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A historic stroll through Hamburg's iconic red-light district

Wolfgang Stelljes, dpa
Jul 18, 2026
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The world's most sinful mile? Many come to the 930 metre iconic street lined with pubs, bars and clubs.

The worldâ€™s most sinful mile? Many come to the 930 metre iconic street lined with pubs, bars and clubs. (Axel Heimken/dpa/TNS)

Axel Heimken/dpa/TNS

Tattoo artist Marco Apfler is well known in Hamburg's party district. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS)

Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS

In Hamburg, barriers at the entrance to a street used by sex workers in the iconic Reeperbahn area, known for prostitution, clubs and bars. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS)

Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS

The chair where members of the Beatles had their hair cut. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS)

Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS

The Dancing Towers and the Arcotel Onyx mark the eastern end of the Reeperbahn, the legendary street in Hamburg. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS)

Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS

Historian Eva Decker holds a picture of the Trichter.

Historian Eva Decker here holding a picture of the Trichter. She takes people on tours of Hamburg's iconic street as it turns 400. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS)

Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS

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Wolfgang Stelljes, dpa

HAMBURG Germany — Eva Decker can tell you everything you can imagine when it comes to Hamburg's storied red-light district — even though she is not a native.

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