In the heart of the Ruhr area: opening of youth hostel Bochum!

The Ruhr area, the best known industrial region in Germany, has a new youth hostel. It is located in the city centre, only a few minutes away from the main railway station. The new city hostel with 200 beds is modern as well as versatile. The hostellers have a choice of two- to four-bedded rooms with ensuite shower and toilet, some of which are equipped disability-friendly. Backpackers, families, school classes, participants of seminars and meetings can feel at home here. 24 opening hours attract particularly international visitors.

Bochum is considered exemplary for the change in the Ruhr area – over are the days of coal mining, steel, pits, and  smoking chimneys.Domestic as well as foreign tourists find a varied mixture of industrial culture, shopping streets, museums, and theatres as well as a range of other recreation offers. The German mining museum (one of the best-frequented museums in Germany), “Bochum Total” (the greatest European music festival), the musical “Starlight Express”, the Bochum playhouse (one of the first-rate theatres in Germany), the “Ruhr-Park” (a mall with over 100 shops), and the botanic garden of the Ruhr-University are just a few highlights to mention.

Detailed information on www.jugendherberge.de .