Hello everyone...I have a vacation to Frankfurt for a week...have done some research on Frankfurt and everyone says that there is not much to do???? I was thinking about day trips...renting a car..maybe going to Rotheburgh, Heidelburgh Wursburg etc...any thoughts...and where I should go in these towns...I like exploring little shops, maybe if anything some %26#39;touristy%26#39; things..any thoughts or ideas for planning out the week...I am not going until September 28 so I have some time...just wanted to start thinking...thank you all so much...
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Frankfurt is a huge modern city for the most part. The towns you mention are more manageable and may have more of what you%26#39;re looking for. Rothenburg is especially worthwhile, though very touristy. I%26#39;m less enthusiastic about Heidelberg and Würzburg, though each is nice enough.
What about a wine festival? You might also enjoy an outing to Boppard on the Rhine River, where there%26#39;s a wine fest that runs from 9/26-29 and 10/3-5. Boppard%26#39;s a very nice village to visit even without the festival, and the neigboring villages of Bacharach, Oberwesel, and St. Goar are great too.
I%26#39;d suggest daytrips by train - very easy from Frankfurt. But F%26#39;furt is a metropolis. A somewhat quainter choice would be Mainz, a good alternative base town; it%26#39;s almost as close to FRA as Frankfurt is and is much smaller, with a nice pedestrian zone in the old town area. Daytrips to Heidelberg and the Rhine towns are easy from there.
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Thank you Russ, I was going to contact you since youare the expert!...I have a great rate at the Meridan of $69 per night, so that is why I was going to stay in Frankfurt...do you think it would be worthwhile to rent a car??? I would get a gps to navigate...the wine festival does sound like fun...I will be in touch prior to my trip to ask your help again...and thank you so much...
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%26gt; do you think it would be worthwhile to rent a car?
No.
%26gt; ..the wine festival does sound like fun..
There are a few things which will not work out well with a car at all:
- Frankfurt city centre
- wine festivals (as you cannot have wine and drive)
- boat trips on the Rhine (as you have to travel back to your car anyway by train)
- Heidelberg old city
Frankfurt is as a base a good choice. While it%26#39;s not exactly the tourist highlight of Germany it%26#39;s a nice place to live and has of course some nice spots. E.g. Old Sachsenhausen, Berger Strasse ...
Middle Rhine Valley
http://www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.de/
http://www.k-d.com
A car is an option if you want to explore e.g. the Odenwald or Taunus uplands. Albeit also there you can get to the most places of interest also by train.
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Great price on your hotel! I would stay there too.
Do not believe the naysayers about Frankfurt. This comes from people who have spent little time here and know little about the city and its rich history. There is so much stuff to see and do here that you could easily keep busy for a week. Heck, there are 46 museums to pick from for just a start! Many people are also under the impression that the city was completely destroyed in the war and that too is untrue. This mainly affected the city center and in a city of 600,000 there are plenty of original buildings left. We have very beautiful, old neighborhoods with open produce markets, street festivals, and lovely old churches.
Würzburg, Heidelburg, Bad Homburg, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Königstein, and all the little towns along the Rhein, the Neckar, or the Main are easy to reach too and have wonderful sites to visit.
Here is a small list of events going on in Frankfurt and the surrounding towns. All easily accessed with the train.
* 25 Sept.- 5 Oct. Darmstadt, Messeplatz Autumn Fair
* 26-27 Sept. Castle Ronneburg Medieval Castle Festival
* 27 Sept. Frankfurt, Alte Oper Orchestra Concert
* 27 Sept. Dreieich-Dreieichenhain, Hayn Castle Hain Pottery Market
* 28 Sept. Frankfurt, Heilig Geist Church Choir %26amp; Orchestra Concert - Bruckner
* 30 Sept.- 4 Oct. Kronberg Cello Festival
* 2-6 Oct. Bad Nauheim Village Festival %26amp; Sunday Shopping
* 3 Oct. Frankfurt, Roemerburg Jazz Festival to Celebrate German Reunification Day
* 3-4 Oct. Neu Ansbach, Hessen Park Apple and Harvest Festival
* 3-4 Oct. Ronneburg Medieval Castle Festival
* 8 Oct.- 1 Nov. Frankfurt Chrysanthemums Show at the Palmengarten
P.S. I loved Würzburg, and think the Residenz there is absolutely gorgeous.
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Thank you so muchI have read your posts and realize that you are one of the Frankfurt experts...I thought the same thing, that many people sell Frankfurt short..I will be in touch as I get closer but thank you so much...
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Frankfurt is a big cultural town, there are enough actual fun museums to visit that would last you easy a week
Of course the people of frankfurt like to go out aswell, plenty of bars, clubs and restaurants to choose from. Sachsenhausen is old school german(in a hesse way/not bavarian) Schweizer Street there has some cool bars aswell as the typical applewein places you can find in the area (In addition to old sachsenhausen and some taverns along textorstreet)
Downtown Frankfurt along Fressgass has some great bars and restaurants aswell
A week out here, you sure wont get bored!
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