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Aachen
There are four stations in Aachen, but the main Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) is the point of call for international networks. It operates Regional Express, Regional Bahn and Inter-City Express domestic services, and Thalys and ICE-Trains high-speed services with Brussels and Paris for Eurostar travellers. Trains between St Pancras and Aachen run around 9 times a day.Eurostar trains between St Pancras International and Aachen have average journey times of 4 hours, 31 minutes, with an indirect route via Lille, Brussels and Liege. Booking a ticket to Aachen means watching three different countries pass you by in comfort. The best time to visit is at Advent or Christmas, as tourists can enjoy the traditional German markets.
Aachen, in the Nordrhein-Westfalen region and close to the Belgo-German frontier (originally Aix-la-Chapelle) is in west Germany. The city is significant for rail and road transfers, but also for many other reasons, such as: industry (steel, iron, textiles, electronics, confectionery, glass, machinery, rubber and metal goods, furniture), its historical importance, spas and hot mineral baths used since the 1st century. It has over 260000 inhabitants, as well as its own university and other institutions of education and culture due to its being a student town. Aachen was both occupied by the Roman Empire during the 1st century and the capital of Charlemagne’s empire. It was also the first German city captured and held by Allied troops in World War II, becoming part of the West Wall (a system of defensive works) after its capture by the American First Army.
The city centre (“Kaiserplatz”) is a pedestrian zone. Aachen has a typical German climate, with bitterly cold and icy winters, and wet summers.
Points of Interest
| The Ludwig Art Forum The art forum is one of Aachen's cultural institutions, displaying collections of pieces by modern artists. | |
| Aachen Cathedral All the German Kaisers between the 9th and 16th centuries were crowned in Aachen’s cathedral which was built by Charlemagne in 1414. It was intended as the palace church and its features include:
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| Couven Museum The historical museum is located in an old burgher’s house and displays Aachen domestic interiors from 1740 to 1840. | |
| Der Fischmarkt The Fish market has both an old burgher's house and a shopping area with a fountain. | |
| Altes Kurhaus The Old Kurhaus now displays exhibitions of 20th century artwork such as the New Gallery and the Ludwig Collection. | |
| The Old Town Hall This is Aachen’s earliest town hall which now houses the municipal archives. It dates back to medieval times (1267), with surviving architecture, and is also called the "Grashaus". | |
| Roman Baths The remains of the baths and temples are located at the site of a Roman portico and have been used to cure ailments such as skin complaints and rheumatism since the 1st century. | |
| Suermondt Museum The museum displays German and Flemish paintings and sculpture from the 12th and 16th centuries and is located near the Kaiserplatz. | |
| Kurbezirk The spa district of the city also has a conference and congress centre (Eurogress housed in the New Kurhaus)and a municipal park. | |
| Kornelimünster The Kornelimünster dates from Carolingian times and is an old monastery and the Stefanskirche, or St Stephen’s Church that is in the suburbs of Aachen. | |
| St Adalbert's Church St Adalbert's Church is located at the end of the Kaiserplatz. |
Attractions
Restaurants, cafés and bars: Muckefuck, Domkeller, The Guinness House, Café Madrid, Last Exit, Besitos, Brauerei Goldener Swann, Sausalitos, Molkerei, Café Extrablatt, the Kaktus, Egmont, Kosters
Cinemas and theatres: 2,99 Kino (now the Apollo), The Theater
Casinos and nightclubs: Casino Aachen, Lennet Kahn, Raumfrisch, Himmel und Holle, MusikBunker, B-9