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Mainz

Mainz is the capital and largest city of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. Notable as a major transport hub and the heart of the German wine trade, the city is also a leading media center, most famously serving as the headquarters of the national broadcaster ZDF. Wikivoyage

Population 223,888 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Tourist office · 220 m Touristeninformation

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Carnival in Mainz

    February – March

    Late February - early March 5

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Mainz); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Mainzer Wochenmarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–14:00
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 07:00–14:00
    6. Saturday: 07:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–14:00

    190 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Mainz Leichhof

    1. Monday: 11:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 11:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    11:00–18:00

    240 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Frauenlobplatz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: 07:00–13:00
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–13:00

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Kostheim

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: 08:00–13:00
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:00

    2.5 km from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt Bretzenheim

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 07:00–13:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    07:00–13:00

    2.7 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 48 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.