In the heart of Europe: the lively city of Frankfurt
Welcome to perhaps the smallest metropolis in the world - welcome to Frankfurt am Main. In the city of the shortest routes, you can reach the city centre in just 15 minutes from the airport. Not only centrally located in Germany but also in Europe, the metropolis on the River Main offers one superlative after the other: a veritable shopping paradise with the longest pedestrian zone in Germany, one of the most important finance and trade centres in Europe with 360 banks, countless trade and industry firms, as well as the world famous convention centre.
Frankfurt has also enjoyed a central role in German history. The Paulskirche church was the setting for the first national German assembly in 1848, and for two centuries the Holy Roman Emperors of the German nation were crowned in the cathedral.
Frankfurt is also home the biggest and some of the most stunning contrasts in Germany: on the one hand there is the fascinating skyline with its skyscrapers and on the other the Old Town and the museum embankment with its grand classical buildings. Simple, hard business next to Hessian serenity. Home town of the greatest German poets and multicultural melting pot.
Amongst all of this diversity you are guaranteed to find the right place to spend your leisure time: a rustic Roman banquet or something more dignified in the Palm Gardens. Go hyper modern at the airport or romantic at a castle in the Rheingau region. Enjoy the comfort of a boat trip on the River Rhine or the exhilaration of a flight simulator. Discover the unusual at a museum or the unbelievable at one of Frankfurt's trendy clubs. Have a ball at the zoo or make merry at an "Ebbelwoi" (apple wine) pub in Sachsenhausen. Hunt for bargains on the Zeil shopping mile or indulge yourself with something more luxurious on Goethestraße. Enjoy classic entertainment at the opera house or a comedy act at the comedy house. The choice is yours!
Distances to the city's places of interest
- Römer: 12 km
- Paulskirche church: 12 km
- Goethe Haus: 12 km
- The Zeil shopping mile: 12 km
- Museum Embankment: 12 km
- Alte Oper: 12 km
- Commerzbank Arena: 5 km
- Frankfurt Trade Fair: 12 km