City Hotel Essen
Explore • Discover • Experience
Discover expert travel tips, destination guides, local attractions, and inspiring stories.
Essen Travel Guide
Schloss Borbeck is a historic palace and cultural venue in Essen’s Borbeck district. Its public park has walking paths, lawns and a pond, while a permanent exhibitio…
Read ArticleParks in Essen range from the central lawns and pond at Stadtgarten to the larger grounds of Grugapark and waterside paths beside Baldeneysee. Here’s what the docume…
Museum Folkwang brings together painting, sculpture, photography and poster art in Essen. Its permanent collection is free to visit on opening days, while special ex…
Essen public transport combines Stadtbahn, tram and bus services, with Berliner Platz as a major interchange. Here’s how to understand the network, find ticket infor…
The Domschatzkammer is Essen Cathedral’s treasury, on the cathedral’s southern forecourt at Burgplatz. Use this guide to plan around its opening hours, admission and…
Oberhausen makes a straightforward day trip from Essen by direct train. Build your visit around the Gasometer, an industrial monument with regular opening hours and…
The Ruhr Museum brings the natural and cultural history of the Ruhr region into Zollverein’s former Coal Washing Plant. Use this guide to plan your visit, understand…
Duisburg makes a regional day trip from Essen, with industrial heritage and outdoor spaces at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord. Here’s how to shape a visit around the p…
Spend a day on foot in Essen’s centre, beginning at the Domschatzkammer and continuing along the pedestrian zone. Add Museum Folkwang or take public transport to the…
Events in Essen span all four seasons, from city-centre light events to festivals such as Essen Original. Use Visit Essen’s event calendar to find dates and filter b…
Düsseldorf Airport has two rail stations, and its long-distance station connects with Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof by ICE, RE and S-Bahn. The drive from the airport to Ci…
