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Welcome to one of the most multicultural cities in Germany. By day, Frankfurt's futuristic skyline, nicknamed 'Mainhattan', represents a bustling business centre at the hub of Europe's financial affairs, but by night, the towering cityscape sparkles romantically.
Home of apple wine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Germany's most famous writer) and Europe's busiest airport, Frankfurt boasts cultural highlights at every turn. Frankfurt harmoniously combines tradition and modernity, retaining much of its original charm in the Old Town north of the river.
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The most popular shopping area is the Fussgängerzone (pedestrian street) of the Zeil. Besides department stores and a wide variety of retail chains, one can find Frankfurt's most modern and exclusive shopping centre here, MyZeil. On its western end, where Zeil leads into "Fressgass'", or Große Bockenheimer Straße, the street is filled with cafés, patisseries, ice cream parlours and delicatessens.
Running parallel to Freßgass' is Goethestraße, the home to shops of haute couture. It is here you will find designers such as Versace, Gucci, and Prada.
Schillerstrasse is perfect for quality clothing and gift shops.
There is also a market every Friday.
Berger Straße in Bornheim and Schweizer Straße in Sachsenhausen
are perfect for those looking for more alternative boutiques or
second-hand shops.
Street markets in Frankfurt can be found anywhere and everywhere. They are mainly filled with fresh foods and flowers. Every second Saturday morning, the Mainufer turns into a large flea market with a huge selection of used items; clothes, books, bicycles, and various other items.
Main-Taunus Centrum, Nordwestzentrum, Hessencenter - all of these are shopping centres in or near Frankfurt.
An Italian restaurant located just across the Alte Oper which boasts a wonderful ambience with world-class service. Signature dishes include the Tuna Carpaccio, White Truffle Fettuccine and Tuscan-inspired Quail.
Erno's Bistro, offers French cuisine with a Mediterranean twist. The venison fillet and fresh seafood come highly recommended. The restaurant also offers 600 varieties of wine to choose from.
Bombay Palace is situated in the historic Alt-Sachsenhausen. This exotic Indian- and Pakistani-inspired restaurant serves vegetarian dishes, wide-ranging buffets, and several rice curries. Bombay Palace also has a wide selection of beers and an extensive menu of local and international wines. All of these are served at reasonable prices in a beautiful building.
Apfelwein Wagner is one of the oldest and most famous restaurants in Frankfurt. This affordable German restaurant serves sumptuous food such as the German dishes wurst and schnitzel, slow-cooked steak with horseradish sauce, grilled schweinshaxe, Frankfurt Green Sauce and also offers endless serving of apple wines. The highlight of this restaurant is the undercover courtyard and garden area.
Frankfurt is renowned as being a city of business and finance; however there are numerous cultural attractions that the city can boast of.
The Imperial Cathedral, known as the Kaiserdom, is a very interesting historical attraction. Within the Cathedral is where the leaders of the Holy Roman Empire were chosen.
Thirteen museums can be found on the banks of the River Main, and another twenty more can be found throughout the city. One of which is the Goethe Haus which presents the life and work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It first opened in 1863 and this makes it one of the oldest established museums in Frankfurt. It contains an impressive collection of paintings, manuscripts and graphic drawings and the original furniture of Goethe's times.
The Palmengarten is possibly the most beautiful attraction in Frankfurt. It was established in 1868 by the citizens of Frankfurt. The fifty acres of gardens are filled with flowers and plants and during the summer concerts and festivals are held here.
The Frankfurt Opera is a leading opera company in Germany and is one of the most important opera houses in Europe. It was elected "Opera house of the year" by German magazine Opernwelt in 1995 and 2003, and 'Best Opera in Germany' in 2010.
Visit Museum Embankment on the banks of the River Main where there are a total of 26 museums of all different themes. Every year these exhibits are celebrated at the 'Museum Embankment Festival'.
View the city from the Main Tower - opened in 2000, it is the headquarters of the State Bank of Hesse and Thuringia. The public can enjoy the view from the observation platform 100 metres about the streets of Frankfurt.
The English Theatre is the largest English-language theatre in continental Europe.