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About Frankfurt |
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Frankfurt is a centre for German finance with it's skyscrapers giving
it that New York feel. The city's Museum Mile found along the banks
of the Main river, it's historically rich houses that have been restored
to their former glory, Sachsenhausen's traditional pubs that serve
cider and in the delightful Goethestrasse a number of high quality
shops. The city of Frankfurt has world-class cultural and arts scene
found at Fressgass.
It is interesting to point out that a tenth of taxes are devoted to
the city's cultural programs. In Frankurt you will find some of the
country's most impressive collection of Renaissance art from the 20th
century. The city's music scene is also worth noting.
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The Birth of Frankfurt |
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The birth of Frankfurt can be traced back to 3000 years before Christ
was born. It was found that grain was planted on Cathedral Hill, an
area today that borders the Römer and the Cathedral. Then, later,
the area was settled, which the remains of wooden structures verify.
Until the end of the eighth century, the Cathedral Hill was a small
island surrounded by water, swampland and moor.
Frankfurt's history including it's Roman occupation has no written
material to substantiate this, which is a shame. The Roman armies
had conquered large parts of Germania around this time Some of these
occupied areas after 83 AD also included the Rhine-Main area. A little
way from Frankfurt,Roman castles were built in Nida west of Heddernheim
and Friedberg, . A type of military supply base was located on Frankfurt's
Cathedral Hill. This, as well as the castles, lost its function when
the Roman garrisons were transferred to the Limes in 110 AD. After
the Romans departed along with so of their building, the hill was
used again for another civilian settlement. If you visit the the Frankfurt
Museum for Pre- and Early History you will see evidence of this.
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What to See and Do in Frankfurt |
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Eating
The cuisine found in Frankfurt range from groceries and covered markets,
like the Kleinmarkthalle or Fressgasse, to exclusive resturaunts.
Visit the Sachenhausen area for a great selection of all different
kinds of restaurants and bars.
The frankfurter,( or hotdog) was first created here, hence the name.
There are a number of other local specialties, like the grune sosse,
which is green sauce made up of cream and herbs over potatoes and
hard boiled eggs and the 'handkas mit musik' a cheese over raw onions,
oil and vinegar served with bread and butter, which you can wash down
with apfelwein, at strong cider made locally.
Shopping
Frankfurt has a wide variety of excellent shops, from the high-end
shops and boutiques on the Goethestrasse and Schillerstrasse, department
stores on the Zeil, to the fun Saturday Flea Markets along the riverfront
and on Schaumainkai. Try the legendary Zeil street in Frankfurt's
city centre and the attractive local shopping centres in the city
districts.
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Culture in Frankfurt |
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Music
The music culture is very important to the citizens of Franfurt. Closely a ssociated with the city of Frankfurt is the internationally renowned Ensemble Modern as well as Albert Mangelsdorff,who is one of the world's leading jazz musicians, and Sven Väth, the internationally acclaimed techno producer and DJ. Series of concerts with some of the world's leading orchestras and soloists, sensational opera performances, the annual "German Jazz Festival" and the mammoth open-air event "Sound of Frankfurt" clearly underline the high-grade and far-reaching music program offered by Frankfurt am Main. For musicians and lovers of music , Frankfurt is home to a large number of groups and associations
Theatre
The city's free theatre scene is worth considering. It's a reflection of the student movements in the seventies and has developed in Frankfurt with a diversity seldom found elsewhere.
Nightlife
The nightlife of Frankfurt is exciting to explore , with it's eclectic set of bars at Sachsenhausen to the discos in the city center to the jazz of Frankfurter Jazzkeller, you're sure to find the nightlife you crave.
About an hour's drive from Frankfurt is the charming town of Marburg, a bustling university town with a happening café scene and a raucous pub culture, well worth a visit.
Art
The art scene of Frankfurt is, now well established in Europe, since it frequently came up with unconventional approaches and ever new surprises. An experimentally liberal museum and gallery landscape has emerged.
Architecture
The city of Frankfurt's architecture is often as spectacular as it was disputed, and this not just since the debate on Frankfurt's tall skyline. Since the town started to burst at the seams in the 19th century, grounds for hefty discussion have been many indeed - during the historical industrialization period following annexation by Prussia in 1867, during the "New Frankfurt" era of Municipal Building Director Ernst May from 1925 to 1933, during post-war functionalism and during the debate on a "Second modern" since the 1980s.
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