Cologne

Unparalleled Cologne

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The tour of the northern part of the center of Cologne is intended for those who have already explored the Cologne Cathedral and the main attractions of the historical center of the city and would like to deepen their knowledge of urban history.

The tour will begin at the Main Railway Station with its pointed arches.

It will continue on the Hohenzoller Bridge with its four equestrian statues of Prussian kings and German emperors.

This includes climbing the observation tower of the Köln Triangle business center.

Then they wait for us.

St. Kunibert’s Church is the youngest of Cologne’s twelve Romanesque churches, located 700 metres north of Cologne Cathedral.

Founded in 1850, the Cologne Conservatory, the Higher School of Music and Dance, is Germany’s largest conservatory.

The medieval Aigelstein Gate, built between 1228 and 1248 during the third expansion of the city, was almost intact during World War II. By the way, it was through this gate that Maria de' Medici came to Cologne on October 12, 1641, after her expulsion from Paris by Cardinal Richelieu, and on September 13, 1804, in the evening Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine entered Cologne.

Neo-Gothic Church of St. Agnes - the largest church in Cologne after the Cathedral, 80 meters high, 40 meters wide,

The apartment of the Nobel Prize-winning writer Heinrich Böll and the story about him,

The building of the Regional Court in the neo-Baroque style on the square dedicated to the lawyer Reichensperger, thanks to whom the Cologne Cathedral was completed according to the original drawings.

The tour will conclude with a visit to the exhibition created by private collector Mikoel Stoffler and his wife in 1997, the Sculpture Park.

Then we will go to the Cologne Wine Museum, established in 2002 at the initiative of the Whitling family, entirely dedicated to onology, the science of wine. The building is shaped like a vineyard, on the roof grows grapes of more than 40 of the most famous world varieties.

Finally, we are waiting for a trip along the Cologne cable car, launched in 1957 for the federal garden exhibition, this is the first “rope” in Germany, with unforgettable photos of the Cologne Cathedral.

At the end of the tour, you can visit the Cologne Zoo located in the immediate vicinity.

The price includes:

Climbing to the Köln Triangle observation tower, entrance to the Cologne Museum of Onology, travel on the Cologne cable car are additionally paid.

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