Limburg an der Lahn
Limburg an der Lahn is in Hesse. The town is famous for its marvellous mediaeval town centre with its timber-framed houses and its Dom (cathedral).
Understand
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The town is in the Lahn Valley on the border of the Westerwald and Taunus low mountain regions.
- 1 Tourist Information, Bahnhofsplatz 2, ☏ +49 6431 6166, touristinfo@stadt.limburg.de.
Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]Limburg is connected to the German high-speed train network (ICE) and can be reached from Frankfurt (about 30 minutes) and from Cologne (about 1 hr). Not all ICEs from Frankfurt to Cologne or in the other direction stop in Limburg.
- 1 Bahnhof Limburg Süd. Fast trains stop at the station Limburg Süd, about 2 km away from the town centre. Apart from the long distance station at Frankfurt airport, this is the only train station in Germany where only ICEs stop.
- 2 Bahnhof Limburg (Lahn).
- RB 21 Limburg - Bad Camberg - Niedernhausen - Wiesbaden
- RB 22/RE 20 Limburg - Bad Camberg - Hofheim (Taunus) - Frankfurt (Main) Höchst - Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
- RB 23 Limburg - Diez - Bad Ems - Koblenz - Andernach - Mayen Ost
- RE 25 Koblenz - Bad Ems - Diez - Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen
- RB 29 Limburg - Diez Ost - Montabaur - Siershahn
- RB 45 Limburg - Weilburg - Wetzlar - Gießen - Alsfeld - Fulda
- RB 90 Limburg - Diez Ost - Westerburg - Hachenburg - Altenkirchen - Au(Sieg) - Betzdorf(Sieg) - Siegen
By car
[edit]Limburg is on highway A3 halfway between Frankfurt and Cologne.
By plane
[edit]The nearest airport is Frankfurt Airport. From there, there are regular direct ICE trains roughly every two hours. You will arrive at "Limburg Süd", roughly 2 km from the city centre from where you can take a bus, a taxi or use one of the parking lots for bikes and cars.
Get around
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See
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Limburg also has a charming little old town.
- 1 Cathedral (Limburger Dom). Guided tours take place from Tuesday till Friday at 11:00 and at 15:00, Saturdays at 15:00 and on Sunday at 11:45. The Limburger Dom, also known as Georgsdom, is situated above the medieval town center just beside Limburg castle. Due to its exposed position the Dom is a widely visible landmark. Its basilica is a architectural masterpiece of the late romantic era, consisting of a three-aisled basilica with late romantic and early Gothic elements. The Dom has 7 towers. Constructions for a first church at that place began in 910 AD, although construction works for the Dom only started between 1175 AD and 1200 AD. The Dom's consecration was held in 1235 AD by the Arch Bishop of Trier, Theoderich von Wied. €3.
- 2 Limburg Castle (Burg Limburg).
Do
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[edit]Eat
[edit]There are many quaint, rustic restaurants in Old Town, but also Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Indian, Thai and Greek restaurants.
- 1 Rebell, Diezer Str. 118 (directly by the old millwheel, just downriver of the Dom), ☏ +49 6431 288417. A well-known snack bar (Imbis).
- 2 Gasthaus Burgkeller, Fischmarkt 10, ☏ +49 6431 219294.
Drink
[edit]Not a lot should be expected of the nightlife:
- 1 [formerly dead link] Club Musikpark, Elzer Str. 2 - 4, Staffel, ☏ +49 6431 288800.
- 2 Billard-Bistro, Staffel Elzerstraße, ☏ +49 6431 25127.
- 3 Unten Drunter (UD), Sackgasse 18, ☏ +49 6431 5843050.
Sleep
[edit]Budget
[edit]- 1 Campingplatz Limburg, Schleusenweg 16, ☏ +49 6431 22610.
- 2 Youth hostel, Auf dem Guckucksberg, ☏ +49 6431 41493.
Others
[edit]- 3 Domhotel, Grabenstraße 57, ☏ +49 6431 9010. 100+ €.
- 4 Hotel Nassauer Hof, Brückengasse 1, ☏ +49 6431 996-0, post@hotel-nassauerhof-limburg.de. Located directly at the Lahn river Double €120.
- 5 Hotel Zimmermann, Blumenröder Str. 1, ☏ +49 6431 4611.
- 6 Hotel Martin, Holzheimer Str. 2, ☏ +49 6431 94840.
- 7 Gasthaus Priester, Westerwaldstraße 10, ☏ +49 6431 584788.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Limburg an der Lahn |
| Köln via airport ← Montabaur ← | Köln  Mainz |
→ Wiesbaden → Mainz |
| Köln via Siegburg/Bonn ← Montabaur ← | Köln Frankfurt |
→ Frankfurt → Frankfurt Airport |
