ELBSTRAND

In Övelgönne, the port of Altona is the only real municipal beach in Hamburg. Its situation is very nice, and very appreciated by the Hamburg who come to relax in the beautiful days or walk their dog, whatever the season. It offers a beautiful panorama on the estuary. The cranes landing the containers across the river are a rare spectacle, to industrial poetry and melancholic. On the sand, you can stop at one of the beach bars and restaurants to enjoy a coffee or a glass of wine, lunch or dinner, in winter as in summer. The beach is bordered by charming small seaside houses from the beginning of the th century; The Montant (the heavenly Scale), the urban stairs which lead through the ancient village of Övelgönne, discover cossues villas with breathtaking views of the Elbe.