With its meticulously reconstructed Patrician house fronts, Römerberg is the picturesque heart of the old town. A walk across the cobbled square, also home to the three-gabled town hall, takes you from modern Frankfurt back in time to 16th-century Frankfurt.
The square was restored in 1986 following old plans and is dominated by the Fachwerk-style housefronts. Controversy surrounds the name. One explanation is that the tradesman who lived here mostly traded with Italy and Rome, hence Römer.