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 == 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 == === By train === 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 === Limburg is on highway A3 halfway between Frankfurt and Cologne. The city can be reached via the motorway from Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. The B49 from Gießen/Wetzlar has no through roads and is partly four-lane. === By plane === 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 == === By bus === City and regional buses run on the Limburg city line, the Lahn-Dill-Weil transport company (VLDW) and the Rhein-Mosel-Bus. === By car === Limburg an der Lahn has established environmental zones (Umweltzonen). Without the appropriate sticker, you risk a fine of €100 when entering an environmental zone. This also applies to foreign road users. Entry is prohibited for vehicles in pollutant groups 1+2+3. The outer districts (Staffel, Linter, Lindenholzhausen, Eschhofen and Ahlbach) are exempt from the environmental zone. The environmental zone is monitored and violations are punished. == See == 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 an 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 == The banks of the Lahn with the Old Lahn Bridge from which you have a beautiful view of the cathedral. This first stone bridge was built between 1315 and 1354, but was partially destroyed in 1945 and widened and rebuilt in 1946-47. Below the cathedral there is a high board with the flood levels. A walk along the banks of the Lahn is not to be missed. There is also the historical 1 Obermühle, a historical mill that is now a pub with a beer garden. Not far from the Obermühle is the 2 pier for the passenger ship "Wappen von Limburg" with which you can take round trips to Dietkirchen, Balduinstein and Oranienstein Castle. == Buy == == Eat == 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. (updated Jul 2018) == Drink == Not a lot should be expected of the nightlife: 1 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. (updated Jun 2018) == Sleep == === Budget === 1 Campingplatz Limburg, Schleusenweg 16, ☏ +49 6431 22610. Camping and caravan site 2 Youth hostel, Auf dem Guckucksberg, ☏ +49 6431 41493. === Others === 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 == Nassau Middle Rhine Valley Wiesbaden Frankfurt