Most tourists focus on the city center. However, they are thus deprived of the diversity of the Frankfurt districts. Frankfurt presents itself in neighborhoods such as Bornheim and Ostend (multicultural), Bockenheim (student), Sachsenhausen (chic) and Nordend (chic/ alternatively) from its most attractive and true side! There are also the most beautiful cafés and parks (see also "activities").

For information on the 43 districts, see further Frankfurt articles:

• Old town and city center
• district close to the center
• Sachsenhausen
• outer district
• highest
• airport

Other Frankfurt articles: museums

Frankfurt is not only the city of banks, but also of art and culture. No German city spends as much on its cultural institutions as Frankfurt. The Frankfurt Opera, for example, was once again awarded as the "Opera House of the Year".

Urban development extends far beyond the narrow city boundaries. Frankfurt has an extreme extension to the west and the north, and in the east, Offenbach towers very far in. There is a distance of several kilometers between the two city centers, while some parts of Frankfurt are much further away than Offenbach. There is a petty rivalry between Frankfurt and Offenbach. The narrower city region has about 1.9 million inhabitants, the whole region of Frankfurt Rhine-Main is the second largest metropolitan area in Germany after Rhein-Ruhr, with more than 5 million inhabitants. Frankfurt is the headquarters of the European Central Bank and Germany’s most important financial center. Frankfurt has a worldwide significance as a trade fair city. It is also one of Europe's most important transport hubs. Since the Middle Ages, the city has been one of the most important urban centers in Germany without interruption.

Like many other major German cities, Frankfurt's inner city image changed radically after World War II. There is little left of the once largest contiguous old town in Germany, and only one of the more than 2,000 half-timbered houses survived, largely unscathed, the Wertheym, at the gate. The Old Town is also home to the Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral and the famous Paulskirche church. In the 1920s the project Neues Frankfurt was launched, which produced more than 10,000 apartments and the Frankfurt kitchen. To this day, the buildings of that time have characterized the suburbs, such as the Roman town, which was conceived as a garden town.

Since the 1950s, Frankfurt has established itself as a high-rise city. In 1960, the Henninger Tower in Sachsenhausen was the first building in Frankfurt to surpass the Western Tower of the Imperial Cathedral at an altitude of 120 meters. Today, more than two dozen high-rise buildings form Frankfurt’s distinctive skyline. However, the city does not like to hear the terms derived from them, such as "Bankfurt" or "Mainhattan". Frankfurt itself promotes itself as the smallest metropolis in the world.

By plane

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is the second largest airport in continental Europe and the hub of Lufthansa, which is based here. From Frankfurt you can fly anywhere in the world. The airport is connected to the ICE/IC network via the airport railway station and the S-Bahn, regional and regional express lines via the airport regional train station. The night trains of the Nightjet stop at the regional airport, although they are long-distance trains. The city center can be reached in 11 - 15 minutes by S 8 and S 9 (the latest S-Bahn trains in Frankfurt’s public transport) from the regional train station in a quarter-hour-cycle. A single ticket to the city center costs 4.90 € (as of 1.1.2018), the city of Frankfurt has the RMV tariff zone 5000, the airport has the tariff zone 5090 and by taxi the journey costs 35 €. The fare is non-negotiable as it is set out in the Frankfurt taxi code. Arrival from the airport is also possible with the city bus lines of local public transport company refiniq 58 (station Frankfurt-Höchst - Lufthansa-Aviation-Center - Lufthansabasis - Airport Terminal 1) and 61 (station Frankfurt-Süd - Airport Terminal 1). A ticket is also required for journeys within the airport grounds, as it is a public line operated by refiniq and not a shuttle service operated by the airport.

Frankfurt Hahn Airport (HHN) is located about 130 km from Frankfurt am Main, despite its name, and can be reached in 2 hours by bus from the main railway station. The ticket is available directly on the bus and costs almost 20,- €. It is advisable to plan enough time as the buses only run about every 1.2 to 2 hours. (Roadmap)

by train

ICE at the entrance to Frankfurt Central Station

Central Station with ICE 3M Netherlands

In addition to the main railway station, Frankfurt am Main also has two other railway stations: Frankfurt am Main Airport Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt am Main Süd. Frankfurt Hbf and Frankfurt-Süd are connected to the S-Bahn, underground and tram networks. Next to the Hauptbahnhof Airport you will find the regional airport, where the S-Bahn trains stop. Frankfurt’s main railway station has the second most passengers after Hamburg with 350,000 passengers per day and is the busiest railway station in Germany with 630 long-distance trains and 1100 S-Bahn trains per day.

The central location of Frankfurt and the high-speed ICE trains allow you to reach the most important cities in Germany within four hours. Some time examples: Cologne at 1:03 h, Stuttgart at 1:18 h, Munich at 3:11 h, Hamburg at 3:36 h and Brussels at 3:06 h, Berlin, Paris, Zurich and Amsterdam in about 4 h, Kiel, Schwerin and Dresden in about 5 hours.

From Frankfurt Hbf, direct long-distance services include: Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Vienna, Munich, Stuttgart, Freiburg, Basel, Bern and Zurich. France has a high-speed connection to Paris, and since March 2012, a TGV to Marseille has been traveling once a day via Strasbourg and Lyon. There are also connections to Brussels and Amsterdam. Since December 2017, a Eurocity train has also been running once a day to Milan.

