At the dynamic and commercial heart of Hamburg, Jungfernstieg is a waterfront promenade on the Binnenlaster.
The name comes from a historic tradition of wealthy Hanseaten families parading their unwed daughters (Jungfern) for eligible bachelors.
Landward there are flagship shops and department stores like the storied Alsterhaus in tall Neoclassical and Historicist buildings.
Also, see the refined white arcade that lines the Kleine Alster off to the side, built in the middle of the 19th century.
