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Bremen City


This maze of narrow, winding alleys was once the fishermen's quarter and later a red-light district. Now its doll's-house-sized cottages contain boutiques, restaurants, cafes and galleries. Though mainly geared to tourists, it has some lovely corners to explore on a leisurely ramble.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bremen City attractions

1. Bleikeller

0.17 MILES

Located inside Dom St Petri, but accessed via a separate entrance south of the main door, the Lead Cellar was formerly the cathedral’s cellar and today is…

2. Kunsthalle

0.18 MILES

For art lovers, the highlight of Bremen’s Kulturmeile (Cultural Mile) is the Kunsthalle, which presents a large permanent collection of paintings,…

3. Dom St Petri

0.19 MILES

Bremen’s Protestant main church has origins in the 8th century, though its ribbed vaulting, chapels and two high towers date from the 13th century. Aside…

4. Paula Modersohn-Becker Haus Museum

0.21 MILES

Showcasing the art of the eponymous artist Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907), an early expressionist and member of the Worpswede artists colony, this is…

5. Roselius-Haus Museum

0.21 MILES

This 16th-century house contains a private collection of art from medieval times to the baroque era. It belonged to none other than Ludwig Roselius, the…

6. Gerhard Marcks Haus

0.22 MILES

Among Germany’s greatest sculptors, Gerhard Marcks (1889–1981) is the man responsible for Bremen’s famous Stadtmusikanten sculpture on Markt. Born in…

7. Böttcherstrasse

0.22 MILES

The charming medieval coopers lane was transformed into a prime example of mostly expressionist architecture in the 1920s at the instigation of coffee…

8. Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus

0.23 MILES

Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900–90) was a Bauhaus luminary whose foundation today promotes contemporary design in its many facets and forms in special exhibitions…