Wedding Sara & Hendrik

You can discover Emden by foot. For a walk along the star-shaped city defense, you can start from the water tower, walk along the canals and the wind mill Vrouw Johanna towards the rare water transport hub Kesselschleuse (rare in having four directions).

Of course, you can as well just sit in a boat touring over the Grachten, too: Canal boat tours. Most of the port of Emden is exclusively visible by water – a harbour boat trip is strongly recommended.

The latter starts at the end of the Ratsdelft. Close to where you can visit a set of historic ships: The lifeboat Georg Breusing, lightship Deutsche Bucht, the fishing lugger Heringslogger (all open for visits!).

If any time is left, spent some time in one of the museums: Landesmuseum for the regional and city’s history or Kunsthalle for a renowned collection of modern art (but check before who is displayed).

And here some culinary recommendations:

• For food, check out for example Casto’s, Goldener Adler, Feuerschiff, Dáviti or of course Kabaj’s.
• Get your pickled herring in a bun (Matjesbrötchen) at Bittner’s fishmonger truck.
• For a coffee and cake, visit Henri’s, Einstein, LeseCafé, or Grand Café.
• Grab a drink at Einstein, Hafenbar, La Bottega di Santino, or on Delftstrand.

If you are a bit longer in the region, here some ideas to pick and choose from, for daytrips:

• The fisherman’s village Greetsiel is reachable by a direct bus.
• If you make a tour with a car over the vast marshlands, stop for some villages and check out the iconic lighthouses in Pilsum and Campen.
• Further away from the sea the ground becomes sandy, with spots of stunning bogland like Eversmeer.
• Dive into the village life in the historic village museum in Münkeboe or the display of land machines in Campen.
• Take a bus to Petkum and cross the river Ems with a ferry to visit the village of Ditzum.
• The closest way to the beach? Well, we have dikes instead. But the closest one is Knock, with a view over to the Netherlands.
• But if you really have time, visit an island! Borkum has a direct ferry from Emden, ports to Juist and Norderney are a short train ride away. And the remaining four islands are equally beautiful!