My favorite cities usually share one element in common: contrast, and surely, Frankfurt am Main knows a lot about contrast. Generally, Frankfurt is overlooked as a tourist destination despite its fame as a business, congress, and conference city. With one of the largest and busiest airports in the world, Lufthansa’s hub, and countless national and European railway connections, Frankfurt is ...
Founded by the Romans in the 1st century BCE, Frankfurt am Main may only be the fifth-largest city in Germany, but it is one of its most important banking and financial hubs. The capital of the Hesse Bundesland is known for its collection of shiny skyscrapers, renovated medieval buildings and shopping malls, and especially for being one of Europe’s most ...