'''Giessen''' is a city in Hesse.

Get in

Giessen is located in Hessen, between Frankfurt and Marburg. It is easily accessible by rail or car.

The city has about 73,000 inhabitants including 27,500 students, so its infrastructure, shopping and cultural offerings are pretty well adapted to that.

Get around

See

  • There is an dwindling US military base in Giessen.
  • About 10km in the north of Giessen are some relicts of ancient celtic buildings, e.g. a Celtic oppidum was rebuilt. They are located on the Dunsberg, a small wooded hill on which activities such as hiking and cycling can also be done.
  • Nearby are some old castles , which can be visited too.

  • Interaktive Museum of Mathematics and Physics
  • Museum of the scientist Liebig
  • Kunsthalle Giessen, with temporary art exhibitions
  • Do

    Learn

    Giessen is home to Justus-Liebig University [http://www.uni-giessen.de/uni/english/].

    Buy

    Eat

    There is a McDonalds restaurant outside one of the main gates. There are actually fast food restaurants everywhere.

    But if you prefer good food, there is an italian restaurant "Adria" in the Frankfurter Strase and a greek restaurant called "Bakchos" in the city centre, near the Marktplatz.

    Drink

    Sleep

    Youth hostel in Giesen [http://www.djh-hessen.de/jh/jugendherberge-giessen/] , about 20?/night

    Get out