There are important connections in local transport to Kassel, Fulda, Wuerzburg, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Saarbrücken and Koblenz.

You can find railway connections from Frankfurt Airport in the airport article.

There are direct connections to Berlin via Kassel and regional services to Fulda and Wuerzburg via Aschaffenburg. The two platforms are not accessible.

The night train network connects Frankfurt South with Berlin and Prague, Frankfurt Airport with Munich, Vienna and Zurich, Frankfurt Hbf with Vienna, Copenhagen, Warsaw and Moscow (2 nights). Night train journeys within Germany as well as to Italy, Austria and Switzerland have been carried out by the ÖBB-Nightjet since the change of schedule in December 2016.

Travelers wishing to travel to the city of Frankfurt can take any S-Bahn to the city center from the main train station and get off at the Hauptwache or Konstablerwache station.

By bus

Frankfurt city center and the airport are accessible by bus. Bus stops to reach the city center are located near the main railway station, on the railway station grounds, at the eastern entrance and exit (stop area A) the buses of the Eurolines operate. The buses of other companies such as Onebus, IC-Bus and ID-Bus have stops along Stuttgart’s main road, Mannheimer Strasse and Pforzheimer Strasse (just south of the main railway station). The buses from Flixbus depart at the main bus station in Frankfurt, which is located between Mannheimer Str. Stuttgart Str, Karlsruher Str. and Pforzheimer Str. . Mannheimer Strasse 15 is home to a Eurolines customer center, a Flixbus customer center is located on the premises of the bus station. The online portals BuslinSearch.de and Fernbus guide.de have German-wide timetable information and a map with the locations of the bus stations. There are two bus stops at Frankfurt Main Airport, at Terminal 1 on the arrival level between the terminal building and the regional airport station, and at Terminal 2 at the main entrance right in front of the building.

On the street

Since January 2012, only cars with a green label can enter the environmental zone. The zone is the area within the "ring of motorways". In the west it is bordered by the A5, in the south by the A3 and in the east and north by the A661.

Frankfurt is the hub of the A3 and A5 motorways, which meet southwest of Frankfurt on the Frankfurt Cross.

The River Main towards the West

The A66 provides a connection from the west of Wiesbaden/Mainz to the Allenring to Frankfurt-Ost. The A 648 motorway leads to the main railway station and directly to the center. On the east side of Frankfurt, the A66 leads to Hanau and Fulda. From the south, the A661 runs east along Frankfurt to the north as far as Oberursel. Within Frankfurt, the ring road and the plant ring, which is close to the city center, pass through Frankfurt in a large semi-circle.

Park and Ride

The park-and-ride facilities in the Frankfurt area are as follows:

• stadium (S7, S8, S9, tram: 20, 21)
• Frankfurt-Höchst station (S1, S2, RB10, RB11, RB12, RB22, RE20)
• Sindlingen (S1)
• Station Frankfurt-West (S3, S4, S5, S6, RB34, RB40, RB41, RB48
• Praunheim Heerstraße (U6)
• Kalbach (U2)
• Nieder-Eschbach (U2, U9)
• Seckbach/Krupstrasse (U4, U7)
• Preunheim (U5)
• Heddernheim (U1, U2, U3, U8)
• Frankfurter Berg (S6)
• parallel bridge
• Frankfurt Color Works (S1, S2)
• Frankfurt-Zeilsheim (S2)

By ship

Arriving to Frankfurt by boat is unusual. There are excursion lines from Frankfurt that run up the river Main to Wuerzburg, down to Wiesbaden/Mainz and to various destinations on the Rhine. These can also be used to arrive, but are more expensive compared to the train or bus (see Primus Line)

metro ・ "Hauptbahnhof"

Frankfurt has a dense network of S-Bahn, U-Bahn (city rail), trams and buses. Here you can often move better without a car. ・ ・ Rhine-Main area: timetable: metro and metro ・ ・ line network plan: S-Bahn, metro and regional trains ・ line network plan S-Bahn, underground and tram in Frankfurt ・ inner city map also by bus

All city and public transport lines are integrated into the Rhine-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) in southern Germany. The tariff network runs from Mainz to the north of Marburg and the national borders with Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The Landkreis Bergstraße is subject to a transitional tariff for the Rhein-Neckar transport network.

