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Italy, Europe

3-Day Cologne itinerary guide

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Cologne — State visit by the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella to Germany, 2024 (Cologne Town Hall) -5204

Top stops to prioritize

  • Phantasialand
  • taku
  • Lindt Chocolate Museum
  • FRÜH Lounge im Eden Hotel FRÜH am Dom
  • Cologne Zoo
  • Gruber's
  • Rhein-Center Köln
  • Cologne Cathedral

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Cologne Cathedral, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Phantasialand
  • Rhein-Center Köln
  • Cologne Cathedral

Day 2: Northeast side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the northeast side side of town.

  • Lindt Chocolate Museum
  • Brauhaus FRÜH am Dom
  • Peters Brauhaus
  • Lanxess Arena

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Cologne Zoo and Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Cologne Zoo
  • Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln
  • Rheinpark

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