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for Cologne (Germany)

Rating Summary based on 19 reviews

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  • Ease of getting around
  • Family Friendly
  • Nightlife
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
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  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 zoe_page

    Member since 08/07/2001

    Reviews written: 871

    4 Stars Christmas in Cologne 07/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Milka...Lindt...chocolate in general

    Disadvantages Disadvantages cable car shut in winter

    We went to Cologne this December so I could practice my German, we could go to the Christmas markets and we could take some much needed time off work. Actually, scrap that. Those were the reasons we went to Germany. The single reason we went to Cologne in particular was the flight schedules - Tui now fly there from Manchester, and our flights cost less than £70 return including taxes and the credit card fee (alarmingly charged per passenger, not per transaction). I had been to Cologne before, but not since 1991, which is a decent chunk of my life ago. My companion had never been there, nor ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 MALU

    Member since 04/07/2002

    Reviews written: 413

    4 Stars Heinzelmännchen's Home 17/06/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages famous sights, the river Rhine

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none that I could find out in a day

    HEINZELMÄNNCHEN’S HOME The other day I was in Köln am Rhein, the fourth largest German city with nearly one million inhabitants, Cologne on the Rhine for you, Colonia Agrippina for the Old Romans; the wife of Emperor Claudius was born on the banks of the Rhine and elevated her ’colonia’ to the status of a city in the year 50 A.D. I don’t know if you associate anything with Köln (the ‘ö‘ is pronounced like the ‘u‘ in burn), Germans think of Carnival, the Cathedral and Eau de Cologne. I don’t know any other city where the main attraction is right beside the train station (or rather vice versa) ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    elmo_2004

    4 Stars A review of my old stomping-ground, Cologne! 17/01/2010
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The iconic Cathedral, The Rhein, Cheap food and drink, Carnival, The Christmas Market

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The weather, Not as cheap to get there as other European destinations, Hotels can be expensive

    I studied Modern Languages at University, and was lucky enough to live and study in Cologne for one year as part of my course. I came to know the city extremely well and go back once a year to visit friends and the Christmas Markets. I want to give you some insider-knowledge on my favourite haunts and tourist attractions, and hopefully convince you that a trip to my old stomping-ground would be well worth the trip! …. When to visit…. - February – April Cologne Carnival (www.koelnerkarneval.de/fastelovend-op-e​nglisch.html) takes place on the Monday before Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of ... more
  • 48 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Fairy_Kisses

    5 Stars Cheekychicken said this is boring 14/12/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Many

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    When I told Mel (cheekychicken) what I was writing about, her words were, 'Oh right! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!But trust me, I promise, well I hope, it's not boring, well my opinion might be lol, but the place isn't.This is not about Cologne in general, but about the christmas markets there. Two years ago I was fortunate to spend a long weekend in Cologne, germany. It was a few weeks before christmas and the famous christmas markets were in full swing. I'll never forget it, it was wonderful and magical. If you love Christmas, and all the old traditions, then this is the place for you. As I write this ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Alternum

    5 Stars A cathedral and some chocolate 26/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Beautiful city, cheap chocolate, good shops

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None!

    The obvious thing to 'do' when you are in Cologne is to go and see the cathedral - and this is indeed probably where your visit to the city should start, as it's right in the centre and fairly close to the tourist office. The building itself is enormous and easily findable, as the spires rise above the city well! Climbing the tower is cheap and, if you can manage the 500-odd steps, affords great views of the city. Cologne has some good shopping too - make sure you go on a weekday though as shops shut at lunchtime on Saturdays - and whatever you do, try to get to the Imhoff-Stollwerck museum on ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 murphypig

    Member since 14/06/2005

    Reviews written: 27

    5 Stars Koelle Allaaf! 03/07/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages nice people, beautiful city

    Disadvantages Disadvantages can't think of any

    I might be not very objective to this subject, because I lived for most of my life near cologne and worked in this city, but I still like to tell you about it. If you plan a trip to Cologne, go for it! It's perfect for a short trip over the weekend because you can cheap flights with Easyjet or Hapagh Lloyd from East Midlands, Manchester, Coventry (from £30) and I'm sure there are good connections from London as well. The best place to stay is in a hotel near the main train station. It might be a bit loud at night, but if you want to go out in the evening you want to be in the centre and not 15 ... more
  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Flittarder

    5 Stars Cologne - Das ist meine Stadt 01/12/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages siehe text

    Disadvantages Disadvantages siehe text

    Hey there. I am new here; active at ciao-germany though. I am expressing my experiences at ciao.uk, cos i just wanna keep my english up to date. I used to live in America. Speaking German all the times makes me forgetting the english language. So I hope it didnt get so bad. Well, Cologne is the city where i live at. I dont know why they put this picture for that "product", because the most important and popular part is the center of cologne. In the middle of the center, there is the hugest cathedral all over the world - the cologne cathedral. They started to build it in 1248 and it lasted more ... more
  • 5 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 Morgenhund

    Member since 26/07/2000

    Reviews written: 574

    4 Stars A great city 11/08/2000
    User recommends the product
    Cologne is a great city, with a great deal to see and do, and plenty of bars and restaurants at relatively cheap prices. Although the airport is a bit out of the centre, it is easily reachable and the public transport network is very good, serving all of the surrounding area. For the young there are a lot of thigns to do, whilst for older people there are lots of shops to satiate the appetite. The cathedral is obviously the main attraction, and it towers over the city. From Cologne it is possible to travel extensively, into France and down to Southern Germany and Switzerland. Although it is ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 tastymorsel

    Member since 20/08/2004

    Reviews written: 35

    4 Stars Cologne at Christmas 24/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great to visit at Christmas, Lots to do

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Gets very cold in autumn/winter so take warm clothing

    Having relatives who live in Germany, I visit at least once a year and my favourite time of the year is Christmas. There is something about arriving in a city like Cologne or Koln, as it is referred to in German, and visiting their Christmas Markets. They have about eight markets in operation between the end of November up until Christmas day. They are an absolute delight and a must for anyone visiting Cologne, all brimming full of continental delights from hand crafted Christmas decorations and toys to enticing chocolate truffles. There are a number of stalls selling Gluwein, which is the ... more
  • 6 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    tatootart

    4 Stars Cologne christmas markets 08/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages a different way of christmas

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the crowds

    I have never visted Germany before but took a trip to see the Colocgne and Koblenz christmas markets. We went with a tour company which as it happens will be another story and spent only 4 hours in Cologne but it did leave its mark on me. They have 4 christmas markets 2 near the cathedral and 2 just a few minutes walk away.We went to the largest which was a battle to get to as we had to go through the shoppers but when we got to it we were not disappointed. It was not as I imagined but it was brillant, small stalls all around selling christmas things and many many food stalls. On the christmas ... more
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