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Best Time to Visit Cologne for 4 Days Itinerary, What to Do & Where to Go

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Cologne 4-Days Itinerary: Cheap Flights to Cologne

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Day 1 | Morning

Imhoff-Stollwerck Museum

Opening Hours: Open from 10:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 12.5 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Am Schokoladenmuseum 1A, 50678 Cologne, Germany

The Chocolate Museum is a very worthwhile museum in Cologne, filled with the aroma of chocolate. Here you can see the whole process of making various chocolate beans into chocolate. There is real chocolate being processed in each machine, which is a real slander. In addition to visiting, the museum also offers tastings. On the huge turntable is a golden chocolate fruit tree with chocolate flowing under the tree. The staff will hold waffles dipped in fresh chocolate sauce and distribute them to the foodies around.

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Day 1 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus.

Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Sat,10:00am-7:00pm;Open on Sun,11:00am-4:00pm

Ticket Price: 5 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Obenmarspforten 21, 50667 Cologne

The Cologne Perfume Museum is located in the historical home of Farina, which is the oldest perfume factory in the world. As early as the 18th century, the Cologne perfume it produced has made the city of Cologne famous. Here it displays perfume manufacturing. Origin and history. Cologne is the oldest perfume brand in the world. Since 1709, kings, princes and celebrities of the time have used special colognes provided by perfumer Johann Maria Farina. The Cologne Perfume Museum is divided into 3 floors and introduces the development of perfume culture over 300 years. If you wish, you can take a guided tour of the expensive ingredients used to make perfumes.

Day 1 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Excelsior Hotel Ernst am Dom in advance, because all the tourists head to Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus love staying at it.

Excelsior Hotel Ernst am Dom

Enjoying a fabulous setting in the heart of Cologne, this opulent hotel offers comfort and convenience to guests visiting this city. This magnificent property is within 300 metres from the main railway station and only 120 metres from Cologne Cathedral. Whether travelling for business of enjoying a leisure trip, guests will be impressed by warm hospitality and luxurious facilities featuring neoclassical style. After a long day out in the city, guests may find a complete escape for senses at the spacious and sumptuously appointed rooms and suites, some of them offering fabulous views over the cathedral. The hotel boasts 2 restaurants, one of them serving exquisite innovative French cuisine and regional specialties and the second Michelin-starred offering East Asian specialties. The establishment is a perfect place for both business and relaxation featuring 12 bright meeting rooms as well as sauna and fitness room.

Day 2 | Morning

Museum Ludwig

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,Sun,10:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 14.8 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Bischofsgartenstr. 1, 50667 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The Ludwig Museum, located behind Cologne Cathedral, was officially established in 1976 and houses a large collection of international modern and contemporary art. 350 of these works of modern art were generously donated by the Ludwigs. In this large collection of pop art you can see Roy Lichtenstein's "Maybe" or Andy Warhol's outside the US "Brillo Boxes" and other pop art icons, this is also the third largest museum in the world with a large collection of Picasso's works - prints, sculptures, paintings are all available, except for a large number of Russian avant-garde exhibitions. In addition to the works, there are many important works of surrealism, expressionism and German paintings in the 1920s.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Dom Treasury.

Dom Treasury

Opening Hours: Open from 10:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 5 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Johannes-Paul-II.-Strasse, 52062 Aachen

Treasures are displayed in the vaulted crypt on the north side of the cathedral, built in the 13th century. There are 6 exhibition rooms with an area of about 500 square meters. There are more than 200 precious ossuaries, worship utensils and costumes, symbols of power of archbishops and cathedral priests, medieval sculptures, Franken coffins, etc. , a Gothic bishop's scepter is a more important exhibit.

Day 2 | Evening

Don’t forget to book Hyatt Regency Cologne in advance, because all the tourists head to Dom Treasury love staying at it.

Hyatt Regency Cologne

Offering great views of the Cologne Cathedral, gourmet cuisine, and a free spa area with large indoor pool, this stylish, business hotel is located in central Cologne directly beside the River Rhine.

Featuring a striking fa?ade, the Hyatt Regency Cologne has spacious, classical-style rooms and suites with a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee facilities, and free WiFi. All include an elegant marble bathroom.

