Frankfurt Hotels & Tourism

A big-business city with heart.

Called 'Mainhattan' and 'Bankfurt', and much more, Frankfurt is often seen only as a transit hub or a business centre, but it's so much more. It boasts Germany's most spectacular skyline, mirrored in the Main River; it's also the country's most international city, but remains a small town at heart.

Frankfurt throws more money at the arts than any other European city, so you'll most likely catch a ground-breaking exhibition at one of its museums. And if you do happen to get stuck at the mega-airport there's a nightclub, art gallery and X-rated cinema to help while away those in-transit hours.

All roads lead to Frankfurt. Well, maybe not all, but most of Germany's Autobahnen converge there. It's neatly pocketed in a valley below the northern Taunus Hills, equidistant from Hamburg and the Alps, in the centre of the greater Rhine-Main region. The Main River flows east-west through the city, separating the north bank's skyscrapers and bustle from the south's more laid-back charms. The massive Hauptbahnhof train station dominates the west of the city, squatting in the red-light district on the north bank, just outside the old city walls; the financial district and trade fair centre are just northwest. A 15-minute walk east brings you to the city's traditional heart, Römerberg in Altstadt (old town).

The pedestrianised and shop-lined Zeil runs west to east from the baroque Hauptwache U/S-Bahn station to the Konstablerwache U/S-Bahn station, and further east towards the zoo. Go to studenty Bockenheim in the northwest for all things bohemian; cafe-filled, cosmopolitan Bornheim is northeast. A section of the Main's south bank is dubbed Museumsufer (Museum Enbankment) for its stash of impressive museums, backed by lovely Sachsenhausen's quaint houses, narrow alleys and apple-wine taverns. Cheapish accommodation clusters around the Hauptbahnhof (although it can be sleazy), Bockenheim and Bornheim, with pricier options in Westend. For food, drinks and entertainment, head to Fressgasse ('Munch Alley'), Sachsenhausen, Bockenheim and Bornheim.

German is commonly divided into two forms - Low German (Plattdeutsch) and High German (Hochdeutsch). Low German is an umbrella term used for the dialects spoken in Northern Germany. High German is considered the standard form and is understood throughout German-speaking communities: it's the form of German you'll come across in Frankfurt.

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