Since March 2020, tourists and Hamburgers have had to do without the 300-year-old fish market due to the corona pandemic. Now the attraction is allowed to reopen – albeit subject to certain conditions.
Hamburg – More than a year ago, the Hamburg fish market had to close due to the pandemic – now the popular tourist attraction is allowed to reopen. The recently low corona incidence values allow it.
It should start on Sunday, July 4th. “The Hamburg fish market is a real Altona institution that is very important to us in the district office,” said Stefanie von Berg, district manager Altona, on Tuesday. “In the past few months we have noticed what it means when life on the edge of the harbor does not pulsate on Sunday mornings. Then something is simply missing. And now we would like to change that again. “
Since the Hamburg fish market in its previous form was a special kind of market, the framework conditions would have to be temporarily adapted to those of a weekly market. Above all, this means that so-called event parts must first be dispensed with. Over a length of 250 meters and a width of 30 meters, around 60 retailers can initially offer their goods in two rows. Visitors must wear a medical mask.
“With the return of the fish market, Hamburg is sending a signal that the gateway to the world is opening a crack again,” said Wilfried Thal, President of the State Association of the Outpatient Industry. “Of course, we hope that the pandemic will allow us to return to old practices as soon as possible.” Since March 2020, tourists and Hamburgers have had to do without the 300-year-old fish market because of the corona pandemic. There are usually around 120 market stalls set up there. Many night owls went straight to the fish market after an evening in the neighborhood. dpa
