Dieter Jacobi /KölnTourismus
Cologne Rhine panorama in the evenening with ship, © Dieter Jacobi /KölnTourismus

Co­logne pier


Fairy-tale worlds around the cathed­ral city

Outside of the city, impressive palaces with World-Heritage status or unique fantasy worlds with roller coasters, rides, and shows are waiting to be explored. It doesn’t always have to be the Cologne cathedral – how about a trip to the one in Aachen? You may also visit the “Wahner Heide” – a green destination right outside the city.

Aachen Cathed­ral

Ger­many's first UN­ESCO World Her­it­age Site

In 1978, the cathed­ral be­came the first ever Ger­man cul­tur­al monu­ment to be des­ig­nated a UN­ESCO World Her­it­age Site. Its his­tory dates back to the Em­per­or Char­le­magne.

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Phant­as­i­a­land

Im­merse your­self in fant­ast­ic­al worlds at a dream theme park

Africa, China, Mex­ico and Ber­lin meet mys­tery and fantasy – only at Phant­as­i­a­land! Sev­en themed areas of­fer a world of ad­ven­ture with roller­coast­ers, log flume rides and much more.

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The Brühl Palaces Brühl

Baroque build­ings of ex­em­plary char­ac­ter

Vis­it­ors find the baroque splend­our of the Brühl palaces simply breath­tak­ing. Any­one who stands in the stair­way will un­der­stand why oth­er roy­al courts can only look at Brühl with envy. Today, both struc­tures and their gar­dens and parks are lis­ted as Un­esco World Her­it­age sites.

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