Mettmann: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann is dedicated to the famous find and human prehistory. For visitors interested in these topics, it is a specific cultural point of reference in Mettmann.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Mettmann. Mettmann has more than 1,100 years of history, is connected with the Neander Valley and is known as the Neanderthal City. Part of Mettmann's historic upper town, with Bergisch half-timbered architecture, is located in the pedestrian zone, which also includes cafés and restaurants. Local routes include hiking trails and cycle paths; the Mettmann Discovery Loops are connected to the neanderland STEIG.

Nature

The district of Mettmann forms the largest part of the Niederberg region and borders the Rhine to the southwest. The district belongs to the Bergisches Land cultural region and lies within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region. Mettmann is located in the Niederberg region within the Bergisches Land cultural region.

Culture

Named points of interest in the area around Mettmann include Elbroich, approximately 13.3 km to the southwest, the North Rhine-Westphalia Art Collection, approximately 14.0 km to the west, the Düsseldorf Film Museum, approximately 14.5 km to the west, and Kunst im Tunnel, approximately 14.8 km to the west. Hofgarten is named both as a garden and as a park and lies approximately 13.7 km to the west. Jaberg lies approximately 8.1 km to the south, and Langer Berg approximately 10.8 km to the northwest. For visitors interested in cultural destinations, Elbroich is therefore a specific point of reference in the surroundings of Mettmann.

The cultural and tourism brand of the district of Mettmann, neanderland, is named after the first site where the Neanderthal was discovered.

Geographical location

The district of Mettmann is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the Düsseldorf administrative district.

Getting around

The neanderland tourism offering includes hiking, cycling, museum visits and theatre festivals. neanderland's product lines include the neanderland STEIG and its Discovery Loops, as well as the PanoramaRadweg niederbergbahn.

Mettmann's pedestrian zone includes cafés and restaurants.

Throughout the wider neanderland region, visitor information is available on hiking, cycling, museums, historical sites and sports. This visitor information on hiking, cycling, museums, historical topics and sports relates to the participating towns and municipalities of the district.

There are paths for hiking and walking in the Neander Valley; the terrain is elevated and offers scenic views.

For further regional orientation: Erkrath, Haan, Heiligenhaus, Hilden, Langenfeld, Mettmann, Monheim am Rhein, Ratingen, Velbert, Wülfrath.

For the higher-level travel overview: North Rhine-Westphalia.