Parks and Gardens in Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Peaceful and picturesque
Vast gardens, beautiful parks, historical spa landscapes, botanical collections and herb gardens, idyllic valleys, rolling hills and an extensive regional park represent the unknown and unexpected side of the bustling business centre that is Frankfurt Rhine-Main. Become acquainted with the region’s stunning natural beauty with a cycling tour along the River Main, taking you from the Rheingau and Mainz on the western side, past Frankfurt, Offenbach and Hanau all the way to Aschaffenburg in the region’s southeast.
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Biebrich Palace Park The Biebrich Palace, one of the most important baroque palaces along the Rhine River, is located directly on the bank of the Rhine in the Biebrich section of Wiesbaden |
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Büsing Park With its spacious green lawns and manicured flowerbeds, Büsing Park is a truly beautiful sight, inviting visitors to come and relax on one of its many park benches. |
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d'Orville Park The parklands were originally incorporated into the princely castle gardens. |
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Dreieich Park The most lasting impression of the Hessian industrial exhibition of 1879 is no doubt the small park that was established for the fair on the western fringe of the city. |
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Frankfurt cemetery The cemetery, designed as landscape park, includes the graves of many famous personages. |
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Gardens and park of Castle Friedrichshof Castle Friedrichshof, today the Schlosshotel Kronberg, is sourrounded by a magnificant 30 ha park. |
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Gardens of Schloss Homburg The gardens of Schloss Homburg were re-landscaped in the latter half of the 18th century, although some of the older baroque structure is still visible in places. |
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Hirschgarten - deer garden Back in the 17th century, Bad Homburg’s former nobility – enthusiastic hunters one and all – had a small wildlife park established back to accommodate their favourite sport. |
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Historical garden landscapes Between 1770 and 1840, various gardens, parks and forest landscapes were established throughout the spa town of Bad Homburg. |
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Hotel Kempinski park The spacious parklands surrounding the one-time spa facilities of the Kaiser’s officer elite (approx. 1900) originally belonged to the Siesmayer family. |
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