Guidebook for Köln
Shopping
Schildergasse is Cologne’s best-known city centre shopping street, and is the central connection between Hohe Straße and Neumarkt.
265 locals recommend
Schildergasse
SchildergasseSchildergasse is Cologne’s best-known city centre shopping street, and is the central connection between Hohe Straße and Neumarkt.
The sectoral mix has been a success: many shops are still run by the owners. New construction projects like DuMont-Carré, Opernpassage or the WDR Arcades provide for additional pull.
27 locals recommend
Breite Straße
Breite StraßeThe sectoral mix has been a success: many shops are still run by the owners. New construction projects like DuMont-Carré, Opernpassage or the WDR Arcades provide for additional pull.
Ehrenstraße is hip – shop and chillax to your heart’s content! The younger crowd are especially fond of this area and find coveted shopping goods.
281 locals recommend
Ehrenstraße
EhrenstraßeEhrenstraße is hip – shop and chillax to your heart’s content! The younger crowd are especially fond of this area and find coveted shopping goods.
Primark
2-4 NeumarktShould go there have a look if you like shopping. Cheap fashion.
Sightseeing
Don't miss it! The magnificent Cologne Cathedral hovers above the roofs and chimneys of the city. It is not only used as a point of orientation but is the pride of the people in Cologne.
1015 locals recommend
Cologne Cathedral
4 DomklosterDon't miss it! The magnificent Cologne Cathedral hovers above the roofs and chimneys of the city. It is not only used as a point of orientation but is the pride of the people in Cologne.
A 3 meter high (9.8 foot) chocolate fountain is the highlight, succeeded only by dipping a wafer into the chocolate stream.
273 locals recommend
Cologne Chocolate Museum
1A Am SchokoladenmuseumA 3 meter high (9.8 foot) chocolate fountain is the highlight, succeeded only by dipping a wafer into the chocolate stream.
Hohenzollern Bridge
Love Lock in Cologne
The Museum Ludwig is devoted to modern art from the beginning of the 20th century. There usually are two or more temporary exhibitions.
317 locals recommend
Museum Ludwig
Heinrich-Böll-PlatzThe Museum Ludwig is devoted to modern art from the beginning of the 20th century. There usually are two or more temporary exhibitions.
It is Germany's oldest city hall with a documented history spanning some 900 years.
18 locals recommend
Cologne City Hall
2 Rathauspl.It is Germany's oldest city hall with a documented history spanning some 900 years.
The Great Saint Martin Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations rest on remnants of a Roman chapel, built on what was then an island in the Rhine.
12 locals recommend
Great St. Martin Church
An Groß Sankt MartinThe Great Saint Martin Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations rest on remnants of a Roman chapel, built on what was then an island in the Rhine.
The Roman-Germanic Museum is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany. It has a large collection of Roman artifacts from the Roman settlement of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.
151 locals recommend
Roman-Germanic Museum
4 Roncallipl.The Roman-Germanic Museum is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany. It has a large collection of Roman artifacts from the Roman settlement of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.
Food Scene
Hard Rock Cafe Cologne
8 GürzenichstraßeFamous Hard Rock Cafe in Cologne
A very big restaurant and get a good reputation in TripAdvisor. You can taste the local cuisine Pork Knuckle and local Kölsch beer here.
62 locals recommend
Früh Shoppen
18 Am HofA very big restaurant and get a good reputation in TripAdvisor. You can taste the local cuisine Pork Knuckle and local Kölsch beer here.
Drinks & Nightlife
Biermuseum
39 ButtermarktYou can drink the beer from different country there.
Everything Else
Koelnmesse organizes and conducts more than 80 trade fairs, exhibitions and events in Cologne and in the world's most important markets.
147 locals recommend
Köln Messe/Deutz
Koelnmesse organizes and conducts more than 80 trade fairs, exhibitions and events in Cologne and in the world's most important markets.