Ovelgönne Travel Guide

 Rupanworld Says:  its a museum of old ships at Ovelgonne. Old ships that are testimonies of work and life, of art and craft and the technical development of maritime history, are precious things but there are no monuments for old ships. Therefore this Museum was built sometime around 1975 and... 

 Rupanworld Says:  On the Elbe at Ovelgonne, one can see beautiful boats small and big and some old ships as well. 

 Rupanworld Says:  Ovelgonne presents a beautiful view of small and beautiful fishermen's houses of a very old architectural pattern. It's colourful. Roads are narrow and beautiful and bounded on both sides by small bushes and flowers. Many houses sell items like old books, jams, etc. 

 Rupanworld Says:  This is a nice piece of architecture at Ovelgonne. Its a nice building with many offices in it. It resembles a ship in its size, shape and look and presents a great sight from a ship passing across. We took these photographs from a ship while approaching the Beach. 

 Rupanworld Says:  There's a beautiful sandy beach on the river Elbe at Ovelgonne. we went there on a holiday and found it crowded with people of all ages. It is a nice place to relax and be with your family. 

 globetrott Says:  This is certainly great fun for all people , who love special ships. The old swimming-crane may be rented for private festivities - use my link below ! They will build up a tent at the platform and will also organize some culinary delights according to your wishes !I am sure... 

 globetrott Says:  This is one of the places I have found on VT, while checking interesting place to visit for my trip : Oevelgoenner Seekiste / Kaeppn Luehr' s Museum is a small museum in Ovelgoenne and you may visit it mainly at the weekends and upon appointment. Kaeppn Luehr was a... 

 globetrott Says:  The steam-icebreaker Stettin was one of my favorite ships in the Museumshafen Oevelgoenne. A group of enthousiasts had restored that ship some time ago and they even have their own web-page -see my link below ! Also this ship may be rented for private festivities and it also... 

 globetrott Says:  Normally I do not like modern architecture a lot, but here in Ovelgoenne you may find a nice excample of modern architecture at the river Elbe and I liked it a lot. In many ways it looks like a big, modern Yacht and has many bureaus inside. I am not sure what will happen... 

 globetrott Says:  Ovelgoenne is one of the places in Hamburg where since more than 100 years rich people had their summerhouses or where painters and other atrists were living close to the city and still in the countryside.So you will find a beach-promenade with lovely houses lined up one... 

 globetrott Says:  Ovelgoenne is also a great place to stay on a public, sandy beach with a perfect view on all of the ships passing by on the river Elbe coming from or going to the port of Hamburg. There seems to be no restrictions to these beaches, so they are obviously ment for public use.... 

 globetrott Says:  The Museumshafen is certainly the main attraction of Ovelgoenne and the special thing about that museum is, that you may see these ships docked in a small port like they would be still used today.You may approach them easily all day long, as there is no fence around this... 

 globetrott Says:  M/S Bergedorf used to be a passenger ferry in the port of Hamburg before it was taken to the "Museums-Hafen" in Ovelgoenne, where it serves nowadays as a swimming restaurant and cafe. This is a special place for all tourists who love ships, for others I would recommend to... 

 globetrott Says:  Bus Nr.112 takes you from Hauptbahnhof across Hamburg and will end finally at Ovelgoenne. The fare for that distance is included in the ordinary tickets-system and it might be best for you to buy a day-ticket or the so-called Hamburg-Ticket, that includes all means of...