The single ticket for the city area without airport costs 2.75 €. The short-distance ticket (up to 2 km, the destinations are indicated at each stop) costs 1.85 €. The day ticket for the city area without an airport is available for 5.35 € (with an airport for 9.55 €) and is also valid on the daily night buses. Group tickets for up to 5 people cost 11.30 € and 16.60 € respectively. ・ prices: As at 1.1.2018. ・ tickets are valid for immediate departure and have already been canceled. There is no pre-sale for single tickets, for daily tickets the date can be set. When traveling with the RMV - especially when arriving at the airport - you should plan your time generously, as delays in the RMV network are not rare.

ticket purchase

• Deutsche Bahn operates automatic ticketing machines at all stations, where both RMV and DB tickets can be purchased for local and long-distance transport, while the Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (VGF) operates ticketing machines at all metro stations and at all tram stops and at some very busy bus stops. Please note that in Frankfurt you are only allowed to board trams with a valid ticket. Ticket machines of the HLB base are located at the stations of the Königsteiner Bahn (RB12).
• In addition to ticket purchases from ticket vending machines, it is possible to purchase daily, weekly and monthly tickets, but not single tickets, also in many kiosks registered as contracting party to the RMV.
• The ticket office operated by VGF for the purchase of RMV tickets is located at the main guard and constable stations. Travel centers of Deutsche Bahn, where tickets for local and long-distance rail transport can be purchased, but not RMV tickets, are located at the main railway station, Höchst station, Westbahnhof, Südbahnhof (Southern railway station) and Regional and trunk-station airport.
• The Frankfurt Card is only available in tourist information and in some hotels.

night traffic

Since December 2017, the U4 and U8 subway lines run on subsections every half an hour on weekends. The S-Bahn S8 runs every night from the airport, Rüsselsheim and Mainz to Wiesbaden and from Offenbach to Hanau. In 2018 the S1, S4 and S5 will leave the main railway station on weekends and the S3 from the southern railway station on weekends. Only in 2019 do the S-Bahn trains run through the S-Bahn tunnel at night. 13 night bus lines leave every day and other buses leave the station "Konstablerwache" every hour and/or every half hour until 3.30 and 3.30 respectively on weekends. On weekends, many night buses also go to neighboring towns such as Darmstadt or Hanau.

You can reach the hotel by trams and buses, all of which are low-floor. All subway lines U1 to U9 also have accessible access trains, while all S-Bahn lines can have ramps for the lower platforms outside the tunnels (only on the 1st floor). door of the train). However, many train stations are not yet accessible. All S-Bahn trains have been air-conditioned since the end of 2014.

Bicycle pick is available in metro, tram and bus from Monday to Friday in the times of: 6.00 - 8.30 and 16.00 - 18.30 not allowed, but will be tolerated as long as space is available in the means of transport.

There is no time limit for bicycles in regional express trains, city express trains, regional trains, S trains and regional buses. As in the entire Rhine-Main-Verbund, the bicycle ride is free.

By bicycle you get quite well in the city. In recent years some new cycle paths have been built. Although Frankfurt is not yet a "bicycle city" like Münster, it is worth exploring the city by bicycle. There is a 63 km long Grüngürtel cycle path around Frankfurt.

If you want, you can also transport by bicycle or rent a nextbike, 1,- € per half hour, for a day 9,- € from April to October.

With the Frankfurt Card all public transport in the city area including the airport is included. 50% discount for 28 museums, palm garden and zoo. The ticket costs 1 day: 11,00 €, for 2 days: 16,00 €, groups up to 5 people for 1 day: 23,- €, for 2 days: €33.00. Prices: 2020 Current (as of June 2020) Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, not all facilities are open, and the Städel Museum, Liebieghaus, Zoo and Schauspiel Frankfurt are currently refusing the Frankfurt Card discount.

The German-wide public transport network ticket "Quer-Land-Ticket" is valid in Frankfurt on all S-Bahn and public transport trains, but not on public transport (metro, tram, bus).

Paulskirche

The Roman on the Römerberg (town hall),
before that is the Well of Justice.

Roman section
rear: Schirn Kunsthalle and the tower tip of the Cathedral

Frankfurt is the city of the skyscrapers. The skyline can be seen from afar, no matter what mode of transport you are using. The Commerzbank Tower (300 m) and the fairground tower (256 m) are particularly significant. The only tower with a public terrace and restaurant/bar at 200 m altitude is the Main Tower. There is also a restaurant on the 25th floor of the Japan Center. The best view of the skyline is the Ignatz Bubis bridge (Strab 14, Hospital to St. Ghost), for photography, the Deutschherrnbrücke (railway and pedestrian bridge) is recommended.

The route of the industrial culture Rhine-Main Frankfurt am Main is a part of the route of the industrial culture Rhine-Main in the Hessian city of Frankfurt am Main. The project aims to open up monuments of industrial history in the Rhine-Main area.

churches

A special feature of Frankfurt is that all inner-city churches are in urban hands since 1830 through a so-called "endowment contract". The two most important and well-known sacred buildings are:

• The cathedral of the Catholic Church of St. Bartholomew. The cross-shaped Gothic Hall Church was never a bishop's seat. Since the 14th century, the Roman-German emperors have been chosen here, and since the 16th century they have been crowned. The Bartholomäus-Fries (15th century), Chorstuhl (14th century), Maria-Sleep-Altar (1434), Kreuzungsgruppe (1509) are worth seeing in the interior; The tower (96 m high, one of the most beautiful in Germany) can be climbed from April to October if it is not being renovated (324 steps). In the entrance to the cathedral you will also find the Dommuseum, where you will find numerous sacred works and the history of the cathedral.
• The Paulskirche church, built between 1789 and 1833, memorial of democracy in Germany, seat of the first German National Assembly (1848/ 49), destroyed in the Second World War, rebuilt in 1947 to 49, is no longer used as a church.

