Orientation and Arrival

The staff on site will be happy to advise you in German, Polish, Ukrainian or English on tourist offers for travellers who require a higher level of comfort (or comfort travellers). 

The tourist information office is easily accessible. In the spacious consultation room you can look around comfortably and plan your day. There is also a barrier-free toilet available for free. Anyone who needs a refreshment can use the free operate water dispensers. 

 

German-Polish Tourist Information
Große Oderstraße 29
15230 Frankfurt (Oder)

Phone: 0335 6100800
E-Mail: info@tourismus-ffo.de

All beginnings are difficult ...

Although it is only about 150 meters to St. Mary's Church, the condition of the path poses a small challenge for wheelchair users and walker users due to the cobblestones being a listed building.

We recommend taking the footpath across the parking lot to the city library. From there you come to a flat, trip-free surface without cobblestones, then walk left past the library and turn left after 50 meters. 

You have now reached the entrance to the church. Because of the high curbs on the sidewalk, you should ask your companion for help.

Access to the largest hall church of North German brick Gothic is barrier-free. Admission is free and you can easily reach the central nave of St. Mary's and the two church rooms via the flat ramp.

The three 600-year-old, colorful choir windows are special art treasures. The history of the church can be learned about in a permanent exhibition with 3D photos, a media station and audio guides in German, Polish and English. Postcards, books, church guides and flyers are available to view and purchase in the information area.

There is also a barrier-free, free toilet and seating for a break. 

For the accompanying person, climbing the church tower is a special experience in the twin cities. Since 237 steps have to be climbed, it is unfortunately only reserved for mobile people without health restrictions. Alternatively/in addition, the accompanying person can reach the exhibition in the Crystal Hall or Martyr Choir (part with audio guides) via the wooden staircase.

1st Brandenburg State Museum for Modern Art

With around 45.000 works, the BLMK at its locations in Frankfurt (Oder) and Cottbus, the world's most comprehensive museum collection of art from the GDR. Guided tours and art workshops also take place regularly in the Frankfurt town hall. 

There is a barrier-free toilet and plenty of space for storage and seating. The museum is accessible via the market square using a ramp.

 

2nd Kleist Museum

The world's only Kleist Museum is home to interesting Exhibits on the life and works of Heinrich von Kleist. A variety of audio guides in the permanent and special exhibitions provide exciting information about the famous playwright born in Frankfurt. The modern extension is accessible and can be visited without barriers. The historical and original museum next door is connected to it and can also be visited. There is a barrier-free toilet in the new building on the right. . 

 

 

3. Museum Viadrina

Who more to City History of Frankfurt since the Middle Ages want to know, the Museum Viadrina in the cultural-historical Junkerhaus. The main entrance to the museum has 2 steps. With a walker or wheelchair you can only visit the ground floor. But there you still get a good overview of the medieval history of the city with an impressive city model. There are plenty of places to store walkers, enough seats and, if required, you can also borrow seats in the form of light chairs to take with you through the exhibition rooms. In the Viadrina Museum there is the option of using a barrier-free toilet.

 

The fair-weather variant

To round off your stay in the twin city, we recommend a short walk in the fresh air through the Europagarten on the island of Ziegenwerder directly on the OderJust five minutes from the market square at the German-Polish Tourist Information, between the Old and New Oder rivers, there is a real natural island: a place of relaxation for young and old.

The main path across the island is at ground level and paved. There are also numerous places to sit along the path, which invite you to take a breather. On nice summer days, it is worth visiting the "Kakadu Island" beer garden for a small lunch, coffee and beer. Everything here is barrier-free and there is a disabled toilet. Alternatively, you can drive to the free car park at the Anger and from there use the southern entrance to the island.

 

St. Gertraud Church in Frankfurt (Oder)

In the immediate vicinity of the City Park Hotel is the impressive and barrier-free church in neo-Gothic architectural style from 1873. The Protestant church preserves some of the medieval treasures of St. Mary's Church Here you will find, among other things, the Mary altar, the bronze baptismal font and the impressive seven-flame bronze chandelier. The church is easy to enter via a ramp and the special sights are also accessible to everyone via an elevator. There is also a disabled-friendly toilet. 

 

Gallery OKNO in SMOK in Słubice

After a Polish breakfast buffet, you can start your day with a visit to the OKNO Gallery exhibition in the SMOK cultural center in Slubice. We recommend parking directly on 1.Maja between Collegium Polonicum and the SMOK. If you need cash, you can exchange it at an exchange office (KANTOR). When you get out, however, you have to climb over a small curb. The ramp takes you comfortably to the exhibition on the 2nd floor by elevator. The exhibition on the 1st floor (Mala Galeria) is also worth a visit. 

 

Collegium Polonicum in Słubice - Enjoy the view from the roof terrace

A special highlight is a visit to the roof terrace of the Collegium Polonicum: joint research facility of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder)/Słubice. The key for the roof terrace, which is easily accessible via an elevator, can be requested daily from the doorman. From the top you can enjoy a breathtaking Panoramic view of the German Oder bank and with a bit of luck you can also watch "Uncle Helmut's" Oder river barges sailing across the water. The building has a barrier-free and gender-appropriate toilet.