KÖLN, GERMANY

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MAP OF KÖLN

Distance from...

• Dublin: 1179.3 km
• Shannon: 1401.5 km
• Cork: 1432.7 km

Getting There

• You can fly directly to Koln-Bonn airport from Dublin with Swiss Air, Air Berlin or British Airways
• You could also get the ferry to Holland and drive on to Köln

Transport on Köln

• There is a train station in the centre of Köln Airport
• Köln has an excellent tram/subway system (KVB)
• In Köln a subway can come above ground to become a tram, and vice versa
• Köln has a "Call a Bike" system where you can rent a bike and be charged for each minute you have it.

KVB NETWORK

Budget Hotels

• Hotel Christina
• Lamti Hotel
• Ibis koeln centrum
• Ibis koeln airport
• Hotel Engelbertz

Medium Hotels

• Gunnewig stadtpalais
• Novotel koeln city
• City partner bonotel
• Leonardo hotel
• Best western grand hotel

Expensive Hotels

• Hilton Cologne
• Pullman Cologne
• Savoy Hotel
• Hyatt Regency
• Excelsior Hotel Ernst

Famous...

• Building: Köln Catherdral

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• University: University of Köln

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• Concert hall: Köln philharmonic hall

Famous for...

• Köln Cathedral
• The annual Christmas market
• Museum Ludwig (Art museum)
• The Chocolate Museum of Köln
• Koelsche beer

Famous festivals...

• Köln is famous for its Christmas Market
• Köln Carnival, which is a huge carnival that takes place every year
• It begins at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th of November each year

Best time to visit Köln

• I think it would be near Christmas
• You might get to see some of the Cologne carnival if you arrive early
• You would get to experience the Cologne Christmas market
• Also the river Rhine looks amazing during the winter

Specialties of Köln

• Kölsch beer, which is served by köbe waiters
• Flönz, which is blood sausage
• Hämchen, pork right off the bone with sauerkraut and potatoe

Places to eat

• Mr. Cake CupCake Manufaktur

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• Amabile

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• Beirut

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• Lommerzheim

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• Poisson

Köln is located on the River Rhine

Historical significance

• During WWII, bombing of the city reduced the population by 95%

Twinned cities

• Köln is twinned with 27 other cities
• These include Cork, Liverpool and Rio de Janeiro