old town

In addition to these two churches and the towers, the landmark of the city is the Romans, located on the west side of the Roman Mountain to the south-east of the Paulskirche. For over 600 years, the Roman has been the city hall of Frankfurt and consists of three original buildings. With other 16th to 18th century town houses, the historic town hall complex consists of 11 houses that were destroyed and rebuilt in the Second World War: the Salzhaus, the Haus Frauenstein, the Haus Löwenstein, the Haus Römer (Old Town Hall with tower hall and imperial hall), the Haus Limburg, the Haus Silberberg, the Bürgersaalwing, the Haus Goldener Schwan, the Haus Wanebach, the Wanebachhöfchen and the Römerhöfchen with Herculesbrunnen. To the west is the New Town Hall from 1900 to 1908, to the south of it is the Gothic Church of St. Leonhard. In front of the old town hall is the modern building, rebuilt in 1983, with a faithful historical facade. This eastern corner of the Roman Mountain, with its spacious square and its fairytale fountain, is the special flair of the rest of the old town. North of it is the Black Star, south of the Steinerne House.

From 1972 to 2010 the Technical Town Hall, a concrete monastery in the style of brualism, stood between the Romans and the cathedral. In 2014 to 2018, the complete historical street lines market and behind the lamb were restored with the chicken market. Among the 35 new buildings in the neighborhood are 15 reconstructions of houses destroyed during World War II. Opposite the cathedral, at market 5, stands the most beautiful reconstructed house, the Golden Balance. The building dates back to the 1970s and parts of the historic center, which had been burnt down in 1944, were restored. Since May 2018, the new old town district with its former crowning road has been open to the public. The official opening took place from 21 to 23 September 2018.

• Imperial Palatinate Franconofurd, excavations of a Roman settlement and the old Imperial Palatinate. The former open archeological garden excavation site was built in 2013 with the new townhouse and was permanently protected from the weather. The Roman and Carolingian relics have been open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for free since August 2018.

• Pension Tower ・ (1456), Late Gothic town fortifications tower with Pension Office (port customs).

• Wall, part of the first Frankfurt city fortification (12th century).

• Haus Wertheim, the only half-timbered building in the old town that survived the war. ・ It is opposite the new building of the Historical Museum.

• Latterhaus ・ late Gothic town house around 1390, today: Caricatura Museum.

city

If you leave the old town to the north, you will arrive at the main guard, which is the center of the city (distinguishable from the old town). The main guard is a baroque building with underground shopping and a metro and S-Bahn intersection that runs through the city's main shopping streets: the Zeil, a pedestrian zone, from the east and the Kaiserstraße with amusing locals in the secondary roads from the direction of the main station.

The Kaiserstrasse leads over the Roßmarkt, which is connected to the south by the Goethehaus. The poet's birthplace was rebuilt in 1946 to 1951, and the interior and museum were adapted to the original state. Other important buildings of the city include:

old opera

• The Old Opera, originally built in 1873-80, was the victim of the bombs during World War II. It was rebuilt in 1976-81 and is home to numerous concerts. You can reach us from the main station via the so called "Freßgass".

• Palais Thurn and Taxis ・ rebuilt in 2010

Sachsenhausen

• Museumsufer with its 13 renowned museums on the Main
• Alt-Sachsenhausen - Ebbelweiviertel

The 1628 cow storm

• Kuhhhirtenturm, Große Rittergasse, also called "Elefant", built at the end of the 14th century, late Gothic, Wehrturm of the Frankfurt City Fortifications, until the 17th century. The house of the composer Paul Hindemith, who wrote his opera Cardillac, was destroyed during World War II and now owned by the youth hostel.

museums

For detailed articles: Museums in Frankfurt am Main

With over 60 museums and exhibition houses, the city is rich in culture. 13 museums have been located just on the banks of the Museumsufer, on the south side of the river Main, opposite the city center. There are also the two most famous art collections in the city, the Städel (paintings) and the Liebieghaus (sculptures). The following website gives an overview of the Frankfurt galleries.

Night of the museums on the penultimate Saturday in April, next appointment probably on Saturday April 17, 2021 (the date has not yet been confirmed by the organizer, as of June 22, 2020).

On the last weekend in August, the Museumsuferfest-Button allows you to visit around 20 museums for 7 €, with a comprehensive program. Next appointment Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August 2021. The Museum Waterfront Festival 2020 was canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

exhibitions

culture

In addition to the Old Opera, there are numerous other cultural houses.

• cultural address
• Event, concert and congress centers

parks and gardens

If you need some relaxation, the parks are available. Among them are the renowned palm garden, the adjacent Botanical Gardens and the extensive green park with the Korean garden in the West End. The Frankfurt Zoo is still popular. The Günthersburgpark in Bornheim and the small but fine Holzhausenpark are also an urban and idyllic experience. The latter is located in the immediate vicinity of the city center and houses a small castle, the Holzhausenschlösschen. The Bethmannpark near the Konstablerwache has a beautiful Chinese garden. On the bank of the river Mainufer, the so-called "Mainpark Nice" is home to exotic plants such as palm trees and citrus fruits. The Nidda from Bad Vilbel to Höchst also offers a lot of greenery and idyllic countryside on the green belt cycle path.

