Darmstadt Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Hesse, Germany
About Darmstadt
Prior toWorld War I, Darmstadt was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The Grand Dukes used to live in what is now the Schloss Marktplatz. It is also the birthplace of the last Empress of Russia, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, who was bornPrinzessin Victoria Alix Helena Louise Beatrice von Hessen und bei Rhein. Sadly, much of theold townwas destroyed in carpet bombing by the Allies duringWorld War II, and most of what is still standing was reconstructed after the war. Darmstadt also lost its status as the capital of Hesse after the war, that honour now lying with the nearby city ofWiesbaden. The popular recreational drug Ecstasy was first synthesised in Darmstadt in 1912 by a chemist known as Anton Kollisch while he was working for the pharmaceutical company Merck. The elemen
Top Attractions in Darmstadt
Explore the best things to see and do in Darmstadt:
- ★Castle Frankenstein
- ★Darmstädter Dichterschlacht
- ★Der Feurige Elias
- ★Eisenbahnmuseum Darmstadt-Kranichstein
- ★ESOC (European Space Operations Center) Guided Tour
- ★Filmfest Weiterstadt
- ★Heinerfest
- ★Jagdschloss Kranichstein
Where to Eat in Darmstadt
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Asia
- 🍴City Braustüb'l
- 🍴Corroboree - Aussie Bar & Grill
- 🍴Einsiedel
- 🍴Food Garden Restaurant
- 🍴Habibi
Where to Stay in Darmstadt
- 🏨Bestwestern Dartmstadt
- 🏨ETAP Hotel
- 🏨Hotel Bockshaut
- 🏨Hotel Contel
- 🏨Hotel Jagdschloß Kranichstein
- 🏨IBIS Hotel
Darmstadt Travel Guide Sections
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