Limburg an der Lahn is inHesse. The town is famous for its marvellous mediaeval town centre with its timber-framed houses and itsDom (cathedral).
The town is in theLahn Valley on the border of theWesterwald andTaunus low mountain regions.
Limburg is connected to the German high-speed train network (ICE) and can be reached from Frankfurt (about 30 minutes) and from Cologne (about 1 hr). Not all ICEs from Frankfurt to Cologne or in the other direction stop in Limburg.
Limburg is on highway A3 halfway betweenFrankfurt andCologne. The city can be reached via the motorway from Cologne and Frankfurt am Main. The B49 from Gießen/Wetzlar has no through roads and is partly four-lane.
The nearest airport isFrankfurt Airport. From there, there are regular direct ICE trains roughly every two hours. You will arrive at "Limburg Süd", roughly 2 km from the city centre from where you can take a bus, a taxi or use one of the parking lots for bikes and cars.
City and regional buses run on the Limburg city line, the Lahn-Dill-Weil transport company (VLDW) and the Rhein-Mosel-Bus.
Limburg an der Lahn has establishedenvironmental zones (Umweltzonen). Without the appropriate sticker, you risk a fine of €100 when entering an environmental zone. This also applies to foreign road users. Entry is prohibited for vehicles in pollutant groups 1+2+3. The outer districts (Staffel, Linter, Lindenholzhausen, Eschhofen and Ahlbach) are exempt from the environmental zone. The environmental zone is monitoredand violations are punished.
Limburg also has a charming littleold town.
The banks of the Lahn with the Old Lahn Bridge from which you have a beautiful view of the cathedral. This first stone bridge was built between 1315 and 1354, but was partially destroyed in 1945 and widened and rebuilt in 1946-47. Below the cathedral there is a high board with the flood levels. A walk along the banks of the Lahn is not to be missed. There is also the historical50.388318.068521Obermühle, a historical mill that is now a pub with a beer garden. Not far from the Obermühle is the50.387988.074042pier for the passenger ship "Wappen von Limburg" with which you can take round trips to Dietkirchen, Balduinstein and Oranienstein Castle.
There are many quaint, rustic restaurants in Old Town, but also Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Indian, Thai and Greek restaurants.
(updated Jul 2018)Not a lot should be expected of the nightlife:
| Routes through Limburg an der Lahn |
| Köln via airport←Montabaur← | Köln  Mainz | →Wiesbaden→Mainz |
| Köln viaSiegburg/Bonn←Montabaur← | Köln Frankfurt | →Frankfurt→Frankfurt Airport |
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