Hof

Aachen’s living room with a terrace

Located between the Puppenbrunnen, the city hall and the Bahkauv, the Hof square has something to offer everyone, and is a good place to spend a few hours with its restaurants, bars and cafés. Take a break here, lean back and take it easy, Aachen-style.

[Translate to Englisch:] Puppenbrunnen Aachen — The figures on the Puppenbrunnen fountain represent the features of the City of Aachen.

Sommer am Hof in Aachen — © B. Schröder / ats Enjoy an ice cream, cake or wine in the sunshine in one of the cafés and restaurants in the Hof.

Hof in der Aachener Innenstadt — © ats Roman portico in the Hof.

© ats The chronoscopes use images and films to explain to passers-by what is special about their respective location. At the Hof, you an find out more about the mineral thermal springs.

Sights around the Hof

Starting from the Hof, walk down the Medieval-style Körbergasse, past the traditionalist Plum’s Kaffee coffee roasting house and the basket weaver’s “Korb Bayer”, which first opened its doors in 1865, until you reach a symbol of the city: the “Printenmädchen”, or “little gingerbread girl”. Now enter Aachen’s oldest coffee shop, the Alt Aachener Café-Stuben van den Daele, which was founded in 1890. The rooms, which are full of nooks and crannies, and the many stairs in this historic building, give the café its particular charm.

Shopping in Aachen

All around the Hof, you’ll find (nearly) everything that your heart desires. Along the Krämerstraße, Körbergasse and Büchel streets, you can buy tea or coffee products, wine, clothes, home furnishings or Aachen specialities such as Aachener Printen, and visit other traditional shops. Discover more shopping routes on aachen-shopping.de.

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