Frankfurt, Germany
Bankfurt-on-Main
"Where Europe's Money Sleeps (Between Layovers)"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield dominated by a stylised Euro sign flanked by two cranes (the construction kind, not the birds), set above a rebuilt half-timbered house so pristine it looks fake, with the River Main rendered as a conveyor belt of cargo ships beneath a banner reading 'Gebucht, Geflogen, Gebankt' (Booked, Flown, Banked).
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Landed at the airport, spent two nights, mostly saw the inside of glass skyscrapers and one very good sausage stand near the Römer. The old town square is charming but suspiciously tidy for a city bombed flat in the war, then I remembered it's basically a very convincing rebuild. Great if you love investment banks, book fairs, or transferring planes; less great if you wanted 'romantic Germany' postcards beyond one square kilometre."— Derek_LayoverLegend, Manchester
Property Listing
Charming financial metropolis offering unrivalled proximity to Europe's busiest airport, meaning you can be in Milan for lunch and back in your high-rise apartment by dinner! Enjoy skyline views usually reserved for Manhattan, at only a fraction of the noise pollution from the trading floor below.
Twinned With
Canary Wharf — Both are compact forests of bank towers where nobody actually lives but everyone commutes in a suit to feel important.
Supporting Evidence
Frankfurt's Römerberg old town square looks medieval but was almost entirely reconstructed after WWII bombing destroyed roughly 90% of the historic centre.