FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Size
249 km2
Population
696,000
Why to choose Frankfurt
Frankfurt – Germany’s center of finances and cultures
welcomes you!
Visitors 2011
3.9 mio.
Why should your event take place in Frankfurt?
Room nights 2011
6.4 mio.
GFrankfurt is Europe’s largest and most popular trade show
­location.
Capacity of beds 2011
39,499
GThe city offers Europe’s largest continental airport, biggest
­passenger train station and a major overland traffic hub.
GIt is the ideal starting point for day-trips and excursions into
the surrounding region, including the scenically beautiful
low mountain ranges of the Taunus, Spessart and Odenwald
­regions, time-honored cities such as Heidelberg, Wiesbaden
and Mainz as well as the romantic Rheingau with its castles
and vineyards.
GFrankfurt – the “home of apple wine” – has a lot of charm,
serenity and old-town flair.
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Frankfurt – City of Business and Culture
Frankfurt am Main, the metropolis in the heart of Europe, is
­defined by stimulating contrasts of tradition and modern life style,
trade and culture, business and tranquility. The famous inter­
national trade fairs held here are i. e. the IAA – International Motor
Show, Frankfurt Book Fair and the IMEX – International Exhibition
for Incentive travel, Meetings and Events.
A look at the city’s silhouette reveals what most people already
know: Frankfurt radiates cosmopolitan flair and style. The im­
pressive skyline, characterised by the unmistakeable Messeturm
and numerous banking skyscrapers, has become “Mainhattan’s”
unofficial city symbol. Today, Frankfurt is home to the German
Stock Exchange, the European Central Bank, the Deutsche
Bundesbank and over 300 financial institutions from around the
world, making the 1,200-year-old trade and commerce city one of
Europe‘s foremost finance centres.
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN
sights
Römer and Römerberg
Paulskirche
This beautiful patrician’s house has served
as the town hall of Frankfurt am Main
since 1405 and is to this day the official
seat of the city’s lord mayor. Trade shows
were held in both the town hall’s spacious
Römerhallen and on the Römerberg, the
large marketplace in front of the Römer,
as early as the Middle Ages. Today, the
Römerberg re­presents the heart and soul
of Frankfurt’s historical old town, and is the
city’s most popular sightseeing destination.
The Römerhallen are still used to stage
special events of every variety.
Not far from the Römer is the St. Paul’s
Church, where the first German National
Assembly was held in 1848. Since then,
the church has been known as the cradle
of German democracy.
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Goethe House
MainTower
The university, founded in 1914, carries
the name of Frankfurt’s most famous son,
poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He
was born in Frankfurt on August, 28, 1749,
spending the early part of his life here.
His birthplace is one of Frankfurt’s most
popular tourist attractions, and in 1997
the Goethe House was extended to also
include the Goethe Museum.
The MainTower offers visitors a spectacular
bird’s eye view of Frankfurt and its surround­­
ings some 200 metres above the city streets.
Its observation platform is accessible to
the general public, making the MainTower
the first Frankfurt high-rise to allow private
individuals and visitor groups to access its
rooftop. The supreme view of the skyline is
most definitely worth the visit. In addition,
it offers a restaurant on the 53rd floor.
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
sights & culture
Natural History Museum
Senckenberg
Städel Museum
The Natural History Museum Senckenberg
presents itself more attractive than ever.
From 2003, the venerable old building
dating back to 1907, with its extensive
exhibition of evolution of organismus and
the change of the planet earth, was lavishly
modernised. The Museum offers one of
the most important natural history collections in Europe.
The Städel, founded in 1815 by the Frank­
furt banker and merchant Johann Friedrich
Städel, is an art museum in Frankfurt am
Main, with one of the most important
­collections in Germany. The Städel owns
2,700 paintings (of which 600 are displayed)
and a collection of 100,000 drawings and
prints as well as 600 sculptures. It has
around 4,000 m² of display and a library
of 100,000 books and 400 periodicals.
The Städel has European paintings from
seven centuries – amoung them famous
works from Van Eyck, Angelico, Hierony­
mus Bosch, Botticelli, Rembrandt, V
­ ermeer,
Degas, Beckmann and many more. It also
displays regularly special exhibitions.
An impressive hall located beneath the
Städel garden recently opened with
­additional exhibition space for the pre­
sentation of contemporary art. The new
gallery is illuminated with natural light
through 195 skylights which creates a
­striking pattern on the garden’s lawn.
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Zeil and Goethestraße
Fressgasse and Kleinmarkthalle
The shopping promenade in the city centre
of Frankfurt – the Zeil – belongs to Germany’s
most popular shopping districts with the
highest turnover in Germany. More than
500,000 clients are served here every
day. You find all major department stores,
­specialist shops and retail chains here.
The so-called Fressgass’ (munching street)
is Frankfurt’s culinary mile. Here, guests
can recover from an exhausting s­ hopping
outing in one of the many cafes, lunchrooms
and snack bars. Nowhere in Germany a
greater variety of restaurants in only one
single street can be found. Women can
“park” their husbands here while they
continue to shop till they drop!
The Goethestraße is Frankfurt’s most luxurious street where you will find exclusive
shops with high-end products for those
shoppers with a more exclusive taste. This
street is a tiny but charming alley, where
the most exclusive designer brands, such
as Cartier or Tiffany’s, are waiting for their
affluent clients.
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The Kleinmarkthalle is a popular indoor
market located close to the Zeil promenade.
It offers culinary treats from around the
world as well as locally grown products,
fresh fish and meats.
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
shopping, sights and night life
Commerzbank-Arena
Night Life
The Commerzbank-Arena stands on the
site of its great predecessor – the legendary Frankfurt Waldstadion. The new arena
was built at the start of the new millennium
for sports, concerts, business events and
all kinds of large gatherings. When the soccer stars of the Eintracht Frankfurt run their
matches in the stadium, the fans inside
and outside the venue are most excited
and create a great atmosphere.
In contrast to the busy inner-city life and
its internationally renowned shopping
opportunities, the rural-style suburbs with
their romantic half-timbered houses offer
an idyllic village atmosphere that represents German Gemütlichkeit, or cosiness.
After a day’s shopping in Frankfurt, an
enjoyable evening can be arranged in a
traditional apple wine pub in the Sachsenhausen district or at one of the countless
jazz and live music venues.
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Surroundings: Heidelberg …
… and more …
Heidelberg stands for Germany’s oldest
university, for historic streets and a lively
college scene, as well as the world-famous
Castle and a picturesque Old Town in
breathtakingly beautiful surroundings that
has captivated imaginations and inspired
creative hearts for centuries.
Frankfurt is surrounded by several diverse
landscapes, like the Taunus region, which
is one of the most diversified low mountain
ranges in all of Germany or the Rheingau,
which has gained worldwide renown as
one of Germany’s most beautiful winegrowing regions. And the German Bergstrasse with its castles, exotic forest,
parks and vineyards is the route for lovers
of romantic medieval towns and castles.