Bremen Market Square and Town Hall

Bremen's main square is surrounded by gabled merchants' houses, the Gothic cathedral and the ornate Town Hall, whose Renaissance façade and great hall are, together with the giant statue of Roland, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Beside the town hall stands the famous bronze of the Bremen Town Musicians, the donkey, dog, cat and rooster of the Grimms' fairy tale; touching the donkey's legs is said to bring luck.

Nearby, the Böttcherstrasse is a striking 1920s brick lane, and the Schnoor is the city's oldest quarter of tiny houses and lanes.