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Frankfurt - The Centre of the Universe?
It sure feels like it at times with Frankfurt being the major transport hub airport in Europe. The number of travellers transiting Frankfurt is enormous - Frankfurt is home to a top-10 airport, Europe's largest rail terminal and Europe's busiest motorway interchange. Busy doesn't cover it. But it does mean weekend getaways are very easy to organise.
The financial and commercial hub of Germany is more of a modern city than you might expect; the futuristic skyscrapers vie with the old merchant houses in Romer Square for example. Eclectic neighbourhoods like Nordend and Sachsenhausen get no tourist attention, yet they are classic examples of fine 18th century architecture and beautiful parks, while the museum area on the River Main is awash in visitors. Frankfurt makes for a very European city break.
Frankfurt's position as a crossroads for Europe enabled major commercial fairs like the Frankfurt Auto Show and the Frankfurt Book Fair to establish themselves. It also drew in a large immigrant population and Frankfurt today is a polyglot city - with resulting food, cultural and entertainment highlights like no other!
Wander the river district, stay for an operatic experience, dine in one of the many budget restaurants representing the foods of the world, view the space age skyline and revel in the world-class museums in Museumsufer on the banks of the Main.
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