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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Boats moor along the Main within walking distance of the old centre. The route first follows the Mainauen, riverside meadows landscaped as a park, then the shopping streets lead to the Marktplatz in a few minutes.
The Georg Schäfer Museum, and that is what surprises in an industrial city. The industrialist of that name assembled here the most important private collection of 19th-century painting in the German-speaking world: Romantics, Nazarenes, German Impressionists.
Allow an hour and a half for an attentive visit, longer if painting holds you. The rooms devoted to Carl Spitzweg, of whom the museum owns the largest holding in the world, justify the trip on their own.
The Renaissance town hall built in the 16th century, whose carved gabled façade ranks among the most remarkable in southern Germany. All around, St. John's church raises its gothic outline and the old grammar school houses the municipal collections.
Because from the late 19th century the city established itself as a world centre of ball bearing manufacture. That speciality is why it was heavily bombed during the Second World War, then rebuilt pragmatically.
A city that works and does not put on a show. Old buildings sit alongside plain post-war districts: it is worth knowing before you arrive. Anyone expecting an intact medieval set will be disappointed; everyone else finds a discreet, likeable Germany.
Thirty to forty-five minutes for the Marktplatz and town hall, an hour and a half at the Georg Schäfer Museum, then the Mainauen park on the way back. It is a full programme without racing the clock.
Franconian cooking: grilled sausages served in pairs, pork roast in brown sauce, potato dumplings. The taverns around the Marktplatz serve them with a local beer or a dry white wine poured from the Bocksbeutel, the flat round bottle typical of the region.
Moderately, to be honest. The city appeals mainly to those interested in painting and industrial history. The Mainauen park by the river, however, gives younger visitors a good place to unwind between visits.
The euro, and cards work in most shops in a city this size. English is spoken at the museum and in the centre; elsewhere German remains the working language.