Are there any historical cathedrals near Frankfurt that I can visit?

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There are many old(ish) monumental churches all over Western Europe, here are a few options (based mostly on architecture as I don't know anything about organs):

  • Cologne is certainly well-known and well worth it and it's also easy to reach by train (high speed link to Frankfurt, the cathedral is in front of the main train station).
  • Mainz, Worms (technically not a cathedral anymore) and Speyer are close to Frankfurt (although the train won't get you there much faster than to Cologne). The cathedral in Speyer in particular is well-known and, like the one in Cologne, part of UNESCO world heritage. Architecturally, it's a Romanesque building so an interesting contrast to the Cologne cathedral. The cathedral in Trier also has the same distinction but it's a bit further away.
  • Aachen is also further away (2.5 to 3 hours from Frankfurt by train) but I personally found the Dom very interesting. It's very old and quite unique compared to other European churches.
  • There are many less famous old churches closer to Frankfurt. The cathedrals in Limburg and Fulda or the St.-Marienkirche in Marburg could for example be interesting (as I said, I don't know much about organs but the last one seems to have a notable one).
  • There are many other interesting churches in Bavaria (Ulm, Bamberg, Passau for the organ…) or Eastern Germany (Naumburg, Magdeburg, Dreden…) but that might be a bit too far for you.

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