Frankfurt Stadel Museum

Half-timbered houses from the 16th century line the city’s central Romerberg square, while Gothic tombstones await you at the Kaiserdom cathedral, along with avant-garde art at the Schirn Kunsthalle. On the banks of the Main, the German Film Museum has an impressive line-up. Finish the day with a glass of refreshing Apfelwein at a traditional stube in the Sachsenhausen district. Schirn Kunsthalle is Frankfurt’s leading venue for innovative temporary exhibitions in the historic city center. After browsing, mingle with Frankfurt’s arty set at its lively cafe. There are 700 years of European art to admire at Frankfurt’s riverside Stadel Museum. Works by Monet, Von Durer, Rembrandt, Cezanne, Matisse, Bacon, Palermo, Van Goqh and Picasso fill this grand building.

Set on the Main embankment, the German Film Museum (Deutsches Filmmuseum) explores the history of filmmaking, with temporary exhibition space being dedicated to filmmakers old and new. There are also screenings from the museum’s extensive archive. With its meticulously reconstructed Patrician house fronts, complete with ornate step gables, Romerberg square is the picturesque heart of the old town.

Frankfurt’s shopping promenade, the Zeil, is lined with high-street fashion outlets and department stores. There are chi-chi jewelery shops on upmarket Goethestrasse and more offbeat fashion on Bergerstrasse. Quirky secondhand shops hide in the narrow streets of old-fashioned Sachsenhausen. For exotic goods, browse the covered Kleinmarkthalle market.

Dinner is served with a view at skyscraper restaurants like Main Tower in Frankfurt’s financial district. Grosse Bockenheimer Strasse, locally known as Fressgass, is the city’s culinary mile. For hearty local meat dishes and typical German fare try taverns like Adolf Wagner in Sachsenhausen.

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