Dusseldorf - City tour in one hour / Düsseldorf

We had during our visit in Düsseldorf a small city pocket guide Tourist Information Office. With its help, we made our tour and got along well. Therefore, I would recommend this tour here.

It starts at the entrance of the "Kö-Galerie" and stroll along the exclusive shops.
At the end of the "Kö-Grabens" (at the "Schadowstraße") is the "Tritonenbrunnen" (fountain) - the symbol of the "Kö".

Here you have a look at the opposite "Kaufhof" building, which was at the beginning of the 20th Century one of the first department store buildings in Germany.

At the corner there is the so-called "lean Matilda", a clock that was considered one of the most popular meeting places in the city or apply.

On the way to the Old town you get to the "Heinrich-Heine-Allee". Left hand you have a view on Germany's first high-rise office building, the "Wilhelm-Marx-Haus". Those who want a short break for a coffee, go inside in the inner courtyard of this building and get it there.

The "Carsch-Haus" (Art Nouveau) was demolished as part of the underground construction and displaced and rebuilt. From here you continue along the "Flinger Straße", then in the "Hunsrückenstraße". At the end, you come to the St. Andrew's Church ("Kirche St. Andreas"), which is one of the most beautiful baroque churches in the Rhineland.

Also worth is a look at the birthplace of "Heinrich Heine", located in the "Bolkerstrasse". Opposite is the evangelical "Neanderkirche" (church).

In the "Schneider-Wibbel-Gasse" there is a public carillon to which you can listen at: 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 18:00h.

At the end of the "Bolkerstraße" you get to marketplace of Dusseldorf ("Düsseldorfer Marktplatz") with city hall. The "Reiterdenkmal" (statue) in the middle of the square represents "Kurfürst Jan Wellem". It is one of the most important baroque equestrian statues north of the Alps.

At the "Burgplatz" (place), under the plane trees you will find the "Radschlägerbrunnen" (fountain). Here the little river "Düssel" flows into the big river Rhine.

Now you can walk along the Rhine promenade ("Rheinuferpromenade"). On the opposite side you can see splendid Art Nouveau facades.

Here we ended with our personal tour.

You can continue to the "Carlstadt" (galleries and antique shops) and trough the "Bäcker-" and "Orangeriestraße" to the "Carlsplatz" (square). In this district you will also find the home of "Robert and Clara Schumann".

Then back to the "Kö".