Alte Liebe in Cuxhaven, Historical jetty in Cuxhaven, Germany.

Alte Liebe is a former pier on the Elbe fairway in Cuxhaven harbour, now an observation platform. Above a reinforced-concrete base sits a two-storey wooden pile structure with a gallery, reached by a white-painted wooden stair and enclosed by white railings with closely spaced balusters. A lower deck and an upper deck overlook the passing ships.

The structure was first built in 1733 by sinking three decommissioned ships at this spot, surrounding them with piles and filling the gaps with stones and brushwood. The aim was to secure the harbour damaged by storm floods and to protect the Große Bake, then the marker of the harbour entrance. Later used as a landing stage and regularly renewed, it was converted into a pure observation platform in 1982, when the decayed wooden piles of the substructure were replaced by reinforced concrete. A complete rebuild is planned for 2026.

The jetty functions as a gathering place where visitors watch ships arrive and depart while learning about harbor activities. Announced information about passing vessels creates a living connection to the maritime traditions of the North Sea coast.

Visitors can observe harbor activities from both levels and access ferry services to Neuwerk and Helgoland islands from this location. Clear days provide the best viewing conditions for using the telescopes and spotting ships at greater distances.

The name may come from the foremost of the three ships sunk in 1733, called Die Liebe. Another tradition says the ship was named Olivia, shortened by locals to Oliv, which sounded like the Low German Ol' Leev, "Old Love". A plaque at the harbour quotes Heinrich Heine's lines about the spot.