City of Essen
Pic.: Villa Hügel in Essen
The City of Essen is the centre of the Discovery Area RUHR Art & Creativity, and is located in the heart of the Ruhr Area. As an ideal destination for a short holiday, Essen is one of the top destinations for city breaks in Germany.
The Zollverein World Heritage Site is an official UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the highlight of the Ruhr Area. What was once the most beautiful and biggest colliery in the world enthrals tourists from around the globe. During a guided tour of Zollverein, visitors learn a great deal about the significance of mining for Germany and Europe. Together with the Ruhr Museum and the Red Dot Design Museum, and the exceptional range of restaurants, visitors to Zollverein experience grandiose elements of a city break in the Ruhr Area.
A further highlight is the new Folkwang Museum in the centre of Essen, presenting the finest modern art and extraordinary special exhibitions. The spectacular range of options for cultural breaks is completed by the Philharmonie Essen, the Aalto Theatre, the Grillo Theatre and the Essen Cathedral Treasury.
Another important tourist attraction of industrial heritage is the Villa Hügel by Essen's Lake Baldeneysee, the former residence of the Krupp family.
With its attractive pedestrian precinct and the new Limbecker Platz shopping centre, Essen is a great place to shop.
Essen Marketing GmbH - Touristikzentrale Essen
Am Hauptbahnhof 2
45127 Essen
touristikzentrale@essen.de
www.essen.de/tourismus
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Limbecker Platz Essen
With its new Limbecker Platz shopping centre, Essen confirms its title as the shopping city in the Ruhr Area and is a real shopping highlight in the Metropolis Ruhr. Over 200 shops over an area of 70,000 m² allow visitors a simply endless shopping tour. Limbecker Platz is the largest city centre shopping centre in Germany, and the gate to Essen city centre. MORE
Picture: Ruhr Museum
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Ruhr Museum
Opening on January 10, 2010 in the former coal washery of Zeche Zollverein, three levels of temporary exhibitions are going to present the natural and cultural history of the Ruhr region in the new Ruhr Museum in Essen. It is not supposed to be a typical museum but a showcase and the memory of the new metropolis. MORE
Picture: Philharmonic hall in Essen
Philharmonic hall Essen
With the Philharmonic hall Essen one of the most beautiful and most acoustic concert houses was built in the histroical roofed house. The house was opened in 1904 by Richard Strauss. MORE
Picture: Baldeneysee in Essen
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Baldeneysee
The reservoir which was completed in 1933 as Essen's recreation area offers many leisure and sports facilites. The fully developed circular path around the sea offers bikers, skaters and pedestrians a lot of space. On the water many canoeists as well as sailers and rowers can be seen. The White Fleet invites you for a tour on the reservoir and numerous restaurants indulge you with snacks.
A highlight, especially for younger people, is the Seaside Beach Club. There, you can relax with palms, sandy beach, a surfing school and a cocktail bar. MORE
GOP Varieté Theater Essen
Watching, listening, tasting - this combination makes the GOP Varieté so particular. The special live shows change every two months which makes the program so diverse and the high quality productions satisfy the visitors demands perfectly. MORE
Stratmanns Theater
Comedies, cabaret, stand-up comedy: the Stratmanns Theatre on Kennedyplatz in Essen brings a varied programme to the stage and makes a valuable contribution to the cultural scene of the Ruhr Area. MORE
Picture: Red Dot Design Museum in Essen © Stadtmarketing-Essen
Red Dot Design Museum
With its 1500 exhibits the red dot design museum is the biggest exhibition of contemporary design - worldwide! MORE
