Car Hire Louisville Airport

Those who hear the name Louisville for the first time, could incorrectly assume that it is a place in France. In fact, Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. State of Kentucky with well 700,000 inhabitants.

The city of Louisville is located on the northern border of Kentucky to the Ohio River, after which the territory of a neighbouring State of Indiana begins. Abroad she is probably best known, that it is the site of the famous horse racing "Kentucky Derby".

As a destination for a holiday or just a short trip, Louisville outside the United States is, however, rather unknown, while the city has to offer some surprises.

Getting to Louisville

From Germany to reach Louisville (with its own Airport: SDF) best of Cologne Bonn airport, or Munich or Hamburg. Direct flights are not possible: with 2 to 3 transfers must be expected in all of the alternates.

The flight takes all in all approximately 11 to 13 hours. Once arrived you should take into account, if one wants to explore Louisville may with a rental car. American cities are often so heavily designed for transport by car that progress on foot (for example to the next supermarket) is almost impossible.

Discover with the this city car hire

this city offers its visitors although neither beach or sea, but several large park on the banks of the Ohio, such as for example the Shawnee Park, which houses also a golf course. The this city Waterfront Park small and large children on playgrounds and in so-called "waterplay areas" can let off steam. this city has a total of more than 120 of the inner-city park.

But also for lovers of urban architectural culture, this city has a special attraction to offer: in the historic district of "Old this city", one of the largest of its kind in the United States, almost all building in the original, Victorian style have been preserved.

If the weather is not even cooperates, a trip to one of the many whisky distilleries offers itself. Kentucky is the home of Bourbon, with about a third of all Bourbon whiskey in this city is made.

By the way, also parts of Hollywood production "Elizabethtown" were filmed in this city with Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Elizabethtown - the city, which gives its name to the film - is located several miles south of this city and forms the lower corner of a pointed triangle between this city, Elizabethtown and the second largest city of Kentucky, Lexington.

Lexington is known as "Horse capital of the world" and is home to the successful "Kentucky Wildcats" University basketball team.