Popular parks in the metropolis:

• 1. Ostpark - in the Ostend district
• 2. Lohrpark - in the Seckbach district
• 3. Niddatal - Frankfurt's largest public park in the districts of Praunheim, Ginnheim and Hauser
• 4. Grüneburgpark - Frankfurt's popular Volkspark in the Westend district
• 5. Günthersburgpark - Volks and game park in the Nordend district
• 6. Huthpark - Frankfurt's little known park in Seckbach district
• 7. Rebstockpark - Frankfurt's youngest public park with vineyard bath in western Bockenheim

Frankfurt-Höchst

You should not miss the Höchster Old Town, one of the last remaining groups of specialized workshops. There is also the 18th century Bolongaro Palace, the largest private building in the period, with ceiling paintings, stucco and porcelain exhibitions.

Above the rooftops

Good viewpoints are the Main Tower (entrance 5 € for the lift, discounted 3,50 € (pupils, students, etc.), open from 10:00 hours, website) in the banking district and the Goetheturm (open only in summer, currently not available because of fire damage) in the city forest.

city guide

• There is a wide range of free activities such as the Frankfurt Architectural Photo Tour (photographic tour in German and English) or the Frankfurt Free Alternative Walking Tour.
• The Cultural Center offers very detailed city tours. Also interesting for Frankfurt.
• Frankfurt-Tourismus offers guided tours and tours for all tastes. Whether on foot or mobile, Frankfurt’s sights can be visited in many different ways.
• Segway Tour Frankfurt (Seg Tour GmbH), Taubenstraße 11. Tel: +49 69 21939296, Email: [email protected]. City tour through Frankfurt with electric scooter "Segway®". In addition to the Classic Tour to the most famous sights, there is also a tour along the river Main or a special bank tour. Also bookable for events, company excursions or youth visits. Price: EUR 75,00. Accepted payment methods: Bar, Master, Visa, Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay, EC.
• Frankfurt Sightseeing via Audioguide - with MP3 Player or City Guide App you can discover the main metropolis individually.
• Cherrytours Frankfurt - My city tour (Cherrytours GmbH), Taubenstraße 11. Tel: +49 69 21939297 , e-mail: [email protected]. Guided tours in private or small groups for individualists. Daily tours available, also in different languages. Individual start and end points possible on request. Price: from EUR 15. Accepted payment methods: bar, master, Visa
• The sporty city tour - Sightjogging - with running shoes to the sights of Frankfurt
• Child-friendly guided tours and city tours through Frankfurt
• Culinary guided tours through the city center of Frankfurt
• Association of certified guides in Frankfurt and their multi-layered tours
• The calendar guided tours in Frankfurt lists public guided tours of certified guides

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city view from the Mainuferweg. In the foreground, you can see the Iron Gate, on the right. the Historical Museum

Frankfurt is a stage city on the Main-Radweg.

If you are in Frankfurt, don't be fooled by the hustle and bustle of the city center: Frankfurt also offers its tourists fashionable and idyllic:

If you want to get to know Frankfurt from its real side, you should take a walk from the Schauspielhaus (Willy-Brandt-Platz subway) through the wallway along the banking district to the Old Opera. From there, take the Freßgass to the main station. Take a short trip to the Zeilgalerie (beautiful view of the skyline, free) and further to the Römer. From there, take the archeological garden (excavations of a Roman settlement) to the cathedral. Back to the Römerberg mountain and over the Iron Way to "translate" into the Sachsenhäuser shore, where you can take a wonderful walk on the waterfront and admire the impressive silhouette.

The museums of the Museumsufer are located on the street level, one of the "floors" above. The German Film Museum, the German Architecture Museum, the Communication Museum, the Museum of Applied Arts and the Museum of World Cultures are the main attractions. At the end of a museum tour, you should not miss the romantic coffee in the Liebieghaus, located in the backyard of a 19th century villa.

Tourists often leave the districts of Frankfurt and the beautiful parks to the left. From Bockenheim you can take a stroll across the Westend and Northrend to Bornheim through intact 19th century neighborhoods, while staying in one of the many cafés and parks (Grüneburg-, Günthersburg- and Holzhausenpark are only mentioned here as examples).

For the passive athletes there is almost all sports in Frankfurt to admire first class. Frankfurt Eintracht (soccer, first league), Löwen Frankfurt (ice hockey, DEL2), Skyliners (basketball, BBL), Frankfurt Universe (American football, GFL), 1. FFC Frankfurt (Women's Football, First Women's Bundesliga), United Volleys Rhein-Main (Volleyball, 1st Bundesliga).

The Frankfurt Golf Club in the Niederrad district is one of the most beautiful courses in Germany. The 18-hole championship course was designed in an English style. There is also a 9-hole course at the Paragon Golf Academy inside the racecourse. There are many other golf courses in the region.

MyZeil Purchase Center

In the center of Frankfurt the line stretches between the main guard and the Konstablerwache. It is Germany's largest shopping street. To the south of the line, you can buy everything the heart desires in the square Konstablerwache, Hauptwache, Goethehaus and Museum of Modern Art down to the river Main.

