Location: Aachen
Top Things to do in Aachen
What to do and see in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Best known as the capital of Charlemagne's Frankish empire, today's Aachen sits at the juncture where Germany meets the Netherlands (the Dutch know it as Aken) and Belgium (where "Walloons" call it Aix-la-Chapelle). But Aachen's history goes back even further than 8th-century Charlemagne. Roman soldiers dating back to the 1st century AD cherished its hot springs (as did Charlemagne, who loved a good spa day just as much as the next guy). Aachen Cathedral, northern Europe's oldest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the city's main attraction.
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1. Aachen Cathedral
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4.5 based on 3,659 reviews
Reviewed By karan06011955 - Bengaluru, India
Any structure that speaks about historical facts and figures are always interesting. Aachen Cathedral is no exception. The Gothic architecture is too evident in the structure. Tall minarets, high domes with stained glass paintings and large doors welcoming you... with quiet interiors. The Dom Cathedral of Aachen was built by the great Emperor Charliemagne and his body is buried here.. There are many more religious leaders and Kings are also buried here. In that sense this is almost like a holy place with so many historically famous and those who have been associated with Infant Jesus, - the infant jesus cloth was sbelieved to have been brought by Emperor Charlie... Its said that the Loin cloth of Jesus was also brought by him It is an important pilgrimage stop. Its indeed an architectural marvel embedded with historical facts that makes it extremely interested.
2. City Hall Aachen
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4.5 based on 984 reviews
Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom
The town hall of Rathaus is hard to miss as it's right in the old town and part of the Charlemagne Route. It's a put much of the facade is under covers dues to renovations, but what you can see is pretty. Even by the standards of Gothic architecture, the facade is adorned with an incredible number of statues. Inside you can see a painting of Charlemagne and two paintings of Napoleon and Josephine in the main hall.
3. Treasury of Aachen Cathedral
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4.5 based on 760 reviews
Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Aachen Cathedral Treasury should pretty much a visit to Aachen Cathedral with an extra payment for entrance. It’s definitely worth the entrance fee to see all the treasures of the cathedral, especially the golden bust of Charlemange, all the Charlemagne reliquaries and dozens of other saint reliquaries, and the Cross of Lothar. There’s also some fantastic works of art by various goldsmiths, sculptures and the likes. Definitely a must see in Aachen.
4. Tierpark Aachen
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4.5 based on 279 reviews
Reviewed By sjnoebel
Perfect smaller zoo in Aachen, small prices and very clean! Perfect day out with childeren, a lot of play gardens scattered all over the zoo. Very friendly staff.
5. Markt
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4.5 based on 571 reviews
Reviewed By MaryKateNI19 - Brussels, Belgium
We had heard that the Aachen Christmas market was one to definitely see. It was indeed. We spent 3 hours walking about, stalls, church’s and shops full of people enjoying the Christmas season. The market goes from one area down through the streets, a mulled wine will keep the adults warm and the children’s merry go round will keep them happy too. Lots to see.
6. Printenbackerei Klein & Printen Museum
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4.5 based on 84 reviews
The Klein Printen bakery in Aachen is centrally located in the inner city. We have also set up a small Museum in Franzstrasse, a small group of at least twenty people are welcome to visit us for a tour, a sniff and a nibble. The museum is only available to the public through our guided tours. Please contact us in advance to book an appointment. We'll share with you some interesting details on the raw materials and ingredients, but remember the recipe is a carefully guarded secret so we won't be sharing that with you. However we will explain the differences between the preparation and processing of the dough in today's modern day, as to the way it was done many generations ago. Please contact us in advance to book an appointment as the tour is approximately an hour long. If you're pressed for time we do offer a shorter version of the tour. As stated before we can accommodate a group of at least twenty people. If your group is larger than 50 people they will be split up.
7. Werksverkauf Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli
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4.5 based on 127 reviews
Reviewed By Marcwez - Weymouth, United Kingdom
Lindt chocolates!! What more can I say........ The selection is huge, prices are good compared to the high street and they have plenty of empty boxes for you to put all your goodies into!! We had driven over to Aachen from England, this outlet store is easy to find and it's got free parking. It was an ideal time of year to visit for Xmas presents etc, also just up the road there's another outlet store selling gingerbread products, biscuits etc made by Lambertz, this is well worth visiting too.
8. Couven Museum
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4.0 based on 134 reviews
Reviewed By carroll-a-00 - London, United Kingdom
Intriguing history; well set out; locally designed antiques; labels in a variety of languages; fascinating video on bell making.
9. Suermondt Ludwig Museum
10. Ludwig Forum
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4.0 based on 94 reviews
The Ludwig Forum Aachen is a multi-genre house for international contemporary art. Its bases is the art collection of Peter and Irene Ludwig that comprises key works of Pop Art, Photo Realism and European Art from the 1960s to the present. This is the starting point for attractive exhibitions and an accompanying program.
Reviewed By sev514 - Podebrady, Czech Republic
I arrived to Aachen with my students who ARE NOT experts in contemporary arts. Anyway we liked the display, they were interested in so much criticised here Cuban exhibition and were really impressed by Russian happenings. They enjoyed also the PC game art. Though it must be said that without these displays the permanent collection is quite small (3 rooms only). Pay attention to the building itself, well found way how to use a building (as well as the Digital Church just opposite). PS Thursdays are opened till 8pm and free entrance!
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