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Location:
Frankfurt
(24 Nov 22 Dec 2010)
Frankfurt Christmas Market
The very first Christmas market was held in Frankfurt am Main as long ago as 1393. Nowadays, with the coming of the Advent season, Frankfurt’s picturesque Römerberg is transformed into one of Germany’s most beautiful and popular Christmas markets.
Visitors will find more than 200 lovingly decorated stalls, offering many fine Frankfurt specialities, an imaginative arts and crafts market with unique gift ideas and a festive fringe programme awaiting them. Come and spend a few hours strolling through the market, enjoy a warm beverage, and take
in the wonderful Christmas spirit.
Frankfurt Delicacies
Two of Frankfurt’s most popular specialities – “Bethmännchen”, a marzipan and almond treat, and the popular “Quetschemännchen”, made of dried plums and nuts – look back on over 100 years of culinary tradition. Bethmännchen were enjoyed by no less than Frankfurt’s favourite son, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Originally, Bethmännchen were covered with four almond halves, each representing one of the four sons of the famous Frankfurt banker, Simon Moritz von Bethmann. After the death of one of his sons in 1845, only three almond halves were used.
Opening hours:
Mon.– Sat.: 10.00 – 21.00
Sun.:11.00 – 21.00
Special Offer:
Christmas Market Weekend
Dates: 25 Nov – 22 Dec 2009 Friday to Sunday
Booking deadline: 14 days prior to arrival
Offer:
1 night incl. breakfast buffet
Frankfurt Card for 2 days
Christmas market voucher booklet (vouchers for 1fried
sausage, 1mulled wine, Bethmännchen candies)
Frankfurt info package
Prices from 59 € p.p.
Information and Booking
Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49(0)69/21 23 08 08
Fax: +49(0)69/21 24 05 12
info@infofrankfurt.de
Special offer:
Guided Christmas Market Tour
Stories, Sweets and Savouries – Enjoy the Frankfurt Christmas
Market with all of your senses!
Become acquainted with Frankfurt’s time-honoured Christmas
market, its many culinary specialities and learn more about
historical and modern Frankfurt, Frankfurt personalities and the
market itself within the framework of this excellent tour.
NEW! Also bookable for groups.
See: www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
Information for coach tour organisers
You’ll find a total of seven short-term stopping spaces for dropping
off and picking up passengers right next to the Christmas market
at St. Paul’s Church/Berliner Straße. For bus parking, please have a look at our list on www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
Please note that Frankfurt is now an official“Green Zone”. All vehicles, including passenger cars, lorries
and busses require the appropriate emissions sticker when entering
downtown Frankfurt.
Further information: www.umweltzone.frankfurt.de
Bus parking outside of the Green Zone:
Rebstockgelände
Fechenheim Industriegebiet
Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt-Höchst
Ballsporthalle Frankfurt-Höchst
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Frankfurt - a sparkling Christmas Market |
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How to say "Merry Christmas" in German
Froehliche Weihnachten
Frankfurt am Main – A City of Contrasts
Frankfurt am Main, the metropolis in the heart of Europe, is defined by the stimulating contrasts of tradition and modernity, commerce and culture, business and tranquillity. But Frankfurt is not only a city of finance, it is also a city of culture, featuring a truly unique theatre and museum landscape.
At Frankfurt’s famous museum embankment, magnificent museums of every variety stand side by side like pearls on a string. Here, one finds a total of 16 museums and exhibition venues of great distinction, including the Museum of Applied Arts, the German Architecture Museum, the German Film Museum and the internationally renowned Städel Art Museum.
The historical centre of Frankfurt, meanwhile, offers a plethora of interesting sightseeing attractions, such as the birthplace of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Emperor’s Cathedral (Kaiserdom), the famous Römerberg old town and St. Paul’s Church, all of which have taken their place in the annals of German history. Best of all, everything is within walking distance, including the banks of the majestic River Main, which present themselves to locals and visitors as a pair of beautiful riverside promenades with green belts, cocktail bars and plenty of space for sports and leisure.
If you’re looking for a more cosy atmosphere, simply cross the Main and head to the nearby going-out district of Sachsenhausen, where you’ll find numerous traditional apple wine pubs offering the locals’ beverage of choice as well as popular regional delicacies. Frankfurt am Main is also extremely family-friendly, with Frankfurt Zoo, the Palmengarten and the Senckenberg Museum, Germany’s largest museum of natural history, ready to inspire children of all ages with their fascinating exhibits.
The final weekend of every August is dedicated to the spectacular Museum Embankment Festival, renowned as one of Europe’s largest cultural celebrations. Frankfurt’s museums stand at the centre of attention during this time, offering art enthusiasts and all others a colourful cultural programme that is on show late into the night. The festival celebrates a different motto every year and features a unique combination of art, culture, music and cuisine representing the four corners of the Earth.
Whether it’s the museum embankment, the historical old town or the apple wine district of Old Sachsenhausen, you’ll be happy to know that they are all within a stone’s throw from the landing stage of KD Cruise Lines.
www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
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