Cologne / Köln

 

 

The city of Cologne (German: Köln, Colognian: Kölle) is the fourth-largest city in Germany with more than ten million inhabitants and situated on both sides of the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia. It hosts a huge variety of museums and galleries and is famous for it Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), which is the city’s landmark. It is a Gothic church, built between 1248 and 1880. As it’s being continuously restored and appears to always be under construction legends say that the world will go down the day that Cologne Cathedral is finally finished.

For more information on Cologne Cathedral, opening hours and tours visit koelner-dom.de .

 

 

 

 

About Cologne Carnival:

“Once a year, the streets of Cologne fill with people in colourful costumes, and the entire city turns into one big party! The Carnival season (known as the ‘fifth season’ in Germany) starts in November, but the main celebrations takes place from Fat Thursday to Ash Wednesday each year, traditionally marking the start of Lent. People stream in from all over the world to dress up, see spectacular parades featuring elaborate floats, and generally have a good time! The lively Zülpicher Straße, home to lots of bars, is a great place to start.” (Source: German Missions in the UK)

Find out more about the Cologne Carnival here: Kölner Karneval and here: Karneval.de

 

About the Kölsch:

Kölsch is a special beer brewed in Cologne: ” It’s a light ale und is served in the traditional 0.2 litre Kölsch glasses which are tall and cylindrical.

Drink the Kölsch in an orign “Brauhaus” (the traditional German pub where the beer is brewed). There, the “Köbes” serves the fantastic ale and he serves one after another if you don’t say “no” and put the beer pad on your glass.” (Source: cologne.de )

 

Worth a visit:

⇒ The chocolate museum: The dream of every chocolate fan – a museum only about chocolate! ” Chocaholics take note – if you’ve always wanted to learn more about how chocolate is made, then treat yourself to a visit to the Imhoff Chocolate Museum, located on an artificial island in the Rhine. As well as finding out about how chocolate is produced, you can sample the museum’s enormous chocolate fountain.

You can learn more here (in German only): http://www.schokoladenmuseum.de/start.html ” (Source: German Mission in the UK )

 

To know more about Cologne and to plan your visit go to Cologne Tourism for interesting events, deals and more.

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For further information please visit the website of the German Embassy in London.