The New Old Town

The smallest district in all of Frankfurt

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Facts and
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Frankfurt's smallest district with its idyllic location on the River Main is once again complete. After a long period of construction between the Römer and Emperors' Cathedral, the once-in-a-century Old Town restoration project was completed in 2018

Frankfurt's Old Town is a centre of attraction for one and all. Locals and visitors from all over the world meet here for a coffee, visit the numerous museums and independent shops and enjoy the Old Town flair in the heart of the Main metropolis.

This successful blend is a reminder of Frankfurt's eventful history as a European metropolis. At the Archaeological Gardens, young and old alike may marvel at the traces of the ancient Roman settlement and the Carolingian imperial palace, explained by way of an exciting video animation, or, alternatively, follow in the footsteps of kings and emperors on their way to their coronation along the Coronation Path.

Around 200 people live in the 35 houses in Frankfurt's "new" old town, 15 of which are reconstructions and 20 new buildings
Numerous shops, cafés, museums and squares invite you to stay a while
The Stadthaus, the central conference centre, is located directly in the district, which is easily accessible by underground, and the tram stops right outside the Old Town
You can drive directly to the DomRömer multi-storey car park under the old town by car

Things to Do and Things to See

in the New Frankfurt Old Town

Frankfurt's recently remodelled old town presents itself as a picture of fresh buildings and loving recreations of times gone by. At the Struwwelpeter Museum, hidden in the laneway, “Hinter dem Lämmchen”, the memory of Heinrich Hoffmann, the Frankfurt physician who created a piece of world literature with his Shock-Haired Peter in 1844, lives on. Not far away, the “Weißer Bock” pays tribute to Friedrich Stoltze, an advocate of democracy whose dialect poems still express his love for Frankfurt to this day.

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