Facts about Düsseldorf

• Population 567,000.
• Capital of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
• One of Germany’s richest cities.
• Paul Klee was a professor at Düsseldorf Kunstakademie until dismissed by the Nazis in 1933.

Must See's

Take the lift up the 234 m Rhine Tower (Rheinturm), which gives stunning views across the city and the River Rhine from its 180 m-high viewing platform.

The Old Town (Altstadt) is a maze of narrow lanes along the river. It’s crammed with snack bars, bistros, wine cellars, beer halls, discos and boutiques.

The extravagant Schloss Benrath – the 18th century pleasure palace and park built by Elector Karl Theodor – blends rococo architecture, landscaping and interiors.

Sample the offerings of “the longest bar in Europe” – Düsseldorf’s Altstadt.