In 2009, MyZeil was one of Germany's largest shopping centers, located close to the main guard, between Galeria Kaufhof and Karstadt. The longest internal freestanding escalator in Europe leads directly to the 4th floor. Next to it, the former Thurn and Taxis palace has been rebuilt. ・ PalaisQuartier and MyZeil

The main guard and the opera are connected by Goethestrasse (with shops of international luxury designers) and the "Freßgass" - Großen Bockenheimer Straße (with delicatessen shops, coffee shops, gastronomy offers).

It is also recommended to go shopping on Berger Strasse in Bornheim, the Leipziger Strasse in Bockenheim, and the Schweizer Strasse in Sachsenhausen. Here you can find a large number of small shops.

Flea markets: Saturday, with weekly change from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: flea market on the banks of the river Mainufer and flea market in the eastern port (Lindleystraße) ・ Frankfurt flea market ・ flea market

Special specialties of the region are Ribbbsche with herb, hand cheese with music and Frankfurter Grie Soß (Frankfurter Grüce Sauce). Handcheese with music is typically served with bread and butter. The guest is not usually given a fork, but only a knife to place the handcheese on the bread in pieces and to peel it. The green sauce consists of seven different herbs, typically from the gardens in the Oberrad district, which are chopped in sour cream or sometimes yogurt. This mixture is tuned with pepper, salt, vinegar and sometimes mustard. Salt or bread potatoes and hard boiled eggs are served as a supplement. ・

The typical Frankfurt apple wine, the Ebbelwoi, is drunk from an apple wine glass, the Geribde. The Schöbbsche (originally 0.3l, today often 0.25l) is given out of the Bembel, a clay jug whose size is given in the number of bays (e.g. 5'er Bembel). If the apple wine is too sour, it can drink it as a G'sprade, stretched with mineral water. If you are not satisfied, you can order a sweet G'splashing, an apple wine with lemon lemon soda or more often with orange lemonade in the surrounding area. But be careful. If you order a freshwater injection in the traditional apple wine-growing region of Sachsenhausen and sometimes also Bornheims, you may be exposed to the anger of the staff, since the addition of lemonade destroys the character of the apple wine. Most of these places are pride in the fruits of their work, which can be watered down but never sweetened. In the autumn, the freshly squeezed natural apple juice, which stimulates the intestinal flora and sometimes has a "resounding success", is eaten. ・

Squirrels are called creppels (singular = plural) and particles are called pieces. Typical local bakery are pastries (for apple wine), Frankfurt pudding, Frankfurt wreath and Bethmale. The latter is a marzipan biscuits, related to the Frankfurt Brents, originally eaten for tea, and today especially popular at Christmas. The name goes back to the Frankfurt banking family Bethmann.

As a cosmopolitan city, local cuisine has always played a less important role than in other cities. French cuisine or Viennese coffee houses were appreciated by the bourgeoisie in the 19th century. It is hardly surprising that the sausage in Frankfurt is almost extinct. The rusticalization with "real Frankfurt" dishes and "originals" is a relatively new phenomenon and curiously motivated by the influx of new Frankfurt furters who seek the "originals" to live themselves. For example, some Italian or Greek restaurants are decades older than many rustic-urgy bars or pubs with bare oak tables.

The street with a crowd of restaurants is the Freßgass, which stretches as far as the Old Opera. There you will find restaurants and snacks to suit all tastes. In a street you will find the Club Voltaire, a bistro on the left.

road

• Luminale 2020 12th March - 15th March 2020 - Every 2 years the Light Culture Biennale accompanies the Light+Building trade fair. About 200 light projects throughout the city space will immerse houses, churches and squares in a colorful light. Especially worth seeing are the catharine church at the main guard with the "light diffraction" (letter projection) and the performance "light has a face" in the "Liebfrauenkirche".
• Skyscraper Festival - Germany's highest festival was last held in 2013. A new date is not fixed.

Christmas market at the Römerberg

• Opera Festival - 10 days End of June: of 24.06 07/03/2020
• Christopher Street Day (CSD) ・ - 19 July 2020, Konstablerwache.
• Mainfest - celebration of the river & live music on the Römerberg mountain from July 31st. 08/03/2020
• In the first half of August, the Apfelweinfestival will be held at the main guard in Frankfurt am Main. The festival is celebrated from Sunday to Thursday 11.00 - 23.00 and Friday and Saturday 11.00 - 24.00 with a stage program, apple wines from old apple varieties, trendy mixed drinks and cocktails with apple wine.
• Museumsuferfest - End of August: from Friday 28 August to Sunday 30 August 2020, on both sides of the river Main. Free admission to the museums with the Museumsuferfest-Button for 4,- €.
• Christmas market on the Römerberg, Paulsplatz and Mainkai - from 26.11. - 22.12.2015, Mon-Sat.: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., So: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
  Glockenspiel der Alte Nikolaikirche: daily at 9.05, 12.05 and 17.05
  Tower bubbles from the Altan of the Old Nikolaikirche: May and Saturday 6 p.m.
  In addition: Christmas market Paulskirche and Römerhalle, Sachsenhäuser Christmas market under the Goetheturm, Swedish Christmas market in Preunheim, Christmas markets at Hoechst Castle and Bornheim

nightlife

If you want to go out in Frankfurt, you need to know a little bit about it. The best tips can be found in the "Journal Frankfurt" or in the "PRINZ", which are published monthly.

