If you travel often between Europe and Far East, who knows how many times you have happened to make a stop at Frankfurt (info: frankfurt-tourismus.de). Its airport is in fact one of the main European hubs, so stop for many travelers. Often, however, you end up transhipting from one flight to another without having to look at the city on the Less.
Next time, instead, take it easy, stretch a few hours the stopover, taking advantage to discover the city, take a shopping trip or take a relaxing break, ideal both before and after a long flight.
Let's start from shopping: trendy, exclusive, original, whether it be big signatures, chains or designers fashion in Frankfurt is eclectic and varied. All these features are under the roof of an exceptional shopping mall: the MyZeil. The spectacular and futuristic construction of glass and steel designed byArchistar Maximilian Fuksas offers eight storeys, fun and gastronomy in a unique architecture.
The building’s strength is the roof: made up of glass panels, it has a triangular structure that penetrates the building and, through light passages, ends in a tunnel on the ground floor. The mobile staircase to enter the temple of Frankfurt is one of the longest in Europe and leads to the top floor, panoramic point on the city.
For more exclusive shopping just move away from MyZeil. The central and elegant Goethestraße, dedicated to the most illustrious son of the city, is a succession of boutiques of the great international signatures, not only for clothing but also for accessories and jewelry.
If you prefer an alternative and original fashion, you have an entire neighborhood available: Sachsenhausen. The stronghold of the famous apple wine of Frankfurt is also the place where the shops and ateliers of young local designers are located, mainly concentrated in Brückenstraße, Schweizer Straße and Wallstraße.
After a round of shops, what’s better than a wellness break? Also for this activity Frankfurt does not disappoint. Open about a year ago the new Skyline Plaza collects under the same roof shopping and wellness: over 170 shops and restaurants, a Skyline Garden, small panoramic oasis, and the magnificent Meridian.
Since last February, the largest spa in Frankfurt offers 10,000 m2 of spa and fitness, as well as 1,500 m2 of spa in the rooftop terrace of mall shopping.
Wellness and self-care are the offers of some of the best hotels in Frankfurt and surroundings, also designed for outside guests. The power station Lindner Hotel & Residence Main PlazaFor example, it hosts the exclusive 450 m2 Main Plaza Beauty & Spa with pool, sauna, relaxation area and much more, as well as a wide range of treatments and massages.
If you can afford a longer stay, you can also go to the discovery of spas and spas that constellate the whole area around Frankfurt and the Rhine-Meno region. Locations such as Bad Homburg, Wiesbaden, Bad Nauheim and Darmstadt are known and appreciated since ancient Roman times for their thermal springs.
A visit to the elegant Kur-Royal Day Spa of Bad Homburg is transformed into an experience for all senses. In the magnificent rooms of the historic building that houses the spa, you can try traditional treatments and new methods that combine in an ideal offer. Natural ingredients, such asHey., the special care clay rich in minerals of Bad Homburg and the thermal waters give a regenerating well-being.
