Nearest airport:
Frankfurt/Main Airport, 15 min. direct Railway at 30 Kilometres
Nearest ferry:
Passenger boats to Koblenz and Cologne at 1 Kilometres
Nearest motorway:
Mainz Center at 1 Kilometres
Car:
not necessary
The town of Mainz is directly situated on the river Rhine and offers a huge variety of tourist attractions. The majestic St. Martin's Cathedral dates back to the 8th centuary, the Stephan's Church with its most impressing Marc Chagall windows, the Gutenbergmuseum, the Roman-Germanic and the maritime museum. Small shops with local handcraft, cafes, bars, wine-pubs, hidden squares with its timber-framed houses from the 15th century. Do not forget the world famous carnival in February. The Mainz citizens are open minded and friendly and in the wine pubs you get easily into contact with them. From here you can visit other parts of Germany: the beautiful Rhine valley (Loreley rock, Rüdesheim) Koblenz, the Mosel river down to Cologne by boat, Heidelberg and its famous castle, Frankfurt, Germany's commercial centre with its sky-scrapers, Frankfurt Airport, Europe's second biggest airport and the smart town of Wiesbaden with its gambling casino, the Rhine music festival.