In Leverkusen, we love our city
10 REASONS. Welcome, dear guests! We'll take a moment to open our hearts and whet your appetite for Leverkusen. We do so full of passion and love. We believe that the 10 reasons that we, the city marketing team, have selected here are exemplary for our city and its people and can certainly be extended and complemented by biographies and stories that you can find...
10 REASONS. Welcome, dear guests! We'll take a moment to open our hearts and whet your appetite for Leverkusen. We do so full of passion and love. We believe that the 10 reasons that we, the city marketing team, have selected here are exemplary for our city and its people and can certainly be extended and complemented by biographies and stories that you can find...
Top-class sports
THE SPORTS CITY. The city's economy and sports scene have developed hand in hand. Thanks to Bayer AG, Leverkusen has developed into an exceptional sporting location. This is where top-class sport is at home in every respect, far beyond the electrifying Werkself. Sport in and from Leverkusen is a first-class brand name, both nationally and internationally, and has been for many decades. An above-average number...
THE SPORTS CITY. The city's economy and sports scene have developed hand in hand. Thanks to Bayer AG, Leverkusen has developed into an exceptional sporting location. This is where top-class sport is at home in every respect, far beyond the electrifying Werkself. Sport in and from Leverkusen is a first-class brand name, both nationally and internationally, and has been for many decades. An above-average number...
JAZZ & MORE – CITY OF CULTURE
STRONGLY CONTEMPORARY. Leverkusen, founded in 1930, is a young city and has a keen appetite for contemporary culture. That’s why it may not be a coincidence that the choice of genre for the anniversary festival in 1980 fell on the sound of the 20th century, jazz. The Leverkusen Jazz Days have been taking place ever since, and the grandees and stars not only of jazz...
STRONGLY CONTEMPORARY. Leverkusen, founded in 1930, is a young city and has a keen appetite for contemporary culture. That’s why it may not be a coincidence that the choice of genre for the anniversary festival in 1980 fell on the sound of the 20th century, jazz. The Leverkusen Jazz Days have been taking place ever since, and the grandees and stars not only of jazz...
OUT AND ABOUT – HIKING
Exploring the city’s green spaces - walks in and around Leverkusen. Idyllic river meadows, bright blue lakes with sandy beaches and the mighty River Rhine – Leverkusen is a wonderful place to explore on foot. The city is full of green oases of nature that are just perfect for hiking, whilst the foothills of the Bergisches Land offer even more routes right on your doorstep....
Exploring the city’s green spaces - walks in and around Leverkusen. Idyllic river meadows, bright blue lakes with sandy beaches and the mighty River Rhine – Leverkusen is a wonderful place to explore on foot. The city is full of green oases of nature that are just perfect for hiking, whilst the foothills of the Bergisches Land offer even more routes right on your doorstep....
OUT AND ABOUT – CYCLING
Cycling around Leverkusen - the gateway to the Bergisches Land region. Destination Leverkusen, the gateway to the Bergisches Land. An extended bike tour is one of the best ways to discover the hills and valleys of the Bergisches Land. Reservoirs, rivers and lakes cast wondrous blues between the scenic hills. Anyone who has cycled along the rippling Wupper River, far from any hustle and bustle...
Cycling around Leverkusen - the gateway to the Bergisches Land region. Destination Leverkusen, the gateway to the Bergisches Land. An extended bike tour is one of the best ways to discover the hills and valleys of the Bergisches Land. Reservoirs, rivers and lakes cast wondrous blues between the scenic hills. Anyone who has cycled along the rippling Wupper River, far from any hustle and bustle...
Let’s party
CARNIVAL IN LEVERKUSEN. In the midst of the two carnival strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf, a lively carnival culture has developed over the last hundred years. Here, everything is a bit smaller and intimate. People know each other, they celebrate together and - they help each other. The carnival societies are not only active in the fifth season, but also shape social life in other...
CARNIVAL IN LEVERKUSEN. In the midst of the two carnival strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf, a lively carnival culture has developed over the last hundred years. Here, everything is a bit smaller and intimate. People know each other, they celebrate together and - they help each other. The carnival societies are not only active in the fifth season, but also shape social life in other...
BAYER CROSS
LEVERKUSEN'S CATHEDRAL. Really! And not as a replacement for church towers, which we have in large numbers, but as the ultimate identifying object. The Bayer Cross is to the people of Leverkusen what the Cathedral is to the people of Cologne and the Kö shopping mile is to the people of Düsseldorf. To this day, the Bayer Cross remains the largest neon sign in the...
LEVERKUSEN'S CATHEDRAL. Really! And not as a replacement for church towers, which we have in large numbers, but as the ultimate identifying object. The Bayer Cross is to the people of Leverkusen what the Cathedral is to the people of Cologne and the Kö shopping mile is to the people of Düsseldorf. To this day, the Bayer Cross remains the largest neon sign in the...
