 long term spaces (follow the signs which say holiday) and 6,500 short stay spaces (follow the signs which say terminal).

Hamburg is a major city in the north of Germany and 1.8 million people live there, making it the country's second largest conurbation. Hamburg has Europe's second largest port after Rotterdam in Holland. With the full name the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Hamburg has a rich and fascinating history and is one of the most interesting Germna cities to visit. escort izmir