3 days around Frankfurt

Posted by efedut on 11/25/15 05:01 PM

Hello everybody!

I am going to Frankfurt, Germany on a business trip in early December (in a week). I will have 3 days/4 nights on Dec. 6-9 to myself to explore the area. My flight will be leaving back to Canada on the morning of Dec. 10, but I can get to FIA quite early in the morning, so we're talking about 3 full days.

So, what would you recommend for those days? My list so far has the following destinations: 1. Heidelberg, 2. Mainz, 3. Bacharach, 4. Worms. It's all doable, I guess, but I don't like such quick rush through different sites, and would prefer to explore just one or (maximum) two places as thoroughly as possible.

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

Thank you very, very much!

Eugene

Posted by Nigel

Northamptonshire, England

11/25/15 05:12 PM

33858 posts

I don't see Frankfurt(M) on your list anywhere. Lots to see and do.

I also don't see anywhere on the Fachwerkstrasse. It would be a shame to miss out on such beautiful places. The castle at Braunfels, the tower at Idstein, the walls at Buedingen.

Posted by Nancy

Corvallis OR

11/25/15 05:28 PM

7161 posts

Budingen was one of my favorite towns in Germany, less than an hour from Frankfurt by train. You need to spend at least one full day (maybe more) in Frankfurt itself as there is much to see there and the Christmas markets will be in full swing. If you have any interest in that sort of thing you need to explore at least 2 of them. Heidelberg or Mainz are both easy day trips from Frankfurt and also have Christmas markets going on and old towns to explore. So many options it will be hard to decide.

Posted by Ms. Jo

Frankfurt, Germany

11/25/15 07:45 PM

9222 posts

These are the Christmas markets that are happening in Frankfurt and surrounding towns. Have you checked the dates for the Bacharach market? If you base in Frankfurt, you can easily get to all of these markets by train, except for Esslingen which is by Stuttgart. Worms is nice if you are interested in the Jewish history in Germany or in Martin Luther. Otherwise, I would visit some other towns.
Darmstadt 23 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Heidelberg 23 Nov. - 22 Dec.
Rüdesheim 23 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Worms 23 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Offenbach 23 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Wiesbaden 24 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Frankfurt 25 Nov. - 22 Dec.
Aschaffenburg 26 Nov. - 22 Dec.
Mainz 26 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Marburg 28 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Seligenstadt 26 Nov. - 13 Dec.
Bad Homburg 27 Nov.-20 Dec. (weekends only)
Speyer 23 Nov. - 23 Dec.
Esslingen 25 Nov. - 23 Dec. Medieval Market
Michelstadt 27 Nov.-20 Dec.
Hanau 27 Nov. -22 Dec.

Small Markets
Oberursel 26-29 Nov.
Ronneburg Castle 28-29 Nov. 5-6 Dec. 12-13 Dec.
Bergen-Enkheim 28-29 Nov.
Butzbach 29-30 Nov.
Hessen Park 28-29 Nov.
Büdingen 2-6 Dec.
Bad Nauheim 4-6 Dec.
Idstein 4-6 Dec.
Neu Isenberg 4-5 Dec.
Hofheim 4-6 Dec.
Bad Soden 5-6 Dec.
Eltville 5-6 Dec.
Gelnhausen 10-13 Dec.

Bingen 11-13 Dec.

Markets in Frankfurt
Artists Market in the Paulskirche - 25 Nov.-22 Dec.
Rosa Weihnacht on Stolze Plate - 26 Nov. 22 Dec.
Artists Market in the Römer - 5-22 Dec
Swedish Market - 27-29 Nov. Jul Bazaar
Bornheim - 4 Dec.
Sachsenhausen City Forest - 27 Nov.-23 Dec.
Niederrad - 27 - 28 Nov.
Höchst - 28-29 Nov.
Finnish Markt - 28-29 Nov.
Fechenheim - 4-6 Dec.