The city and its people
AN INCREDIBLY COLOURFUL CITY WITH A HUGE HEART. And this heart throbs to the beat of people of over 140 nationalities living side by side, as neighbours, friends, teammates, colleagues, and playground companions. Of the almost 170,000 inhabitants, 27,300 have a non-German citizenship. In addition, there are many people, both in the past and the present, with German passports who considerably support and shape this...
AN INCREDIBLY COLOURFUL CITY WITH A HUGE HEART. And this heart throbs to the beat of people of over 140 nationalities living side by side, as neighbours, friends, teammates, colleagues, and playground companions. Of the almost 170,000 inhabitants, 27,300 have a non-German citizenship. In addition, there are many people, both in the past and the present, with German passports who considerably support and shape this...
Top-class sports
UP CLOSE. Leverkusen is the city of sports. There is hardly any other city in Germany where you can experience pulsating top-class sport and sport history so close up on almost every weekend. Top sporting performances in and from Leverkusen have been a first-class brand name nationally and internationally for many decades. An above-average number of professional teams rank among the top in their disciplines...
UP CLOSE. Leverkusen is the city of sports. There is hardly any other city in Germany where you can experience pulsating top-class sport and sport history so close up on almost every weekend. Top sporting performances in and from Leverkusen have been a first-class brand name nationally and internationally for many decades. An above-average number of professional teams rank among the top in their disciplines...
The city and its festivals
MASTERS IN CELEBRATION. Anyone who visits a beer exchange in Kaiserslautern or Dresden would never dream that this kind of festival had been invented in Leverkusen-Opladen with the Opladener Bierbörse! But that’s how it is. It started in 1987 with a handful of beer stalls in the Opladen pedestrian zone. Today, unless there is a pandemic, the Beer Exchange in Opladen has up to 20,000...
MASTERS IN CELEBRATION. Anyone who visits a beer exchange in Kaiserslautern or Dresden would never dream that this kind of festival had been invented in Leverkusen-Opladen with the Opladener Bierbörse! But that’s how it is. It started in 1987 with a handful of beer stalls in the Opladen pedestrian zone. Today, unless there is a pandemic, the Beer Exchange in Opladen has up to 20,000...
Top-class sports
UP CLOSE. Leverkusen is the city of sports. There is hardly any other city in Germany where you can experience pulsating top-class sport and sport history so close up on almost every weekend. Top sporting performances in and from Leverkusen have been a first-class brand name nationally and internationally for many decades. An above-average number of professional teams rank among the top in their disciplines...
UP CLOSE. Leverkusen is the city of sports. There is hardly any other city in Germany where you can experience pulsating top-class sport and sport history so close up on almost every weekend. Top sporting performances in and from Leverkusen have been a first-class brand name nationally and internationally for many decades. An above-average number of professional teams rank among the top in their disciplines...
Let’s party
CARNIVAL IN LEVERKUSEN. In the midst of the two carnival strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf, a lively carnival culture has developed over the last hundred years. Here, everything is a bit smaller and intimate. People know each other, they celebrate together and - they help each other. The carnival societies are not only active in the fifth season, but also shape social life in other...
CARNIVAL IN LEVERKUSEN. In the midst of the two carnival strongholds of Cologne and Düsseldorf, a lively carnival culture has developed over the last hundred years. Here, everything is a bit smaller and intimate. People know each other, they celebrate together and - they help each other. The carnival societies are not only active in the fifth season, but also shape social life in other...
Opladen Beer Exchange
THE ORIGINAL. The Opladener Bierbörse festival, also called the "mother of all beer exchanges", has its home on the grounds with the picturesque chestnut avenue and the large open meadows on the Wupper. This gives the Opladen Beer Exchange its unique flair. An extensive stage programme with live music in the huge Circus Tent rounds off the Festival of 1000 Beers and attracts over 200,000...
THE ORIGINAL. The Opladener Bierbörse festival, also called the "mother of all beer exchanges", has its home on the grounds with the picturesque chestnut avenue and the large open meadows on the Wupper. This gives the Opladen Beer Exchange its unique flair. An extensive stage programme with live music in the huge Circus Tent rounds off the Festival of 1000 Beers and attracts over 200,000...
JAPANESE GARDEN
FAR EAST IN THE PARK. You don't have to travel far to get a taste of Japan in Leverkusen. A detour to the Japanese Garden is all it takes for visitors to find themselves in a spectacular expanse of parkland, with 15,000 square metres of flowering treasures from many parts of East Asia, as well as enchanting sculptures, ornate lanterns or curved gate buildings. The...