Frankfurt has a lot to offer culturally, from the award-winning Frankfurt stages (theater, opera house) to alternative entertainment and small art (Mousonturm) and modern dance (The Forsythe Company) to variéte in the Tiger Palace. In addition, Frankfurt has a distinctive museum landscape. The most famous are the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Applied Arts, the Schirn Art Hall and the Stelvio Art Institute. Most of the museums are located on the banks of the museum on the south side of the river Main.

In addition to the well-known and elegant clubs in the city center, the Living XXL in the basement of the European Central Bank, the Gallery near the Central Station and the Bureau 19/ 11 a few meters further, the Union premises in the East End have become a trendy meeting place. In addition to the clubs Kingkamehameha and the 190East, there are also bars such as the Zanzibar Roofgarden. For most clubs, it is recommended to bring a jacket (you can surrender at the wardrobe) and not wear a T-shirt.

A good recommendation is the Bar 22nd Lounge on the 22nd floor of the Eurotheum in the city center (right next to the Main Tower). From here you have a beautiful view of the city. Especially in winter, when the lights of the city glide in the darkness, this is a special experience. A similar view over Frankfurt can be enjoyed at Club 101 on the 25th floor of the Japan Towers. Normally, the canteen of the tower is located there, but once in a while it is transformed into a club (from 10:00pm, queues can be queued at the entrance).

If you like a mixture of chic and traditional, you should visit Sachsenhausen on the Swiss road and the Textorstraße. From the applause economy (Aachel, Fichtekränzi, painted house, Wagner) to the chic bar (Bar Oppenheimer, Keepers Lounge, Hoppers), everything the liver wants. Other apple wine farms are located in Bornheim (e.g. Eulenburg) and the 'Rad' in Seckbach.

Alternatively, you can visit the student Bockenheim (around Leipziger Str.) and Nordend (Berger Str.). But also in the city center around the catharine church (Studio Bar, Helium) and at the Römer there are nice shops to go out.

Tip: In front of the Goethe-Haus, a small but fine barscene has developed in the city center around coffee Karin. Just take a look.

The gay scene goes mainly to the pulse, Luckys Manhattan (LM27), Central or Swedish, all located in the so-called "Bermudadreieck" near the Konstablerwache, but sometimes difficult to find due to the winding streets.

In Old Sachsenhausen you will find a colorful mix of traditional cider wine culture, bars and clubs (club cellar, stereo bar).

Frankfurt: Parties, clubs and discos

Hotel Frankfurter Hof

There is no shortage of hotel beds in Frankfurt as long as there is no major exhibition. Whether it is 3, 4 or 5 stars, here everyone will find a suitable accommodation option. However, during the trade fair, the hotels are extremely expensive and fully booked. But even then, there are still plenty of private accommodations spread throughout the city. During the weekend, stays at Frankfurt hotels are particularly convenient, as the business travelers are mainly in Frankfurt during the week. There are also five-star hotels and hotels that are very affordable. The Schaumainkai youth hostel, which is also within walking distance of the Old Sachsenhausen and the Mainufer, is an alternative hotel. (Here also found the 1st. Wikimania Congress.) However, private accommodation is usually available at much lower prices and often offers the advantage of being provided as a traveler with the right insider tips for exploring the city.

hotels

See also districts and Frankfurt Main Airport

Hotels are available on the website of the city of Frankfurt.

The hostel is located on the southern side of the Main in Sachsenhausen.

private room

The rooms are arranged on many platforms. Of course there are also many couchsurfers in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt has several universities. First, of course, there is the great Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University. In addition there are the University of Banking Economics (HfB), the University of Music and Performing Arts and the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt. Recently, the Goethe Business School, in collaboration with Duke University in the USA, has also been offering one of the most renowned MBA programs in Germany. There is also the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics in the north of Frankfurt and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in the district of Niederrad.

Frankfurt is a pendulum city. During the day, the city blows up and becomes a million-mark metropolis, in the evening, when commuters travel to neighboring towns and other municipalities, the city is again gathering. However, the cultural and nightlife scene is very strong.

There were 487,400 jobs subject to social security contributions in 2008. Only one third (164,000) had their place of residence and job in Frankfurt. 323,500 people commuted to the city with an increasing trend, of which 178,000 were from the bordering communities.

In no German city is the service industry as dominant as in Frankfurt. Not only the financial services industry, consultancies and lawyers have declared Frankfurt their capital. The European Central Bank (ECB) is located in Frankfurt. Advertising, PR, chemical and pharmaceutical companies also feel at home here. The city has almost as many jobs as its inhabitants. However, there are still important industries in Frankfurt and the region. These include, for example, Opel in Rüsselsheim in addition to the Höchst Industrial Park. The airport provides around 70,000 jobs.

