Essen Stadt

A great city of contrasts: hiking in nature, partying in the city or a sea of lights in the dark season!

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The city of Essen in the heart of the Ruhr region is worth a visit 365 days a year - especially since the trip from the Netherlands is so short. Essen offers exciting contrasts of beautiful nature with great cycling and especially hiking trails and urban experiences. At 120 km you will discover the big city from its green side. Essen is that great city of Germany, with the most professional city hiking area. You have to experience this. Whether walking in forests, across fields, on the hills around the great Baldeneysee or in the more urban north of the city. You can also combine the hike with a visit to the coal mine, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. By the way: the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Ruhr! Or you can come to Essen to experience the many open-air events.

Just like the Essen Original city festival, which offers top live music from national and international artists and bands from May 9 to 11. In addition to the three