Germany’s only city with a skyline like an American big city – this is Frankfurt. So, people often think Frankfurt really is a big metropolis — but it doesn’t really feel like one. It comes across more like a mid-sized state capital. The skyline is impressive, no doubt. And the city’s diversity is almost on par with Berlin. But the city centre can be crossed on foot in about 20 minutes, and the street life has a somewhat provincial feel.

Frankfurt is a mix—not just of people, but of architecture too. Styles from various origins come together here. Before World War II, elegant apartment buildings lined the main roads. During the war, about 80% of these were destroyed by Allied bombs. A few survived or were reconstructed later—like the “Römer” and the market square, rebuilt in a rather half-hearted attempt to restore Frankfurt’s medieval charm.

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