Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia is not only known for Thiel and Boerne, but also as an important location for art, culture, administration and science.

Münster’s university system in particular defines the city. Around a fifth of the city’s 300,000 inhabitants are currently studying at a university or academy. But there is another striking feature of the cityscape: Münster is Germany’s most bicycle-friendly city and has already served as a model for urban planners from Florence, for example.

The city also has a lot to offer art lovers. While the “LWL Museum of Art and Culture” shows visitors works from the past 500 years, the “Pablo Picasso Münster Art Museum” focuses, as the name suggests, on Picasso. There is also plenty to marvel at architecturally in Münster with the gabled houses of the old town, St. Paul’s Cathedral and the modern harbor district. Münster is a strikingly low-lying city – the only “skyscraper” is a church tower – but you always have a clear view of the sky when cycling.