Cologne Travel Highlights

Cologne (Köln), on the Rhine River in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a city known for its beautiful cathedral and its many museums and art galleries. It's a major port for trade with Netherlands, UK, and Belgium. In Roman times, it was an important town called Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. An easy day trip to each of Düsseldorf, Aachen, Bonn and, further south along the Rhine, to Koblenz.


Including Cologne Cathedral, Old Town (Altstadt), Hohenzollern Bridge, Great St. Martin Church, Cologne City Hall, House of 4711, Roman Tower, St. Gereon's Basilica, Schildergasse Shopping District, Hohe Straße Shopping District, Heinzelmännchen Fountain, Fragrance Museum, Hahnentor City Gate, Museum Ludwig, Overstolzenhaus, Alter Markt Christmas Market, Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Church of St. Ursula, Rheinauhafen, Cologne Water Level Meter, Bottmühle Windmill, Severinstorburg City Gate, Romano-Germanic Museum, Statue of Frederick William III of Prussia, Gereonsmühle Medieval Wall and many more sightseeing highlights of Cologne.