Visiting Cologne Germany Five Great Places To See

A re you considering a visit       1248 to house the relics of the    to Germany? Why not visit       Magi, the Dom was not completed    the city of Cologne. It has     until 1880. The completion of the  a history which goes back to the      cathedral was celebrated as a      Roman era. Located next to river      national event. Despite changing   Rhine and the fourth largest city     architectural styles through the   in Germany it offers good a           centuries, the result is           connection to the nearby cities       essentially Gothic. Situated in    of Düsseldorf and Bonn. Cologne       the centre of Cologne, from the    is also linked with Amsterdam,        top of the Dom's south tower       Brussels, London and Paris by         there are panoramic views across   Thalys, ICE and Eurostar High         the city and surrounding area.     Speed trains. The Frankfurt           Open daily from 7:00 am to 7:00    airport has a direct service to       pm, except during religious        Cologne and is within one hour by     services.                          ICE trains.                                                                                                    The most impressive attraction in  Cologne has plenty to offer in        the Roman-Germanic Museum is the   terms of entertainment and            70 square metre Dionysos-Mosaik.   culture. The following places are     The mosaic, once the floor of the  certainly worth seeing:               main room of a large Roman villa                                         dating from the third century,     The Gothic Cathedral, also known      was discovered in 1941 during      as the Dom, is the city's most        excavation work for an air-raid    famous landmark and also a well       shelter. The Museum, which was     known architectural monument in       opened in 1974 and is situated     Germany. It is 144 metres long        near the Kölner Dom, boasts a      and 86 meters wide and has two        collection of prehistoric,         spires that are 157 metres in         ancient and medieval finds. The    height. Construction began in         exhibitions give an insight into   the daily life, beliefs and           tower from the 15th century and a  customs of long-forgotten             Renaissance facade from the 16th   cultures. An unusual feature is       century. Having been damaged       the collection of Roman               during the Second World War, part  glassware.                            of the 14th-century Renaissance                                          building was rebuilt. Cologne      Cologne is the city of live music     artisans concentrated              and concerts, with music from all     particularly on restoring the      periods from all over the world       City Hall tower, and thanks to     and in the most diverse stylistic     their donations the City Hall got  schools and movements performed       restored properly. Statues of      here every day. The powerfully        emperors, popes, poets and         pulsating heart of this Cologne       academics - and also of women's    music culture, is the                 rights campaigners - look down     philharmonic hall built in the        from the tower on the busy square  cathedral mound, which seats 2000     below.                             people. Since its opening in                                             1986, it has become one of the        The Old Market lies in the heart   leading international concert         of the old town. Surrounded by     halls. The 'Philharmonie' concert     bars and restaurants, it hosts a   hall has at least one performance     variety of events all year round:  scheduled for virtually every day     home to the Christmas market       of the year. Recitals range from      during the festive season and the  chamber music to jazz, folk and       Medienburgerfestival in the        pop, with a house policy of           summer, the Old Market is perhaps  encouraging lesser-known, new and     best known for the Carnival which  unusual music.                        begins here at 11.11 am on the                                           11th day of the 11th month. This   The city hall in Alter Markt (Old     is when Cologne goes completely    Square) dates from 1330 but has a     crazy. During the Middle Ages,     the Old Market was Cologne's          simply a focal point for tourists  commercial centre, and the nearby     who flock here to witness the      butter market, fish market and        comings and goings around the      hay market were some of its           market fountain.                   subsidiaries. Nowadays, it is          About the Author: Interested in visiting Cologne? Cologne hotels offers a list of cheap hotels in cologne germany ( http://www.hotels-cologne.com/cheap-hotels-in-cologne-germany.htm ), online availability searches and other useful information about Cologne. Published At: www.Isnare.com