Germany’s fourth-largest city following Berlin, Hamburg and Munich is Cologne. This city is the largest both in terms of German Federal State in North Rhine-Westphalia and also among the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area. This European metropolitan city is known to house a population of at least 10 million.. The city of Cologne is known to be the center of art and culture of Rhineland and thus features a vibrant art scenario and makes your trip to Cologne a memorable affair. This city boasts of at least 30 museums and 100 galleries while the exhibitions tend to range from archaeological sites of the ancient Roman genre to the sites of modern sculpture.
This city is also reputed of being one of the oldest cities in Germany and was founded in the year 38 BC by the Romans. Cologne is known to lie on the Rhine and the Cologne Cathedral also known as Kolner Dom is known to be the seat of Cologne’s Roman Catholic Archbishop. In fact one of the oldest universities in Europe named Universitat zu Koln is known to be located in Cologne and is also known by the name of Cologne.The Trade Fair Grounds in the city is known to host numerous trade shows like Art Cologne Fair, the International Furniture Fair (IMM) and the Photokina.
Cologne is also famous for its festivities of Cologne Carnival and the LGBT festival Christopher Street Day also known as CSD. The various tourist destinations in Cologne in Germany features the Historical museum, Church of Holy Apostles also known as St Aposteln and Cologne Cathedral or Koln Dom. While being on a trip to Cologne don't miss out visiting Cologne Philharmonic Hall or Philharmonie, Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Ludwig Museum. Great number of tourists gather every year to visit Deutz, Trade Fair Grounds and Rheinpark, Diocesan Museum or Diozesanmuseum and Great St Martin’s Church. Gurzenich, Museum of Chocolate, Old Town Hall, Opera house and Roman Praetorium captivates numerous tourist swith their uniqueness.
Trip to Cologne will be a memorable one if you visit Roman-Germanic Museum, St Maria in the Capitol, Museum of East Asian Art and St Gereon’s Church. One can also go for the railroad touring attractions. The featuring tours are Cologne-Frankfurt-Koblenz-Cologne rail trip, and Cologne-Koblenz-Bullay-Cologne rail trip. While on a trip to Cologne you can enjoy visiting the places that will give you an idea about the history, architecture and the festivals of this city. The kids can enjoy to the fullest at the various zoos and botanical gardens in Cologne.
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Simultaneously for accommodation one can checkout the hotels in Cologne like those of Park Inn Köln City-West, Excelsior Hotel Ernst am Dom, Jolly Hotel Media Park Koeln and Sofitel Cologne.
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