Schalke 04 have a proud record as seven-times German Champions - albeit that the last of those championships came in 1958! Read more

All roads lead to the Arena AufSchalke - Gelsenkirchen, home to the Arena AufSchalke, is a former coal-mining and steel town in Germany’s Ruhrgebiet Read more

Gelsenkirchen does not have an airport of its own, but, as the map below shows, the region of North Rhine Westphalia has many others Read more

Gelsenkirchen main railway station (Hauptbahnhof) is served mainly by regional (RE/RB) trains Read more

Schalke 04 is one of the biggest club’s in German football - but much of their reputation comes from success many, many years ago Read more

Gelsenkirchen near Schalke
Schalke may only be one of the city’s many boroughs, but the name Schalke is far better known outside the immediate area than that of Gelsenkirchen Read more

Goethe House and Museum
Joahnn Wolfganng Goethe is to Germany what Shakespeare is to England Read more

Musemufer (Museum Bank) runs between the Eiserner Steg and the Friedensbrücke bridge. This riverbank is officially called the Schaumainkai, but is known as the Museumufer Read more

Skyscrapers & Eiserner Steg - Frankfurt’s skyline is unlinke any other in Germany Read more

Römerberg square and Frankfurt ‘cathedral’ - The Römer has been the Frankfurt’s town hall or Rathaus for 600 years Read more