Frankfurt am Main Tourist Traps

 
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Frankfurt Airport

Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main

 2 Reviews  Transfers from airport to city: Don't bother catching a cab into the city, unless of course, you are laden with a lot of luggage. Taxis to the city cost around 25 Euro. Instead, catch the train from... 

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Frankfurt Hahn Airport

 1 Review  Many people think that Hahn is located in the suburbs of Frankfurt. It's not! You may better call it Trier Hahn, because it is half an hour from Trier and 90 minutes from Frankfurt. It would be even... 

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Shopping

 1 Review  Kaiserstrasse and Goethestrasse are the best shopping streets, despite the handful of hole-in-the-wall tourist traps filled with junk souvenirs. Most department stores are located on Rossmarkt and... 

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"old" Sachsenhausen quarter

"old" Sachsenhausen quarter, Frankfurt am Main

 gumboyaya Says:  This quarter is just behind the Youth Hostel. It is very often recommended, but for my taste it is just to much of a conglomerate of places where you can wine... 

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Open-air opera at the Konstabler Wache

Open-air opera at the Konstabler Wache, Frankfurt am Main

 Nemorino Says:  At first glance, the Konstabler Wache in downtown Frankfurt might seem like an unpromising venue for an open-air opera performance. This is one of the least... 

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Prices

Prices, Frankfurt am Main

 MichaelFalk1969 Says:  Germans love to complain about the high cost of living in Frankfurt ... and they have a point. As Frankfurt attracts many well-off professionals, the cost of... 

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Alt-Sachsenhausen & Sachsenhausen apple-wine-bars

Alt-Sachsenhausen & Sachsenhausen apple-wine-bars, Frankfurt am Main

 Alexa33 Says:  Tacky, tacky, tacky. It's always recommended as great night spot. In fact it's not.Nothing but bad, cheap Caipirinha bars in "old"-style houses, bad food... 

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KaiserStr/main train station

KaiserStr/main train station, Frankfurt am Main

 Criss719 Says:  This place has really changed since I was stationed in Frankfurt from 79-81. When I was in the Army, we would go up and down KaiserStr "just looking around"... 

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Short Cruise on the Main River

Short Cruise on the Main River, Frankfurt am Main

 Weissdorn Says:  Before I drag it down to the "forget it" level - let me say that I love boating on the Main! It's just that the 1 hour trip is not really worth it, because all... 

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Avoid the Roemer Restaurants

Avoid the Roemer Restaurants, Frankfurt am Main

 harryowski Says:  The main tourist magnets is the area between the Roemer and the Paulskirche. At both places, you got lots of cafes and restaurants. but both in price and value,... 

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Enoteca Contessa - good but not worthy !!!

Enoteca Contessa - good but not worthy !!!, Frankfurt am Main

 mauro_pd Says:  Soooooooooo ... italian restaurants around the world ... what a pain !!!! Actually I'm not a fan of italian restaurant when I'm abroad cause I prefer to check... 

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Top 3 Hotels in Frankfurt am Main

Hotel Hessischer Hof

 2 Reviews and 207 Opinions  We had tickets for the english theatre in Frankfurt and looked for a classy hotel in the city. A... 

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The Westin Grand Frankfurt

 2 Reviews and 385 Opinions  I would 100% recommend the Westin Grand! We arrived at the hotel at about 10 in the morning and were... 

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Radisson Blu Frankfurt

 4 Reviews and 282 Opinions  On the way from the airport, my taxi driver pointed the hotel from me from a distance: big, blue,... 

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Q:  Should have titled the last question "Trail recommendation " ..... But this is the wine question. When I am around the Rhine I... 

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A: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer that is the best regionn going from Trier to Koblentz, and best Rieslings. I buy mines in Trier or here from merchants. First to read more about see the... 

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Operas in Frankfurt am Main: Old, New and Open-Air

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 My absolutely favorite place in Frankfurt am Main is the opera house. No, I don't mean the old opera house. I mean the new opera house on Willy-Brandt-Platz, where they put on real operas several...... 

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Frankfurt

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 Frankfurt is the financial hub of Germany; it hosts the stock exchange and most major and minor banks. Apart from that, it has some nice parks, a beautiful botanical garden, a zoo, excellent museums,... 

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Main Metropolis

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 Frankfurt - Bankfurt - Hib'te'bach -Little Mainhatten - the city that fascinates and appalls so many of my fellow Americans. Fascinating, because it's a modern German city - shopping, nightlife, cool... 

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The most Un-German City in Germany

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 Frankfurt has pretensions to be Germany's "Capital that Never Was". Given its central location and huge economic influence, you'd think that it has been robbed by history, but a visit to the city can... 

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A city better than its reputation

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 Arriving in Frankfurt's main railwaystation (Hauptbahnhof) you will not be very impressed, if you leave the station towards the city as some drug addicts and the redlight district may be welcoming... 

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