Germany Guide
Hamburg
The Aussenalster district
The lakeside enclaves around the Aussenalster north of the centre are among the flashest in Hamburg. Rotherbaum and Harveststude remain as prestigious now as when they emerged in the late 1800s as the des res of business tycoons, their smart villas still jaw-droppingly affluent and home to high society and foreign consulates. The favoured hangout is Pöseldorf, an exclusive area located just behind Fährdamm wharf in the northwest. Between lunch with Hamburg's media high-rollers and browsing the boutiques and galleries in Milchstrasse, there is superb Jugendstil architecture in the side streets to discover – nowhere else in Hamburg boasts such a diverse mix of large white villas, courtyards and mews.