Solingen
Understand
Solingen is world famous for its century old tradition of making knives and swords and you can still get a high quality blade here, but expect to pay good money for good quality.
Get in
By train
- 🌍 Solingen Main Station.
Get around
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trolleybus network
By trolleybus
Solingen is one of only three remaining cities in Germany to still have buses driven by overhead wires.
See
- 🌍 Müngstener Brücke. with the adjacent Brückenpark: The Müngsten Viaduct between Solingen and Remscheid is the highest railway bridge in Germany, running at 107 metres above ground level. A park located below the bridge contains various playground items, a mini golf course, a hand-operated overhead ferry and a bistro. Also, there are various hiking trails in the area.
- 🌍 Burg Castle.
Do
Buy
Eat
- 🌍 Fasil, Am Neumarkt 13, ☎ +49 212 2337907, e-mail: info@fasil-solingen.de. Tu - F 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-24:00, Sa 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-05:00, Su 15:00-24:00. Turkish and mediterranean food.
- 🌍 Gaston - Fischerstube, Breidbacher Tor 5-7, ☎ +49 212 2245904. M - Sa 10:00-21:30, Su 11:00-15:00. Seafood
- 🌍 Bistro & Café Valentino, Küstergasse 1, ☎ +49 212 10220. M - F 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-16:00. Serves breakfast, lunch and cakes.
Drink
Sleep
Budget
- 🌍 Adler Apotheke, Stresemannstraße 8, ☎ +49 212 2237522. Bed and breakfast in the formerly "Adler Apotheke (pharmacy)" much used by craftsman. Shared bathroom and toilets. 25€ per night in a single room.
- 🌍 Hotel Solinger Hof, Goerdelerstraße 9, ☎ +49 212 599030. Hotel with restaurant and three skittle lanes.
- 🌍 Zum Roten Ochsen, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 20, e-mail: info@zumrotenochsen.info. Small hotel with 18 rooms.
Mid-range
- 🌍 H+ Hotel Solingen, Teschestraße 34, ☎ +49 212 22060, e-mail: solingen@h-hotels.com. All rooms are equipped with tv, radio, fridge and a bathroom.
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