Every year, in the run-up to Christmas, Duisburg's city centre turns into an atmospheric, glowing sea of light with nearly 100 beautifully decorated wooden stalls.

Duisburg has industrial backdrops and huge ports, culture festivals and thrilling sport events, leisure parks and idyllic lake settings. So where’s the best place to start?

Duisburg produces more steel than any other city in Europe. Disused production facilities have been imaginatively transformed and are now among the world’s most unique monuments to industrial heritage

Captivating stories, amazing background information and funny anecdotes – guided tours are anything but dry. You get fascinating insights into the life of a vibrant city.

What could be nicer that spending happy times with the family? There are lots of different places in Duisburg that provide the ideal conditions for doing precisely this.