Schweizerstrasse is the main highstreet in the beautiful Sachsenhausen district south of the river Main.

Escape the massing throngs into a classic European tree lined avenue jam-packed with swanky bars for the beautiful people and cider taverns for everyone else. All mixed in with your normal highstreet shops, you can find everything here in one street without having search round and get lost.

Recommended is 'Zumgemaltenhaus' (the painted house) for a traditional local cider tavern, huge portions of quality local dishes and reasonable prices.

5 minutes walk from the city center, over the river Main via the 'Untermainbrücke' (bridge) leads directly to the start of the street.
Or via U-Bahn, U1,2,or 3 to Südbahnhof, get off at stop Schweizerplatz.
www.zumgemaltenhaus.de, (in german)

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These two cities might be easier to find accommodation in when Frankfurt gets busy. You can reach Frankfurt from them in 35 mins with the S-bahn, which is very practical. They are also very close to Frankfurt International Airport.

Mainz is a university town, well known for its Gutenberg Museum (with the first edition of the Bible ever printed) and for its beautiful cathedral. It is also set along the Rhine and is a good departure point for Romantic Rhine excursions.

Wiesbaden is a former thermal town, very pleasant and chic with beautiful houses and a great town centre.

www.mainz.de, www.wiesbaden.de

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The British, as everybody knows, apart from their interest in football have a thing for gardening, therefore the famous Palmengarten should be mentioned. Even if you´re not a hobby gardener it is a nice place to take a walk and relax.

Take trains U6, U7 or buses 32, 33 or 50 to Station Bockheimer Warte.

www.palmengarten-frankfurt.de/englisch/englisch.htm

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This iron footbridge over the river, built in 1869, is a major part of everyday life in Frankfurt and enables you to view the city and river away from the traffic and appreciate that there are some pleasant stretches of embankment to walk along. It crosses from Mainkai near the cathedral to the Sachsenhausen district on the south bank.

Mainkai; www.eisernersteg.com/

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