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Above left Street musicians in the
visitors can see the oldest Bremen on this road, which becomes seaport city of Bremen Above right View
sculpture of Christ the Omnipotent, Stavendamm, turn right on to Tiefer, of Bremen and the Weser river
dating back to 1050. Return along which becomes Martinistrasse, to
Am Dom and turn left on to Am return to the car park.
Markt to the Mannerist Schütting 4, ª Cross the A27 and get on to
a for mer meeting place for mer- Hauptstrasse, which becomes
chants, with a Renaissance façade. Falkenberger Landstrasse. Turn
Head south and walk along left on to Worphauser Landstrasse
Am Markt, which becomes in the direction of Worphausen.
Böttcherstrasse 5. This lively street Continue on this road, which becomes
was transformed into a Gothic-cum- Ostendorfer Strasse. Turn left on
Art Nouveau fantasy in the 1920s by Hemberg Strasse to Worpswede.
artists com missioned by the coffee
magnate Ludwig Roselius. Don’t miss Bremen Town Musicians
the golden bas-relief at the entrance A famous fairy tale, the Bremen
to the street. There are also attrac- Town Musicians was written by the
tions such as the Paula-Modersohn- Brothers Grimm. In the story, a
Becker art museum. Return to the donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster
Rathaus and walk along Am Dom, turn leave their farms when their owners
decide to kill them. They meet by
right on to Balgebrückstrasse, left on coincidence and decide to travel to
to Dechanatstrasse and then turn Bremen, a town known for its free-
right to reach the Schnoorviertel 6, spirited society, to make a living
located in the east ern quarter of as musicians. On the way, they
the city centre. A historic area with encoun ter some robbers in a cottage
many houses dating from between and frighten them away with their EAT AND DRINK IN BREMEN
disharmonious music. The robbers
the 15th and 18th centu ries, this abandon the cottage and the
district boasts a collec tion of art animals live there forever. Port Speicher XI moderate
galleries and restaurants. Continue The Speicher XI offers home-style
cooking. Visitors can enjoy pizzas,
pastas and a huge selection of drinks.
The harbour museum is just next door.
SÖGESTRASSE Am Speicher XI 1, 28217; 0421 61 94 10;
www.port-speicherxl.de
OBERNSTRASSE
DOMS HOF Meierei expensive
LANGENSTRASSE
SCHLACHTE
Marktplatz Rathaus VIOLENSTRASSE AM WALL Stadtgraben This restaurant serves mainly
MARTINISTRASSE
BREDENSTRASSE SANDSTRASSE OSTERTORSWALLSTRASSE Mediterranean cuisine and offers
a great selection of mostly Italian
Schütting AM DOM wines. In summer, visitors can dine
Böttcherstrasse Dom on the terrace.
VIOLEN STR ASSE
WACHTSTRASSE BALGEBRÜCKSTRASSE DECHANATSTRASSE BUCHTSTRASSE www.meierei-bremen.de; closed Mon
Im Bürgerpark, 28209; 0421 340 86 19;
MARTINI STRASSE
Restaurant Luv expensive
We s e r
Traditional cooking is given a creative
twist in this restaurant – the seafood
OSTERTORSTRASSE
Schnoorviertel
0 metres 200 TIEFER KOLPINGSTRASSE ALTENWALL is highly recommended. Diners can
also sit outside by the promenade
STAVENDAMM SCHN OOR MARTER B URG along the Weser river.
KleineWeser
0 yards 200 Schlachte 15–18, 28195; 0421 165
55 99; www.restaurant-luv.de
Eat and Drink: inexpensive, under €20; moderate, €20–€40; expensive, over €40
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