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– Taste the Ancient Germany

Cologne, arguably the oldest city of Germany, has its roots in the ancient Roman culture. The city is named after the Roman word “colonia” as it was previously a colony ruled by the Roman emperor in 50A.D. The same Roman culture introduced Christianity in his city and thus the city proudly shows remains of Roman churches, Fortifications, buildings like the City gates, the Roman North Gate, the City Roman Hall and the Roman Tower. Situated just by the side of awesome river Rhine, this city also bags the title of “Fourth largest city Germany” and has great connectivity to cities like Dusseldorf, Bonn, Brussels, Paris, London and Amsterdam by Eurostar, Thalys and ICE super fast trains. Even the Frankfurt airport is just an hours journey through by ICE trains.

Hotels in Cologne

Some of the most luxurious hotels of Cologne are

Intercontinental Koln Hotel,

Kolping Hotel Am Romerturm GmbH,

Hotel Mondial am Dom and

Four Points Sheraton Central Koln.

Famous tourist spots of the city

Gothic Cathedral

Cologne is has a highly valued history, a sheer reflection of which is vivid in many tourist attractions. Gothic Cathedral, popularly known as DOM, is one of the most famous architecture of Germany, stands as a landmark monument for the city’s rich culture and happens to be the most attractive tourist spot. It length of breadth is measured as 144 meters and 86 meter and it has two 157 meters long spires. This monument is located in the centre of the city and consequently, the captivating view of the city from its top allures thousands of holiday lovers everyday.

Dionysos-Mosaik

Mosaic, a 70 sq m wide “Roman-Germanic” museum, was one of the floors of the rooms of a 3rd century Roman Villa and was discovered during the archaeological investigation process in the year of 1941. The museum is located close to Kolner Dom and houses a massive collection of ancient, medieval and prehistoric elements with enormous historical importance. Opened since 1974, this museum exhibits a great insight of day-to-day beliefs, customs and rituals of ancient cultures, giving a great boost to history lovers.

Other famous places like Alter Market City Hall, Old markets etc. also add to the glory of the city. Especially, the grand fiesta of Medienburger festival attracts millions of holidaymakers to the Old Market during summer, every year. Undoubtedly, this amazing city has turned out to be one of the best holiday locations of Germany.