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    Frankfurt am Main

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    Frankfurt am Main

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    Frankfurt am Main is the heart of the Rhein-Main region, blending a skyline of skyscrapers with an Old Town centered around the Römerberg.

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    Frankfurt am Main is the heart of the Rhein-Main region, blending a skyline of skyscrapers with an Old Town centered around the Römerberg. Since 1405, the Römer has served as the city hall; nearby, in 1848/49, St. Paul's Church hosted the first German National Assembly. From the 200-meter-high Main Tower, the city's only skyscraper with a public viewing platform, you can take it all in from above.On the south bank of the Main, 13 museums line the Museum Embankment (Museumsufer), including the Städel, showcasing art from seven centuries. Behind it begins Sachsenhausen, where you can drink Ebbelwoi from a Bembel in the apple wine taverns and try Grüne Soße (Green Sauce) with seven herbs.
    Frankfurt has a population of around 764,000, with about 4.5 million people living in the Rhein-Main region. S-Bahn, U-Bahn, Straßenbahn, and buses are part of the RMV network, and from the airport, you're in the city center in about 11 to 15 minutes with the S8 or S9. Particularly striking is the contrast between the skyscrapers and the Old Town around Dom, Römer, and Paulskirche, which you can explore on foot. Beyond the Main river lie Museumsufer and Sachsenhausen, and other popular districts include Bornheim with its Berger Straße, and Nordend.

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    Römer and Römerberg
    Historic Landmark

    1Römer and Römerberg

    Since the council bought the houses Römer and Goldener Schwan in 1405, the stepped-gabled building complex on Römerberg has served as the city's town hall. Inside is the Kaisersaal with its imperial portraits.
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    Städel Museum
    Museum

    2Städel Museum

    The banker Johann Friedrich Städel founded the art institute in 1815. On Schaumainkai, you'll see roughly seven centuries of art from the 14th century to today, some of which is in the underground Garden Halls, opened in 2012.
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    Paulskirche
    Museum

    3Paulskirche

    From May 18, 1848, the first German National Assembly met here. After its destruction in the war, the church was reopened in 1948 and today serves as a memorial for democracy with exhibitions and events.
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    Main Tower
    Attraction

    4Main Tower

    The 200-meter-tall skyscraper, opened in 2000, is the only one in Frankfurt with a public observation deck, located at around 198 meters.
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    Kaiserdom St. Bartholomew
    Church

    5Kaiserdom St. Bartholomew

    Ten Emperors were crowned here from 1562 to 1792. The West Tower, begun in 1415, was completed in 1878 following medieval plans after the 1867 fire, and offers a view of the city.
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    Old Sachsenhausen
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    6Old Sachsenhausen

    The Ebbelweiviertel, south of the Main, is the heart of Frankfurt's cider culture. Traditionally, the cider is served here in a Bembel.
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    Restaurants in Frankfurt am Main

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    Apfelwein Wagner

    Unpretentious pub in Sachsenhausen, serving hearty German food, local cider, wine, and beer, with a street terrace.
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    The Painted House

    Wood-paneled 1930s-era cider tavern with murals, traditional sausage and meat dishes.
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    Saravanaa Bhavan

    Vegetarian South Indian restaurant by an international chain in a casual setting.
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    Democracy, Art and Apple Wine

    The first German National Assembly met in St. Paul's Church from 1848; ten emperors were crowned in the Imperial Cathedral from 1562 to 1792. On the south side of the Main, the Museum Embankment features 13 museums, with the Städel showcasing art from seven centuries.Frankfurt's lifestyle includes Apfelwein (cider), traditionally drunk from a Bembel, in Sachsenhausen's taverns such as those on Schweizer Straße and Textorstraße. It pairs well with Grüne Soße (green sauce) from seven herbs, mostly from Oberrad's nurseries, served with potatoes and eggs.

