Neuss

Neuss is a medium-sized city across the Rhine river from Düsseldorf in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany.

Roman Catholic church Saint Quirinus, exterior from west

Get in

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS^IATA) is just 15 kilometers from Neuss downtown. There is a direct S-Bahn connection from the airport terminal to Neuss main station every 20 minutes, taking half an hour.

Neuss is not served by intercity trains. There are however regional and local trains frequently arriving from Düsseldorf (taking 10–15 minutes), Cologne (half an hour), Mönchengladbach (15 minutes), Krefeld (15–20 minutes), Wuppertal (35 minutes), Hagen (one hour) Aachen (70 minutes), Kleve (1½ hours), and Venlo (Netherlands; 50 minutes). When traveling from further-away places you will usually have to change in Düsseldorf.

Get around

See

Quirinus-Münster (Saint Quirinus Minster). a 13th-century late romanesque church
St. Marien (Saint Maria Church).
Obertor (Upper Gate). southern city gate, built c.1200
Blutturm (Bloody Tower).
Botanischer Garten. the city's botanical garden

Sculptures and Museum Insel Hombroich

Museum Insel Hombroich. Despite its name not an actual island, but a Neoclassical industrialist's villa with a lush green garden, forming an oasis of culture and nature, with a collection of both classical and modern art, especially sculptures.

Exhibition building of the Langen Foundation on the former NATO rocket base in Neuss

Langen Foundation, Raketenstation Hombroich 1, ☎ +49 2182 5701-15. daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed. Private collection of 20th century paintings, Japanese and other non-European Art. Adults 7.50 €, reduced 5 €.

Do

Skihalle Neuss, An der Skihalle 1 (use Bus 843 in direction Grefrath up to Skihalle (at Neuss Hauptbahnhof, take Further Straße exit, then continue walking straight ahead until you get to the bus stop)). indoor skiing facility

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Sleep

Hamtor Hotel, Hamtorwall 19, ☎ +49 2131 128930.
Hotel Bastion, Jagenbergstraße 2, ☎ +49 2131 930004.
Mercure Hotel Düsseldorf Neuss, Am Derikumer Hof 1, ☎ +49 2131 1380.
Swissôtel Düsseldorf/Neuss, Rheinallee 1, ☎ +49 2131 77 00.
🌍 Dorint Kongresshotel Düsseldorf/Neuss, Selikumer Strasse 25, ☎ +49 2131 2620, e-mail: info.neuss@dorint.com. from € 71 per room/night. (updated Sep 2017)

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