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Square
Römerberg
The town-hall square of Frankfurt, with the stepped-gable façade of the Römer, half-timbered houses on the east side and the Justice fountain in the middle.
Hesse · Germany
Frankfurt
In the destination Frankfurt and the Rhine Valley.
In the photo: Römerberg, Frankfurt
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The city
What to expect from Frankfurt.
Behind the skyscrapers of the financial district there is a reconstructed Altstadt around the Römerberg, the cathedral of imperial coronations, Goethe's birthplace, the museums on the south bank of the Main and the cider taverns of Sachsenhausen.
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The local experience
What to see in Frankfurt
Cathedral
Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus
Gothic church with a 95-meter tower where the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were elected and, between 1562 and 1792, crowned. The tower can be climbed on foot.
Historic neighborhood
Neue Frankfurter Altstadt
The core of the old town center, between the Römerberg and the cathedral, rebuilt between 2012 and 2018 with 35 buildings, some of them faithful copies of houses destroyed in 1944.
Observation deck
Main Tower
200-meter skyscraper with a publicly accessible observation deck at the top, offering 360-degree views over the city center, the River Main and the other buildings of the financial district.
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Museum
Museumsufer
The south bank of the Main between the bridges Eiserner Steg and Friedensbrücke, with a row of museums in old mansions and new buildings, from the Städel to the Liebieghaus.
Museum
Städel Museum
One of Germany's leading art museums, with around 3,100 paintings from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, on the Museumsufer.
House museum
Frankfurter Goethe-Haus
The house where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749, rebuilt after the war with the original furniture, next to the Deutsches Romantik-Museum.
Bridge
Eiserner Steg
Iron pedestrian bridge over the Main, dating from 1868, which links the Römerberg to Sachsenhausen and offers the most famous view of Frankfurt's skyscrapers.
Historic neighborhood
Sachsenhausen
Neighborhood on the south bank of the Main, known for its Apfelwein taverns, Frankfurt's cider, served in gray and blue ceramic jugs.
Memorial
Paulskirche
Former round church where the first elected parliament for all of Germany met in 1848 and 1849. Today it is a memorial to democracy, with an exhibition about that history.
Market
Kleinmarkthalle
Covered market from 1954 in central Frankfurt, with dozens of stalls selling fruit, cheeses, cold cuts, herbs for Grüne Soße and snacks.
Garden
Palmengarten
A 22-hectare botanical garden opened in 1871 in the Westend district, with tropical plant greenhouses, outdoor themed areas and lakes.