Top things to do in Frankfurt/Main
Attractions, tours and activities in Frankfurt/Main
Frankfurt/Main: the city's best neighbourhoods
Find a great area to stay in Frankfurt/Main
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Frankfurt City Centre (Old Town)
In the city centre
A jumble of shops and restaurants line Old Town's serpentine streets. The shops here run the gamut from kitsch to traditional, most of which fall below the city's colourful, interior-lit flats. Get your "wurst" on Fressgasse, a street-full of German fare - 'gasse' means alleyway; 'fressen' means to stuff your face.
Places to stay from £22 per night
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Gallusviertel
1.7 miles from city centre
Derived from the German word “gallows” – yes, this is where they used to hang people – Gallusviertel is less gloomy than its name suggests. Once a maze of red-bricked warehouses and fading, sun-stained buildings, these days it’s a hub for media companies. Walk by and smell the newspaper ink, and hear the creative wheels churning out fresh start-ups.
Places to stay from £8 per night
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Nordend
0.9 miles from city centre
Wake up and smell the culture! Posh wine bars, million-star restaurants and miles of parkland mark this well-to-do area. Nordend was designed to give academics, young families and pensioners more room to settle down without having to say adieu to city life. Sit in a café or walk off your schnitzel in these leafy lanes.
Places to stay from £33 per night
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Westend
0.7 miles from city centre
More money, more problems! The latter doesn’t apply to the trendsetters of Westend. High-end and getting higher, this social-centric district is where stockbrokers, bankers, and business connoisseurs live large. Take to these tree-lined streets in search of expensive espresso or to flaunt your designer labels amidst the refined.
Places to stay from £33 per night
About Frankfurt/Main
Including tips for the best time to visit Frankfurt/Main
Frankfurt am Main is a lively metropolis in Germany that celebrates a fascinating mix of history and modernity as well as commerce and culture. Situated on the banks of River Main, the city has a striking skyline that you can admire while on a cruise or when visiting exhibitions along Frankfurt’s museum embankment, Museumsufer.
Doused in art and history, this city is home to several museums. On your visit to Frankfurt am Main, you can dive deeper into various aspects of the city’s past by exploring the interactive German Film Museum, the Naturmuseum Senckenberg dedicated to natural history and the Goethe House – birthplace of a renowned German writer.
The architecture of this German city ties contemporary designs together with historical reconstructions from the post-war era. On your Frankfurt trip, you’ll find the Commerzbank Tower standing tall in complete contrast to the half-timbered houses in the old town of Altstadt. The other highlights of the city include the Gothic-style Frankfurt Cathedral and the imposing concert hall of Alte Oper.
The city offers plenty of retail options ranging from international luxury stores to local designer boutiques. You can stroll along the pedestrian promenade of Zeil lined with high-street brands and a shopping centre. For fresh foods, wine and Frankfurt’s famous ‘green sauce’, the market hall of Kleinmarkthalle is worth a visit.
Tonight
From £49 per night
Next weekend
From £135 per night
| Most popular time to visit | October–December |
| Cheapest time to visit | January–March |
| Local currency | € 10 = £8.58 |
| Language | German |
| Average weekend price | £129 per night |
| Average weekday price | £108 per night |
| Typical stay | 1 night |
Points of interest in Frankfurt/Main
Stay near the top sightseeing spots in Frankfurt/Main
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Commerzbank-Arena
3.5 miles from city centre
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Old Opera
0.3 miles from city centre
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Main Tower
0.4 miles from city centre
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Festhalle Frankfurt
1.2 miles from city centre
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Römerberg
0.3 miles from city centre
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Museumsufer
0.5 miles from city centre
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Historical center
0.2 miles from city centre
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Zeil
0.2 miles from city centre
Frankfurt/Main reviews
What other travellers say about Frankfurt/Main
Frankfurt presents a pleasant cityscape, yet my airport...
26 April 2024
Frankfurt presents a pleasant cityscape, yet my airport experience left me with reservations. At Frankfurt Airport, there was a noticeable pattern of the police stopping non-EU passengers for document checks just after deplaning. Despite my frequent travels to Europe and holding a multi-entry Schengen visa, I was detained alongside others for an unnecessary 30-minute document verification. The ordeal extended to passport control, where a lengthy queue awaited us, made worse by a mere three counters being operational. The baggage claim area, situated in a less inviting lower ground space with a low ceiling and an unwelcome odor, further dampened the experience. After a lengthy wait, it turned out not all luggage had arrived, compounding the inconvenience.
Frankfurt is an exciting and cosmopolitan city.
22 April 2024
Frankfurt is an exciting and cosmopolitan city. There are many museums to visit and it is close to the Rhine. There are also many shopping and dining options. The MyZeil Mall on the Zeil (close to the Hauptwache Underground station) is well worth the visit for families who want to shop and dine at an affordable price.
great for a City break as we were working didn't have...
8 April 2024
great for a City break as we were working didn't have too much time for sightseeing Food was hit and Miss found a great Italian restaurant without this I would say food options are typical too much fried food for me and hard to get a cup of tea but there was plant of wine and beer available to make up for that
Frankfurt is the only German city to make it into the top-10...
22 March 2024
Frankfurt is the only German city to make it into the top-10 of the World's Most Livable Cities ranking. And, indeed, it is a great place merging historic and modern architecture, excellent shopping, infrastructure and food combined with a global & metropolitan feel.
It is a modern city and easy to move around.
2 March 2024
It is a modern city and easy to move around. Unfortunately we arrived one day before X'mas day and most of the city was closed for the 3 days we were there. But the gathering of thousands of people at the main square to hear the church bells on X'mas eve was quite an unique experience!
Nice city but stay away from the area directly in front of...
28 February 2024
Nice city but stay away from the area directly in front of the train station. Rampant drug use, red light district and gang violence. Been to Frankfurt 10 years ago. I am shocked at how the place has deteriorated in just 10 years.
Popular places to stay in Frankfurt/Main
Stay in some of the best accommodation Frankfurt/Main has to offer
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Penthouse Frankfurt Bornheim, Frankfurt/Main
From £108 per night
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ipartment Frankfurt Europaviertel Gallusviertel, Frankfurt/Main
From £87 per night
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The Garden Loft Bockenheim, Frankfurt/Main
From £133 per night
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VB Boutique Apartment - Studio in belebtem Viertel nah zur Messe Gallusviertel, Frankfurt/Main
From £122 per night
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THE FLAG Oskar M. Ostend, Frankfurt/Main
From £95 per night
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