The Puls Hyatt Fitness Club & Spa includes a modern steam room, sauna, and gym. Guests can also book massages.

International specialities are served in the Hyatt’s Glashaus restaurant, located in the glass atrium. Its windows provide wonderful views of the Old Town and River Rhine. Fine cocktails and whiskeys are available in the Sch?lsick bar with summer terrace.

Deutzer Freiheit Underground Station is 300 metres from the Hyatt Regency Cologne. This is 1 stop from the K?lnmesse Exhibition Centre and 2 stops from the Lanxess Arena.

Day 3 | Morning

Roman-Germanic Museum

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,Sun,10:00am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 9 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Roncalliplatz 4, 50667 Cologne

The museum building opened in 1974, this museum on the ruins of a medieval royal palace houses the world-famous mosaic floor paintings of Dionysus. Combining a research center, Cologne archaeological archive and public collection, the Roma-Germanic Museum provides a vivid account of Cologne's empowerment as a Roman city and its development into Germania under the Roman Empire. The exciting exhibition concept makes the Roma-Germanic Museum one of the most visited museums in Germany.

Day 3 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Koeln Triangle.

Koeln Triangle

Opening Hours: Open on Fri-Sat,11:30am-10:00pm;Open on Sun,4:30pm-9:00pm;Open on Mon-Thu,4:30pm-10:00pm

Ticket Price: 3 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: Ottoplatz 1 , D-50679 Cologne

The Cologne Triangle Building, located on the right bank of the Rhine, is 103 meters high. The slender tower is particularly eye-catching because the tower is completely wrapped in glass. According to the designer, the Cologne Triangle Building not only has a unique architectural shape, but also gives people a sense of lightness due to its huge transparency, and meets the requirements of energy saving. Visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the observation deck, which is very pleasant.

Day 3 | Evening

If you want to explore other popular attractions later, Cologne Marriott Hotel is a suitable place for you to stay and refresh.

Cologne Marriott Hotel

This stylish hotel in central Cologne offers spacious rooms and a modern gym. Cologne Marriott Hotel is a 3-minute walk from Cologne Main Station and 4 minutes from Cologne Cathedral.The air-conditioned rooms at the Cologne Marriott include a flat-screen TV, soundproofed windows and dark wood furniture. Free WiFi is available in the lobby and bar.A full buffet breakfast as well as French and Asian dishes are served in the Fou Brasserie with its elegant wooden interiors. Guests are also welcome to relax in the Pluesch Bar & Lounge with its cosy seating area.The fitness area at the Cologne Marriott includes a modern gym.On-site parking is available at the Marriott Hotel Cologne. It is one stop by S-Bahn train from K?lnmesse Exhibition Centre and the Lanxess Arena. Wi-Fi is available in rooms for a surcharge.

Day 4 | Morning

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,Sun,10:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 8 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: Obenmarspforten 40, 50667 Cologne

The Wallraf-Ricartz-Museum is a large library of classicist paintings in Germany and one of the oldest art galleries in Germany. The museum displays paintings from the Middle Ages, especially the works of the "Cologne School", as well as an important collection of prints. The collections are the Medieval Gallery with an overview of the development of printmaking in Cologne from 1300 to 1550, the Art of the Renaissance, the Baroque Gallery with dazzling Rubens and Rembrandt and the 19th Century Gallery. The pavilion houses not only works from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism, but also Girard Bunt's collection and sculptures. In addition, there are readable thumbnails on parchment, freehand drawings, and an extensive collection of prints with 75,000 works of art.

Day 4 | Afternoon

When time permits after visiting Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, don’t forget pay a visit to Cologne Zoological Garden.

Cologne Zoological Garden

Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 19.5 EUR

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-3 Hours

Location: Riehler Str. 173, 50735 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The Cologne Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Europe with many species of animals and one of the oldest zoos in the world. This zoo has more than 4 thousand animals representing more than 500 species of races. Cologne Zoo has been taking care of endangered animals such as red-crowned cranes, Vietnamese pheasants, pink pigeons, pygmy chimpanzees, Persian leopards, and Asian elephants since 1987. In addition, there are all kinds of small animals here, which are very suitable for family to play.

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