Dusseldorf tourist information
Combining the legendary good cheer of the Rhineland with the cosmopolitan charm of an international exhibition city, Düsseldorf offers the visitor a wealth of memorable sights and experiences. Eighteen museums, the German Opera House, countless theatres large and small and numerous other attractions all attest to the city's standing as a major arts centre. Düsseldorf is also a paradise for shoppers - the Königsallee with its classy shops and pavement cafés is now firmly established as the unofficial public catwalk for the latest fashion trends.
Did you ever take a stroll along the famous ‘Kö’? Düsseldorf is one of the world's most elegant shopping metropolises: with its beautiful Königsallee, a splendid boulevard featuring stylish shopping arcades and malls, Schadowstraße, one of the shopping streets achieving the highest turnover in Germany, and the hip boutiques of the Altstadt. The most important fashion fair worldwide, attracting the most famous designers to Düsseldorf every year, guarantees that the shop windows always display the latest trends. This is shopping at its best!
Düsseldorf is a meeting point for connoisseurs of architecture from all over the world.
A wide, diversified range of architectural styles is the trademark of the city on the Rhine. Renowned architects from the Art Nouveau period such as Josef Maria Olbrich and Peter Behrens, the director of the famous arts and crafts school, left their marks long before the present-day stars of international architecture, Frank O. Gehry, Claude Vasconi and David Chipperfield, who shaped the MediaHarbour.
The creative climate on the Rhine is reflected in the exquisite displays of the city's numerous design shops, amongst them the spectacular 'stilwerk' department store which has become the mecca for trendsetters in all matters of lifestyle.
Düsseldorf is the top address for modern and contemporary art in Germany
The art axis with its high-class museums, the renowned Academy of Arts, and more than 100 important galleries corroborate this claim.
The German Opera on the Rhine, the Tonhalle Düsseldorf (concert hall) and numerous theatres – from the Schauspielhaus (playhouse) to cabarets and revues, from the musical theatre Capitol to Roncalli’s Apollo Varieté - as well as daily pop, rock and jazz concerts make for a wide range of top-class events in Düsseldorf.
The Rhine embankment promenade is considered worldwide the most beautiful walk along the Rhine. Its construction has re-linked the city with the river - a welcome invitation to stroll or stay a while. The steps on Burgplatz are one of Düsseldorf's most popular meeting places for the locals.
Would you like to explore Düsseldorf and its surroundings from the water? From April to October, the Weiße Flotte and the Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) run regular boat tours.
It is palpable everywhere, the legendary Rhenish easy-going conviviality. What would you prefer? An espresso at one of the elegant outdoor cafés on the ‘Kö’? A refreshing glass of Düsseldorf Altbier at one of the quaint breweries? A candlelight dinner at a classy restaurant or a pizza from a street vendor?
Düsseldorf’s old town, the Altstadt, with its more than 260 restaurants and inns, is known all over the world as ‘the longest bar in the world’.
Düsseldorf is the home of the Altbier, the dark local beer. A visit to one of the famous breweries of the Altstadt is a must!
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