Hotels in Bremen, Germany

A little about Bremen...

Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name: Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen). It is a port city, situated along the river Weser, about 60 km south from its mouth on the North Sea. Bremen is one of two towns belonging to the state of Bremen (official name: Freie Hansestadt Bremen1 (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen), referring to its membership in the medieval Hanseatic League), the other being Bremerhaven. In 2005, the population of the city was estimated to be 545,983, while the metropolitan area of Bremen-Oldenburg has a population of more than 2.37 million.

Main Sights:Many of the sights in Bremen are found in the Altstadt (Old Town), an oval area surrounded by the Weser River, on the southwest, and the Wallgraben, the former moats of the medieval city walls, on the northeast. The oldest part of the Altstadt is the southeast half, starting with the Marktplatz and ending at the Schnoor district.

The Marktplatz ( Market Square), Cathedral St. Petri, and The Liebfrauenkirche (Our Lady's Church).
Tucked away between the Cathedral and the river is the Schnoor, a small, well-preserved area of crooked lanes and fishing houses from the 15th and 16th centuries, now occupied by cafés, artisan shops and art galleries.
Schlachte, the medieval harbour of Bremen (the modern port is some kilometres downstream) and today a street with one pub/bar next to the other on the one side and on the other side the river Weser.
More contemporary tourist attractions include:
Universum Science Center, a modern science museum
botanika, an extension to a public rhododendron park that attempts to the same as above Universum for biology
Beck's Brewery, tours are available to the public which include beer tasting
The Kunsthalle Bremen, an art museum with paintings from the 19th and 20th century, maintained by the citizens of Bremen
The Neues Museum Weserburg, an art museum with modern paintings and sculptures