Kaiserstrasse from the main station with bank skyscrapers in the background

Frankfurt is considered the capital of the crime in Germany, next to Hamburg. However, you can feel as secure as in any other big German city. This statistic is distorted by the fact that it is calculated on the basis of the relatively small population, not on the number of people who are in the city every day. Germany's largest airport is also located in the city area of Frankfurt, and falsifies these statistics (smuggling, passport violations, etc.). Social hot spots are close to the train station, including Niddastrasse and Taunusstraße, which are considered the hotspot of the drug scene. Also, care should be taken when using public toilets in the station district, as surrounding used syringes can transmit diseases like HIV to drug users.

As in all major German cities, medical care is very good. The university clinic has an excellent reputation.

• university hospital in Frankfurt
• general emergency services in Frankfurt a list of medical emergency services in Frankfurt
• Dental emergency service up-to-date notification of dental practitioners and available emergency dental services
• Dental Emergency Service Frankfurt Mediation (A&V e.V.): 069-59795360

The Frankfurt man is not known as particularly friendly. However, it is only in exceptional cases that the treatment is really unfriendly. If you are used to the harsh way of handling, especially in apple wine pubs, you will get along very well with all the locals. Uncommon language problems can be solved with a "Huh?" solution, the hessian Universal question. German is a universal language, English can also be used by almost everyone, but the many commuters bring many dialects to the city.

• Touristinfo Central Station, Central Station - Passage. Tel: +49 69 212 38800, e-mail: [email protected]. Opened: Mon-Fri 8:00 - 21:00, Sa-So + Holiday 9:00 - 18:00. last amendment: no
• Touristinfo Römer, Römerberg 27. Tel: +49 69 212 38800, e-mail: [email protected]. Opened: Mon-Fri 9:30 - 17:30, Sa-So + Holiday 10:00 - 16:00. last amendment: no

The area code for Frankfurt is 069 and for the northern districts of Harheim and Nieder-Erlenbach 06101 and Bergen-Enkheim 06109 respectively. From abroad you dial 004969 as the area code.

The postal codes are 60001-60599 and 65901-65936.

• north-west
  • Kronberg - Opel-Zoo on the B455 in the direction of Königstein. On a vast terrain, only about 1400 animals live in 200 species from all continents and climate zones, including elephants in the elephant plant built at the end of August 2013. Many animal species are missing. The public philosopher path leads through the zoo from Kronberg to Königstein. entry: 12,- €, children 3-14 years: 7,- €.
  • Royal Stone - a nice little town on the wooded slopes of the Taunus with the Königstein castle ruin.
  • Bad Homburg - noble residential town and spa town with large spa park.
  • The Taunus with its highest mountain, the Great Feldberg, is located right at the front door and can be reached by subway U3. From this mountain and the Herzbergturm you have great views of the Rhine-Main area.
  • The old roman castle Saalburg has been reconstructed.
  • Behind both places lies the Hessenpark, a large open-air museum with reconstructed old houses from the surrounding area.

• To the north is the Wetterau with Bad Vilbel, Bad Nauheim and Butzbach, where many fruit orchards invite you to stay.

• North-east direction to the Vogelsberg with excellent hiking and cycling routes.

• East from Hanau it goes northeast through the Kinzigtal Valley and the Spessart Nature Park via Gelnhausen to Fulda.

• the river Main goes up to Hanau and Seligenstadt, to Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg and Wertheim in Lower Franconia, to Würzburg.

• South-southeast in the Odenwald with its half-timbered cities Michelstadt and Erbach to Eberbach am Neckar.

• Direction south along the mountain road from Darmstadt, via Zwingenberg, Bensheim, Heppenheim, Weinheim to Heidelberg.

• southwest to the Upper Rhine with the nature reserve Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue, the wine town Oppenheim and the Nibelenstadt Worms

• westward towards Rhineland-Palatinate: Mainz, Rheinhessen (Ingelheim, Bingen am Rhein) and the Middle Rhine Valley (Bacharach, Oberwesel).

• westward to Wiesbaden, to the Rheingau (Eltville am Rhein, Rüdesheim am Rhein) and to the Middle Rhine Valley.
• All directions: RheinMain regional park

GreenBelt cycle path on Nidda

bike tours

• main cycle

• Hess. Cycle distance R3: Rhine - Main - Kinzig

• Hess. Cycle distance R8: Westerwald - Taunus - Bergstraße

• GreenBeltRadundweg around Frankfurt Radroutenplanner

• Nidda-Radweg Regional Park Niddaradweg

• Weiltalweg From May to October a bus with a bicycle trailer (line 245) runs on the weekend between the end station of the Frankfurt metro (U3) Oberursel-Hohemark (300 meters above sea level). NN) via the Taunus Pass Sandplacken, via Weilmünster to Weilburg. From the 700 m high pass you can hike and cycle to Weilburg.

• The Volcanic Cycle Path and the Vogelsberger South Bicycle Path in Vogelsberg are also accessible by bicycle buses. Train to Glauburg, Gelnhausen or Wächtersbach.

Overview of cycle routes in Hesse

neighboring communities

Hattersheim, Kriftel, Hofheim am Taunus, Kelkheim, Oberliederbach, Sulzbach, Schwalbach, Eschborn, Steinbach (Taunus), Oberursel, Bad Homburg, Karben, Bad Vilbel, Niederdorfelden, Hochstadt, Offenbach, Neu-Isenburg, Mörfelden, Rüsselsheim am am am Main, Raunheim bach