Top 5 Things to Do in Bremen

Bremen’s official name is the “Free Hanseatic City of Bremen” (Freie Hansestadt Bremen). It is located on the Weser River and is an hour’s drive away from Hamburg. It is one of the largest ports in the country and is a center of seaborne trade. If you’re looking to travel around the city safely and comfortably, hiring a Bremen airport transfer will enable you to do so.

Bremen is known for everything from the port of Bremerhaven and being a starting destination for sightseeing boat trips to the Freimarkt (the country’s largest funfair), the historic Old Town, and more. Given the number of things to do in this city, there’s something here that will interest every family member. If you’re planning to explore the city, you should hire a Bremen limousine service to make sure you can do so in a way that’s as stress-free as possible.

Once you hire your Bremen chauffeur service, your next step should be to provide them with your planned itinerary. Having this on hand will help your chauffeur help you get around Bremen and aid them in ensuring that you reach your destinations on time.

That said, it’s important to note that curating such a planned itinerary can be challenging, especially considering the number of things to do in Bremen. So, to make creating a plan for your time in the city easier for you, let’s look at some of the top things to do in Bremen.

Cathedral of St. Peter

Also known as St. Petri Dom, the Cathedral of St. Peter is an 11th-century church in Bremen that you should ask your Bremen car service chauffeur to take you to. Additions to St. Petri Dom were made in the 13th and 16th centuries, and it was restored to its current state in 1898.

Once you’re done exploring the church, you can then move on to the Cathedral Museum (or Dom-Museum) in the Bleikeller (lead cellar). This fascinating museum features eight well-preserved mummies, which are the remains of several different people:

• a man who was fatally shot

• a Swedish general and his assistant

• an English countess (possibly Lady Stanhope)

• a student who was murdered

• Konrad Ehlers, a resident of Bremen

• the last Swedish administrator of the cathedral, Georg Bernhard von Engelbrechten, and his wife

Kunsthalle Bremen

If you’re a fan of art, the Kunsthalle Bremen is where you should ask your airport transfer Bremen to take you. This museum, which dates back to 1849, is located in Bremen’s Old Town.

Once you leave your car service Bremen vehicle, you can explore the numerous artworks on display in the museum. These include:

• 17th-century Dutch paintings

• old German masters dating back to the 14th century

• French and Dutch works from the 19th and 20th centuries

• more than 220,000 drawings and prints

If you’re looking for more of an art fix after you leave the Kunsthalle Bremen, you can ask your limousine service Bremen vehicle to take you to the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, one of the largest modern art galleries in the country.

Rhododendron-Park

If you’re looking to relax in nature in the middle of the city, Rhododendron-Park (Rhododendron-Park und Botanischer Garten Bremen) is where you should ask your chauffeur service Bremen to drop you off. Established in 1933, this 114-acre park is noted for its huge collection of rhododendrons and azaleas.

Aside from these flowers, the park is also home to:

• The Bremen Botanical Garden, which is home to over 1000 species of plants

• Mühle am Wall, a windmill built in 1888. Today, it is a heritage building that is home to one of the city’s top restaurants.

Bremen Town Hall

As your airport Bremen transfer will let you know, Bremen Town Hall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was originally built in 1410. Its Renaissance façade was added in 1612. 

Today, Bremen Town Hall is known for one of the most elegant banquet halls in the country. Measuring 40 meters by 13 meters by 8 meters, this banquet hall is also known for a large painting of the Judgment of Solomon (likely by Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder) dating to 1532. Additionally, the town hall also boasts a richly carved spiral staircase. 

Once your Bremen chauffeur drops you off, you can take a tour of the Town Hall by joining one of the regular and informative guided tours.

Christmas Markets

If you’re visiting Bremen in the winter, get your transfer Bremen airport to take you to one of the city’s many authentic German Christmas Markets. We recommend visiting the popular Christmas Market (Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt) in the Marktplatz.

As your chauffeur Bremen will let you know, the Marktplatz is also the location of the Freimarkt (“Free Fair”), which takes place over the last two weeks of October every year. This fair has taken place in this location for over 1000 years and attracts over 4 million visitors yearly.