Situated on the River Weser close to the North Sea coast, the harbor city of Bremerhaven is a starting point for fabulous, well sign-posted cycling routes and summer festivals.
Every five years Bremerhaven celebrates with the “Sail Bremerhaven” one of the largest maritime festivals in Germany.
Windjammers and special ships of all sizes, classes and types will meet on the quays, led by the famous”Gorch Fock” of the German Marine fleet. The world’s most
beautiful Tall Ships invite to come on board and a diverse family program on land, at sea and in the air promises a great maritime experience (August 25 -29, 2010).
Annual highlights are the various annual maritime events in the seaside city. For more than 20 years the opening of the Bremerhaven summer is celebrated with the “FishParty”, here guests can enjoy the culinary variety of the sea in many variations. The “Weekend on the Geeste” is three days full of activities to participate and celebrate among stands with old handicrafts, sail ships and live music.
The wide open meadows of the green plains along the river are great for biking and many interesting bicycle paths and packages are geared especially to cyclists. The Weser Cycle Route is one of the most attractive cycling routes in Germany. Mainly off-road routes, the biking tourist will find a diverse landscape with castles and fairy tale figures. The experiences range from the romantic of the Weser renaissance to the big ocean liners in Bremerhaven. The Cycle Route Unterweser connects
Bremerhaven to the Hanseatic city of Bremen. The sign-posted route takes cyclists along both sides of the Weser River, offering a majestic panorama and is easily doable within a day trip.
Another fascinating adventure with a length of almost 4000 miles awaits the cycling tourist along the North Sea Cycle Route leading through eight countries around
the North Sea and through the Seaside City of Bremerhaven. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest posted cycle route.
The Fitness and Wellness Park of Speckenbuettel in the north of Bremerhaven offers a wide range of cultural and health-supporting leisure activities, such as the Castle of Willows, jogging track, and the high wire garden. Visitors can enjoy the “Alley of healing trees”; this new promenade is lined with 52 trees of 13 different species, which play a role in popular medicine. A yin and yang place and a sunbathing area are good spots for relaxation.
Other attractions in the park offer opportunities for activity, the boat pond where you can rent rowing or pedal boats, an 18-hole miniature golf course, the bare-feet path, fitness course and a big lawn for sports.
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More travel information about Bremen / Bremerhaven including the official weblink and address of the Visitors Bureau: Bremen
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