    Nightlife

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    Jazz Cellar Frankfurt

    Small, legendary jazz club from 1952 with creative cocktails in the nostalgic ambiance of a speakeasy.
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    Zino's Spritz

    Bar on Bethmannstraße, just a few steps from Römer and Paulskirche.
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    Kiwis

    A casual hangout with a cocktail bar, burgers, finger food, and international snacks.
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    Traveling in Frankfurt

    The Main Station is Germany's busiest train station. From the airport, S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 run every fifteen minutes, reaching the city center in about 11 to 15 minutes. Within the city, you use S-Bahn, U-Bahn, tram, and bus, all covered by the RMV fare. The Old Town between the Cathedral and Römer, the Main riverbank, and Sachsenhausen on the other side of the river are easily reachable on foot.

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    Rhine-Main

    Rhine-Main

    Around 4.5 million people live in the Rhein-Main region, its center being Frankfurt am Main, with its skyline and Germany's busiest train station. Opposite the Main's mouth, on the left bank of the Rhine, is Mainz, capital of Rhineland-Palatinate and Johannes Gutenberg's city.Here you combine skyscrapers, the Museum Embankment, and apple wine taverns in Frankfurt with the Romanesque Mainz Cathedral and the vineyards of the Rheingau around Rüdesheim, where Riesling grows and the Niederwalddenkmal stands above the Rhine.
    Mainz

    Mainz

    Mainz liegt am linken Rheinufer gegenüber der Mainmündung und ist mit rund 223.000 Einwohnern Landeshauptstadt und größte Stadt von Rheinland-Pfalz. Die Geschichte reicht bis zum römischen Legionslager Mogontiacum zurück, um 1450 erfand Johannes Gutenberg hier den Buchdruck mit beweglichen Lettern.Über der Altstadt erhebt sich der Dom St. Martin, einer der drei rheinischen Kaiserdome. Für die gotische Stiftskirche St. Stephan schuf Marc Chagall Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts die Fenster, und die Mainzer Fastnacht zählt seit dem 19. Jahrhundert zu den Hochburgen des rheinischen Karnevals. Das Gutenberg-Museum zeigt seine Schätze derzeit im Interim im Naturhistorischen Museum in der Reichklarastraße, weil am Liebfrauenplatz ein Neubau entsteht.
    Rüdesheim on the Rhine

    Rüdesheim on the Rhine

    Rüdesheim is located in the Hessian Rheingau at the foot of the Niederwald, opposite Bingen. The town is known for its Riesling; as early as 1074, land began to be cleared here for vineyards. Approximately three million people stroll annually through the Drosselgasse, only about 144 meters long and two meters wide, with its wine houses.With the cable car, you soar over the vineyards up to the Niederwalddenkmal, inaugurated in 1883, with its 12.5-meter-high Germania overlooking the Rhine. Down in the town, the Brömserburg houses the Rheingauer Weinmuseum, and in Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett, you can hear around four centuries of self-playing instruments.
    Bacharach

    Bacharach

    Bacharach is a small wine village on the left bank of the Rhine between Bingen and Boppard, first mentioned in 871 and still largely enclosed by its town wall with towers. Behind the wall, you'll find half-timbered houses like the Old House from 1368, St. Peter's Church, and on the hillside, the ruins of the Gothic Werner Chapel.Above the village towers Stahleck Castle, today a youth hostel, from which you can look out over roofs and the Rhine. The Rheinburgenweg connects Bacharach with Oberwesel and Trechtingshausen, and the Mittelrheinbahn stops hourly; Koblenz is about 40 minutes away.
    Loreley

    Loreley

    The Loreley is a 132-meter-high slate rock situated on the right bank of the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, right in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley. It was at this narrow, once-feared stretch of the river that Clemens Brentano set his ballad "Lore Lay" in 1801, and Heinrich Heine's 1824 poem subsequently made the mythical siren, who famously distracts mariners with her alluring hair, world-famous.Perched atop the plateau, a cultural and landscape park opened in 2019, offering a modern visitor center and barrier-free paths that lead to stunning panoramic viewpoints overlooking the magnificent Rhine Valley. To reach this impressive site, you can embark on an approximate 15-minute walk along a section of the Rheinsteig trail, commencing from the car park located in the Heide district.