The Marktplatz (market square). On the historic center of town, the carnival season is opened every year on November 11th. Here you will also find the famous monument to Electoral Prince Wilhelm von der Pfalz, lovingly called “Jan Wellem” by Düsseldorf’s residents. Those who seek the hustle and bustle of crowds will find what they are looking for in the streets that lead away from Marktstrasse and Bergerstrasse: Boutiques and pubs, taverns of all kinds and most especially those where Düsseldorf’s world-famous Altbier is served. Here you’ll be able to experience just why Düsseldorf’s old town district is repeatedly referred to as “the longest bar counter in the world”.

A surprisingly different, own atmosphere can be felt in the little Schneider-Wibbel-Gasse, a small street filled, without exception, with Spanish restaurants that are tightly but comfortably grouped together, one next to the other. Returning again to a more southerly direction through the Wallstrasse and Hafenstrasse, you’ll find yourself in the middle of Karlstadt, the southern old town, as it is called by many Düsseldorf residents.