Rolando statue next to the old town hall of Bremen
As you can imagine, the main tourist attraction from a city like Bremendeclared World Heritage by Unesco, is in your historical Center.
Of course, in a long weekend trip you will have the opportunity to discover other corners interesting that will allow you to have a wider view of this Historic city of northern Germany.
This story is marked by his membership in the Middle Ages to federation of baltic cities known as Hanseatic League as a consequence of its commercial spirit propitiated by having a large river port.
Old town hall of Bremen in Germany
What to see in Bremen in one day
But in this article I will advise you what to see on your walk through the historic center of Bremen, to know where you should focus your visit, more if you only have one day for it.
Old gothic town hall
He former gothic town hall of Bremen It is one of the reasons why this German city has won the aforementioned award of World Heritage, and you find it in the central marketplace where the main historical heritage of it is concentrated.
It is a building of the early fifteenth century in which, above all, highlight its lavish renaissance facade of the seventeenth century and the great gothic room where the main events of the city are celebrated.
He old town hall, as well as the main corners of the historic center, you can meet them by joining aBremen private tour with Spanish guide, ideal for a family or small group of friends.
Statue of Rolando in the Market Square in Bremen
Rolando statue
The other assets that justify the declaration of the Unesco is the Rolando statue.
Also in the central marketplace you find this great stone monument that stands in front of the façade of the aforementioned town hall, and which is one of the iconic images of Bremen.
The Rolando statue It was built in 1404 in wood, and was born as a symbol of freedom against the then great power of the church.
Surely on your visit to Bremen you will be photographed in front of this symbolic statue.
Bremen musicians
Another place where you will also be safely photographed, especially if you are traveling with children, is next to the Bremen Musicians sculpture.
Tourists before the sculpture of Bremen musicians
Dedicated to the main animals of the children's story of the Grimm brothers, you will find it on the west facade of the building of the old town hall.
This sculpture was installed in 1953, and since then it has become another of the city's icons.
Therefore, when you go to see her on your walk through the beautiful marketplace, do not be surprised to find it always surrounded by tourists, so you may have to wait to take your picture.
Bremen Cathedral
You also have another visit to the town hall, the Bremen cathedral.
This is the original building, as it was one of the few that, like the aforementioned town hall, survived the hard bombings that the city of Bremen at the end of the WWII.
Facade of St. Peter's Cathedral in Bremen in northern Germany
The two huge towers of the San Pedro Cathedral, which is its denomination, rise above the marketplace and set up next to the facade of gothic town hall one of the most characteristic prints of Bremen.
The current building dates back to the thirteenth century, and inside, with the characteristic austerity of Lutheran temples, you find from arches of the original Romanesque church, to different gothic styles, with two lateral ships of very different configuration.
Church of Our Lady
Also in the downtown environment marketplace, but on the opposite side of the cathedral, you find another prominent temple, the church of Our Lady.
It has its origins in a Romanesque church of the year 1000, but the temple that you will now see is of primitive gothic style, after the transformation that took place in the thirteenth century, with three interior ships and two towers outside.
Interior of the Church of Our Lady in Bremen
In your visit you should look at the various stained glass windows and in the carved pulpit dating from 1709.
Coopers Street
From the marketplace, in the direction of Weser River, you have to go through the Coopers Street (Böttcherstrabe),One of the most touristic corners of the city.
Designed in the 20s of the last century, this narrow alley of just over a hundred meters in length was once a street of port activity, but now there are restaurants, bars, a small museum and shops of souvenirs.
On your walk you will see various corners, including a modernist-style patio inspired by the works of Gaudi, or a statue dedicated to Ludwig Rogelius, who considers himself inventor of decaffeinated coffee.
You will also find a building with a beautiful Renaissance facade, where you should see a popular operating chime which dates back to 1926, which every hour o'clock shows various scenes of the history of travel to America.
Corner of Schnoor, old quarter of Bremen
Schnoor, Bremen old quarter
Already by the river you will reach a charming corner ... and quite touristy.
Is the Bremen's oldest neighborhood, known as Schnoor, where several alleys and small squares with houses from the 16th and 17th centuries are concentrated in a couple of blocks.
There is the oldest house preserved in the city, from the year 1402, which now houses an art gallery.
In this neighborhood you have craft shops andsouvenirs, as well as small restaurants and bars.
In the afternoon it is a place where tourists who visit Bremen are concentrated.
Bremen Kuntshalle art gallery
Kuntshalle paintings museum
I don't want to finish this stroll through the historic center of Bremen without quoting the Kunstshalle art gallery, an interesting museum that if you like paintings you should not miss.
In the Bremen Kuntshalle A collection of paintings and sculptures from the fourteenth century to the present is shown.
You can see works of flamenco painting, but also of impressionists such as Manet, Monet or Van gogh.
In this art gallery, the oldest privately owned Germany, whose building has been recently renovated, you will also find works by Spanish artists such as Picasso, I look or Tapies, and houses one of the most important collections of drawings in Europe.
