N o city rocks the colour yellow quite like Dortmund. Every fortnight or so during the football season its centre swarms with Bumblebees, the famously raucous Borussia Dortmund fans whose chanting is heard all over town. The city centre is geared towards footie fans, with the main square serving as a fan zone and snack bars lining the route to the stadium. For touring orchestras and chamber recitals, head to the glass-and-steel Konzerthaus, which has some of the finest acoustics in Germany konzerthaus-dortmund.
Domicil, in a grand former cinema, puts on a superb programme of jazz and world music domicil-dortmund. Clubbers should hit up Tresor West, the second opening from the Berlin techno institution tresorwest. The views from the rooftop terrace are next-level free; dortmunder-u.
Dating from , this double-winged Flemish masterpiece has different layers that are displayed throughout the year β in summer the 36 painted panels are revealed; from October visitors can marvel at the carved golden figures, numbering more than free; sankt-petri-do. Early August to late May, with a break from mid-December to the end of January. If you think that Premier League games have atmosphere, wait until you witness the roar of 24, Borussia Dortmund fans in the south stand at Signal Iduna Park.
The sheer noise of the largest standing terrace in Europe β nicknamed the Yellow Wall β makes for one of the most enrapturing sporting experiences there is. These days, most local breweries have been swallowed up by conglomerates, but one exception is the Bergmann Brauerei, which was revived as a craft microbrewery in the mids.
Unfamiliar with Swabian cuisine? This candlelit, wildflower-adorned restaurant in the Unionviertel area offers the most sumptuous of introductions to the food of southwest Germany. With its handmade crockery, lilting jazz soundtrack and pretty courtyard with hanging chairs, this restaurant just north of the main rail station must be the most wholesome brunch spot in Dortmund.
