8 Best Places to Live in Germany
8) Frankfurt, Germany
With a population of over 700,000, Frankfurt is located on the Main River. Expats in Frankfurt enjoy taking a stroll through Palm Garden, taking a swim at one of Frankfurt's indoor pools or open-air baths and having a beer at Zur Sonne.
Many expats living in the Frankfurt area live in towns outside the city. One expat commented, "The Taunus is a beautiful area to the north of Frankfurt where a large number of the expat community live. Towns with large expat populations are: Bad Homburg, Oberursel, Koenigstein, Kronberg, Bad Soden, Kelkheim, Hofheim and many others."
Frankfurt International School is very well regarded in the expat community. One expat with children at FIS said, "Fantastic facilities including well equipped science, IT and Design technology labs. The sports programme is also very good with an all weather pitch plus large sports halls. The only thing the school lacks is a swimming pool. Extra curricular activites are excellent with a large 'Athletics' (Sports) programme and also a full range of activities from dance and drama to language courses for both students and parents to join." Frankfurt International School is not to be confused with International School Frankfurt, which has a much different atmosphere. Read one expat's experiences with this school. Metropolitan School Frankfurt is another school to consider.
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Romerberg in Frankfurt
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Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German.
Some of Betsy's articles include 12 Best Places to Live in Portugal, 7 Best Places to Live in Panama and 12 Things to Know Before Moving to the Dominican Republic. Betsy loves to travel and spend time with her family. Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn.
First Published: Oct 09, 2017