Articles of category "Bremen"

Located about 76 miles northwest of Hannover and 74 miles southwest of Hamburg, Bremen is the oldest coastal city in Germany, ranked second after Hamburg among German ports. On arriving at this unique town, the first things you are sure to experience in Bremen are the sights and smells of cacao, coffee, lumber and tropical fruit giving the city an international flavor. Bremen is also one of the two towns comprising the state of Bremen, the other being Bremerhaven.

Nestled along the River Weser, some 30 miles south from its outflow into the North Sea, Bremen is the oldest coastal city in the nation and is second only to Hamburg among German ports. A number of the city's sights can be found in the Altstadt - an area surrounded by the Stadtgraben on the northeast and the Weser River on the southwest. The oldest part of the city starts with the Marktplatz and ends at Schoor district, which contains many of the most interesting Bremen hotels.