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About CologneCologne, where the cathedral spires tower over Germany's oldest city and its innumerable cultural and historical treasures, world-famous museums and active art scene. The world feels at home in Cologne, where people meet for a Kölsch, a chat or simply a laugh. Life in Cologne is uncomplicated and vivacious
AttractionsCologne is a city of museums with its lots of municipal and private ones. One of the most famous museum of Colgne is the Museum Ludwig. It's one of the ten municipal ones. But there are also many ecclesiastical and private museums in this cathedral city. Once a year in autumn the "Lange Nacht der Kölner Museen" (German site) takes place. The museums then open until late at night and you can visit round about 40 museums for very low prices.
Cologne cathedral with its two spires 157 metres in height, has been the city's most famous landmark for centuries and the most well-known architectural monument in Germany. It took 632 years until construction of the largest German cathedral was completed.
Cologne has got a lot of galleries and artists just like famous art fairs.Since the sixties, Cologne has been the German art(trade) metropolis and is the place of residence of artists such as Gerhard Richter, H.A. Schult or the "banana sprayer" Thomas Baumgärtel. About 70 galleries present the entire spectrum of international art and the international art trade.
Regularly the gallery owners issue an invitation to their "premiere days", on which new exhibitions are opened simultaneously in all the galleries and other art centres.
Restaurants & barsFrom venerable breweries offering unique Kölsch beer and typical Cologne delicacies to first-class restaurants - boasting well in excess of 3000 public houses, restaurants and breweries Cologne is one of Germany's leading gastronomic lights. Per head of population, no other city in the Federal Republic boasts so many public houses, and also so many top-class
NightlifeClubs and halls in all shapes and sizes, such as the Stadtgarten, Subway, E-Werk, Live-Music Hall or the Palladium have made their names in different musical styles and genres.
ShoppingCologne nearly is a shopping paradise with many good retail shops, department stores along beautiful shopping streets or within elegant shopping passages in the middle of the city. Equally impressive is the number of art galleries and antique dealers. In this chapter we gladly show you the way to some selected shops and galleries.
Shopping destinations in Cologne. Shopping in Cologne is fun! Lots of shopping streets invite you to stroll along the way. The most popular ones are Hohe Strasse and Schildergasse. Also worth recom- mending is a visit to all shopping centers in the cen- ter of city, where the shops lay one next to another under a common roof.
Metropolis of arts. Cologne is a center for every- one who loves and collects art. Choice selections are in approximately 100 galleries and about 10 auction houses. A veritable "Art Mecca" is the city, particularly when it hosts the two large Art trade fairs named "Art Cologne" yearly. more
Other things you should know Cologne has a mild climate; the daily and yearly fluctuations in temperature are subdued, and precipitation is spread relatively uniformly throughout the year. In winter, the Cologne region is one of the warmest areas in Germany; snow which stays on the ground longer than a few days is the absolute exception. This advantage (at least for car drivers), is at the expense of a relatively large number of overcast days, and thus, in comparison to other German cities, the number of hours of sunshine is below average, as well air humidity being higher.
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