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PHOTO © ULRICH OTTE/DUSSELDORF MARKETING & TOURISMUS<br />
NEW<br />
ROUTE<br />
Düsseldorf<br />
GERMANY<br />
Dubbed “Paris on<br />
the Rhine” back<br />
in 1967 by Time<br />
magazine due to its<br />
up-and-coming art<br />
scene, Düsseldorf<br />
is still a culturally<br />
progressive hub,<br />
buzzing with<br />
cutting-edge<br />
exhibitions and<br />
contemporary<br />
architecture<br />
and attracting<br />
the work of new<br />
and established<br />
artists. Local Klaus<br />
Rinke showed his<br />
fascination with<br />
clocks when he<br />
created one of the<br />
city’s most unusual<br />
and monumental<br />
sculptures in 1987.<br />
Twenty-four German<br />
railway clocks stand<br />
in a public park,<br />
set to the precise<br />
atomic clock held in<br />
Braunschweig that<br />
keeps Germany’s<br />
offi cial time.<br />
Look beyond the<br />
conglomeration of<br />
steel and glass offi ce<br />
buildings and you’ll<br />
discover a vibrant<br />
nightlife scene at the<br />
centre of the city.<br />
The Altstadt, (Old<br />
Town) spans less<br />
than half a square<br />
kilometre and is<br />
often referred to as<br />
the longest bar in<br />
the world. It boasts<br />
over 300 bars and<br />
clubs and even<br />
THE BUZZ | RHINELAND<br />
has its own beer<br />
– altbier, the name<br />
referring to the altus,<br />
or rising yeast, that<br />
characterises it, not<br />
the district in which<br />
it’s produced.<br />
Getting to this<br />
cosmopolitan<br />
city on the Rhine<br />
couldn’t be easier.<br />
Flights from Basel/<br />
Mulhouse started<br />
last month, and<br />
routes from Rome<br />
and London Gatwick<br />
are planned for<br />
the beginning<br />
of February.<br />
Prices start at<br />
€16.49 one way<br />
including taxes.<br />
Claire Martin<br />
easyJet flies to...<br />
Düsseldorf from three destinations.<br />
See our insider guide on page 132.<br />
Book online at easyJet.com<br />
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