![]() ![]() Museumsįrankfurt am Main is home to more than 40 museums – from internationally renowned exhibition venues like the Städel Art Institute, the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Modern Art all the way to the EXPLORA Science and Technology Museum and the ever-popular Frankfurt Apple Wine Museum. Many downtown locations, including his birthplace in the Große Hirschgraben, are still today closely tied to the memory of Germany’s most famous poet. ![]() Frankfurt has never forgotten its favorite son. He spent his formative years here, writing some of his most famous works in the city on the Main. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1749. ![]() ![]() Read more: Frankfurt and its famous Apple Wine (Apfelwein) Sightseeing Highlights Frankfurt Goethe – Frankfurt’s Famous Child However, it is known that apple wine was already a crowd favorite at the time of Charlemagne, some 1,200 years ago. Not much is known about the origin of Frankfurt apple wine. But the history of Frankfurt apple wine goes back even further. The wines produced by the vineyards at “Hochheimer Stein”, “Hochheimer Hölle” and “Lohrberger Hang” are made from grapes cultivated by the City of Frankfurt´s time-honored municipal vineyard.Īpple wine has been Frankfurt’s beverage of choice for over 250 years. Thanks to the renowned “Lohrberg”, Frankfurters have a slice of the famous Rheingau wine-growing region on their very doorstep. Wine and Viticulture in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region & the specialty Apple Wineįew German cities are able to say that they dispose over their own vineyard. Frankfurt’s forests comprise 5,000 hectares. While Frankfurt has gained international renown as the city of banks and skyscrapers, unfortunately, all these superlatives overshadow the fact that Frankfurt is also one of Germany’s most well wooden urban centers. It also serves as a popular trade show location and disposes over a high-profile service industry. History and modernity – side by side!īoasting the European Central Bank, the German stock market and the German Bundesbank, Frankfurt am Main is well and truly Germany’s premier finance centre. Today, it is equally well known as an international trade show location and as one of Europe’s foremost business and finance centers. The Main metropolis, home of Germany´s only true downtown skyline, has gained widespread historical acclaim as the coronation site of German kings and emperors, as Goethe’s birthplace, and as the site of Germany’s first national assembly in 1848. ] Frankfurt, the city of contrastsįrankfurt has always been characterized by its colorful variety of urban contrasts. We will enjoy the free time that we have, but for now we don’t have to imagine a glass of Apfelwien, we will go and relax with one to end our day and recuperate for tomorrow.Frankfurter Römerberg (Römer, city hall) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany We have had a long day today as we went back to work for this first time since we moved to Frankfurt, so the vacation is over, but the explorations are not. For now, sit back and imagine yourself enjoying a refreshing, fizzly, cider that will make you feel relaxed and ready for the upcoming winter. We have learned a lot about the local Riesling wines as well as beers like Hefeweizen, which actually comes in more varieties that just light wheat, but we’ll share more about those another post. Sitting Inside of the Pub Sitting Outside in the Town Square Sitting in the old pubs, like the one in the town square called Alten Limpburg, is a great way to people watch, chat with the locals, and enjoy a nice pint of beer or refreshing glass of wine. Not that we aren’t going to get our fill of apple strudel as well. Nothing seems to bring out the taste of autumn like apple and what better way to get that than an outstanding adult beverage. Apfelwien in Glasses Festival Sign Clowning AroundĪlthough we have already had our fair share of local beers already, trying the Apfelwein was truly enjoyable, especially with the cool brisk autumn air and the leaves changing on the trees around us. It is always served in a lattice-patterned glass called a Gerippte and for larger groups you can get blue and gray pitchers called Bembels. Unlike hard ciders that you find in the United States, this wasn’t as fruity, but rather more like a mild beer and quite delicious. It isn’t actually a wine, but is actually a hard cider fermented from pressed apples. Besides the food vendors and vendors selling art, clothing, and souvenirs, there were also booths for wine and even better, Apfelwein, or apple wine. As we toured through the old city, called Altstadt in German, we came across a wonderful little festival that is going on through next weekend. ![]()
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