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Cologne

The main train station is situated just next to Cologne's primary Cathedral (der Dom); train lines operate for both the Hauptbahnhof (main station) and the Domstadt (City of the Great Cathedral). The Hauptbahnhof was the site of the Botanical Gardens now lying in Riehl (Cologne suburb) and now has lines for the ICE (Inter City Express) 3, the Thalys and "Sprinter", allowing high-speed international connections between Amsterdam (2 hours 30 minutes), Berlin, Brussels (2 hours, 30 minutes), Hamburg, London (5 hours 10 minutes) and Paris (4 hours). Trains between Ebbsfleet and Cologne run around 10 times a week.

Eurostar trains between Ebbsfleet International and Cologne have average journey times of 5 hours, 46 minutes, with an indirect route through Lille, Brussels and Liege. Travel to Germany via highspeed rail gives travellers the opportunity to enjoy the scenery of three different countries as they pass through in comfort. The best time to book tickets is at Christmas time, as like the vast majority of German cities, Cologne is full of Christmas markets and festivities, which is always popular with every kind of visitor.

Cologne lies on the Rhine River north of Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany and is the fourth largest city in Germany with a population of over 990000. It was originally a Roman settlement (Colonia Agrippina) in the first century BC that flourished under the Hanseatic League; it also became a banking centre and an important hub of art and learning.

The city is a commercial, financial, and industrial centre, a rail and road junction, one of Europe's key inland ports and a major media centre with many publishing houses and production facilities. Its commercial importance grew out of its location on the major European trade routes. The city’s architecture is a wide mix of styles and periods, despite its almost complete destruction in World War II. Cologne’s industries include automobile engines, engineering, electronics engineering, metals, chemicals, textiles, printed materials, and eau de cologne (produced commercially there since the 18th century).

Points of Interest

	Köln Dom The Cathedral in Cologne is the city’s unofficial symbol and the largest Gothic church in northern Europe. It contains the relics of the “Wise Men of the East” in a golden casket, the ninth-century Gero crucifix, and works by the artist Stefan Lochner. Visitors can climb the South Tower.
	Gürzenich Cologne’s most significant secular building which, now restored, is used for a variety of functions. It was originally a banqueting hall and warehouse.
	Imhoff-Stollwerck-Museum The Museum of Chocolate shows many different varieties of the confectionery and display its history.
	Roman Praetorium This is the governor’s palace which is open to the public. It is also a 12th century Jewish ritual bath (mikve) that lies southwest of the Town Hall in Cologne Under the Spanischer Bau. The architecture is classical in style, making it not only significant as a Jewish artifact collection but as an archeological site.
	The Ring This area of Cologne is located in the old town and comprises a ring of streets on the line of the old walls, recently replanned as a series of botanical gardens and promenade displays. The Eigelsteintor (north), Hahnentor (west) and Severinstor (south) are the remains of the old fortified town gates.
	Phantasialand Cologne’s nearest amusement park is Near Brühl, south of the city. It is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, with a a cableway, white water run, Swimming & water activities, Viking boat trip, Casa Magnetica (zero-gravity simulator), Galaxy outer space ride, monorail, reproduction of old Berlin, Chinatown (with pagodas and rickshaws), Wild West town, aquarium, dolphin show and a computer-controlled electronic show (a journey round the world represented by puppets) and a zoo with tiger enclosure.

Attractions

Pre-Lenten Carnival

The Cologne Trade Fair which hosts a number of trade shows such as Art Cologne, the International Furniture Fair (IMM) and the Photokina.

Festivals
summerjam annual reggae
Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay/lesbian pride
Cologne Carnival
Romantic Summer Festival

Scenic Rail trips
Cologne-Frankfurt-Koblenz-Cologne
Cologne-Koblenz-Bullay-Cologne

Melatenfriedhof historic cemetery
Kongresszentrum Ost und Rheinpark, Trade Fair Grounds congress and conference centre and Dancing Fountain botanical gardens with mineral baths

Köln Philharmonie- Cologne Philharmonic Hall

Zoo Köln- with over 4000 animals, botanical gardens and a cable car ride over the Rhine

Christmas markets near the Dom in December

Nightlife
Restaurants and cafés: Brauhaus Sion, Em Krützche, Haxenhaus Zum Rheingarten, La Vision, Wackes
Bars and clubs: Brauhaus Peters, Früh am Dom, Rosebud, Stadtgarten
Clubs and music: LANXESS arena, Studio 672 (the nightclub section of Stadtgarden), Alter Wartesaal, Papa Joe's Jazzlokal
Shopping
The main shopping street is Schildergasse which runs parallel to Breitestrasse
Neumarkt Galerie shopping centre
Kölner Wasser shops (Eau de Cologne)- 4711-Haus at Glockengasse and Farina-Haus opposite the town hall at Obenmarspforten 21
Rudolfplatz, Mittlestrasse, Ehrenstrasse, Pfeilstrasse and Benesissttrasse for formal and evening clothing, jewellery, home furnishings and antique boutiques.
Ehrenstrasse and Breitestrasse for smart, but not so exclusive clothing.

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