FAR EAST IN THE PARK. You don't have to travel far to get a taste of Japan in Leverkusen. A detour to the Japanese Garden is all it takes for visitors to find themselves in a spectacular expanse of parkland, with 15,000 square metres of flowering treasures from many parts of East Asia, as well as enchanting sculptures, ornate lanterns or curved gate buildings. The...
REUSCHENBERG WILDLIFE PARK
TOP ANIMAL ENCLOSURE. TaTaTaTaaaa! That’s just the way it is. Children in particular admire animals in the wildlife park like stars on the catwalk. Since 1976, little ones and those accompanying them have been making a pilgrimage to this wildlife park in Leverkusen to discover the local and European animal kingdoms. Many a guest, young or old, becomes infatuated with the alpacas. Others lose their...
TOP ANIMAL ENCLOSURE. TaTaTaTaaaa! That’s just the way it is. Children in particular admire animals in the wildlife park like stars on the catwalk. Since 1976, little ones and those accompanying them have been making a pilgrimage to this wildlife park in Leverkusen to discover the local and European animal kingdoms. Many a guest, young or old, becomes infatuated with the alpacas. Others lose their...
Morsbroich Palace
BAROQUE JEWEL & MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART. The water feature by Danish artist Jeppe Hein welcomes guests to Morsbroich Palace in summer. The museum and the palace gardens are known and popular beyond the borders of Leverkusen as a cultural and recreational destination. The founding mission of the Museum Morsbroich, which is still influential today, was to counter the barbarism of National Socialism with engaging...
BAROQUE JEWEL & MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART. The water feature by Danish artist Jeppe Hein welcomes guests to Morsbroich Palace in summer. The museum and the palace gardens are known and popular beyond the borders of Leverkusen as a cultural and recreational destination. The founding mission of the Museum Morsbroich, which is still influential today, was to counter the barbarism of National Socialism with engaging...
City on the Rhine
LIFELINE & PLACE OF LONGING. In the 19th century, Hitdorf was an important reloading hub for the expanding trade. Goods from the Bergisches Land were loaded onto ships here and, conversely, supplies for the region were landed. Today, Hitdorf is an idyllic part of Leverkusen. If you cruise south along the Rhine from here, you will see the ship's bridge at the mouth of the...
LIFELINE & PLACE OF LONGING. In the 19th century, Hitdorf was an important reloading hub for the expanding trade. Goods from the Bergisches Land were loaded onto ships here and, conversely, supplies for the region were landed. Today, Hitdorf is an idyllic part of Leverkusen. If you cruise south along the Rhine from here, you will see the ship's bridge at the mouth of the...
Leverkusen Jazz Days
BEST OF. The Leverkusen Jazz Days belong to the Champions League of jazz festivals in Europe and are Germany's largest and most renowned festival. Every year, more than 20,000 visitors make the pilgrimage to Leverkusen to experience the unique atmosphere up close. From Ray Charles to Jamie Cullum, many great names have been on stage in Leverkusen and couldn’t help but become fans of this...
BEST OF. The Leverkusen Jazz Days belong to the Champions League of jazz festivals in Europe and are Germany's largest and most renowned festival. Every year, more than 20,000 visitors make the pilgrimage to Leverkusen to experience the unique atmosphere up close. From Ray Charles to Jamie Cullum, many great names have been on stage in Leverkusen and couldn’t help but become fans of this...
The gateway to the Bergisches Land
LITTLE GETAWAYS. Anyone who has ever walked along the banks of the gentle Wupper River far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, explored the Balkan Route by bike or idly watched ships pass by on the banks of the Rhine in Hitdorf, knows exactly what we mean. Leverkusen is the green gateway to the Bergisches Land and yet lies "close to it...
LITTLE GETAWAYS. Anyone who has ever walked along the banks of the gentle Wupper River far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, explored the Balkan Route by bike or idly watched ships pass by on the banks of the Rhine in Hitdorf, knows exactly what we mean. Leverkusen is the green gateway to the Bergisches Land and yet lies "close to it...
Leverkusen Jazz Days
BEST OF. The Leverkusen Jazz Days belong to the Champions League of jazz festivals in Europe and are Germany's largest and most renowned festival. Every year, more than 20,000 visitors make the pilgrimage to Leverkusen to experience the unique atmosphere up close. From Ray Charles to Jamie Cullum, many great names have been on stage in Leverkusen and couldn’t help but become fans of this...
BEST OF. The Leverkusen Jazz Days belong to the Champions League of jazz festivals in Europe and are Germany's largest and most renowned festival. Every year, more than 20,000 visitors make the pilgrimage to Leverkusen to experience the unique atmosphere up close. From Ray Charles to Jamie Cullum, many great names have been on stage in Leverkusen and couldn’t help but become fans of this...
