Day 1 — Altstadt: Marktplatz, Böttcherstraße, and sunset on Schlachte
🚶 Arrive at Bremen Airport (BRE) and make a quick hop into the center on tram No. 6—you’ll be at Domsheide/Hauptbahnhof in ≈11–16 minutes. Check in and take your first walk through the postcard classics: the Town Hall and Roland (UNESCO), the little houses of Böttcherstraße, the Glockenspiel bells. Toward evening, head down to the Schlachte promenade: the city’s gastronomic mile with a chain of terraces where, in summer, grill aromas mingle with the river breeze. Settle on the steps by the water with views of the ships, then drop into one of the big beer courtyards—Paulaner’s an der Schlachte, for example—to catch the vibe of lively evening Bremen.