Leverkusen, a small city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is located half way between Cologne and Düsseldorf on the eastern bank of the Rhine. It has a population of 163,000 residents on an area of 79 sq km.
How to Get There:
Leverkusen has a small airfield of its own, for use by small aircraft. However, the nearest international airport is Cologne-Bonn, 20 km away. Dusseldorf is 32 km from the city centre of Leverkusen. Both airports are connected by road, with both bus and taxi service. You can also get in from Frankfurt, some 155 km away. Leverkusen has 4 motorway exits on the A1, A3 and A 59, federal rail route Cologne-Düsseldorf and Wuppertal, has an urban rail connection and is a bicycle-friendly city.
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What to See:
Leverkusen is known throughout the world as an industrial city and hosting a football club. It is a great place to relax with plenty of open green spaces at the foothills of the Bergisch Land and the Rhine in the north. Japanese Garden; Morsbroich Castle, a municipal museum for modern art; Neuland Park, Forum Leverkusen, CaLevornia, a leisure centre for the entire family, Gut Ophoven, Leverkusen environmental education centre and a visit to Bayer’s Chemical Factory round off your trip.
Where to Eat:
Leverkusen has over 120 restaurants, and another 200 within a 20 km radius. Restaurants with German cuisine recommended are Alter Wartesaal, Apollo, Bankers, Benders Marie, Bieresel and Deutzer Bahnhof.
Hotels:
Leverkusen has over 150 hotels, from 2-4 star rating. Since it is close to Cologne, Bonn and Dusseldorf, visitors check out the cost effectiveness of staying out of the city and coming in by train. Recommended hotels in Leverkusen are Best Western Hotel Leverkusen, Hotel Villa Fuerstenberg, Hotel Le Garage and the Kasino Leverkusen , all quite expensive; the Ibis Koeln Leverkusen, Hotel-Restaurant Rheinischer Hof, Hotel-Restaurant Fueck and Hotel Alscher are in the middle range. Cheaper accommodation is available, but generally booked out.
