This river town in western Germany makes an ideal on-the-way stop — it's a major rail junction, and its top sights are clustered near the train station. With a couple of hours, you can toss your bag ...

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At dusk Cologne Cathedral is full of camera-clicking tourists, but as night falls the sightseers depart and this colossal ...

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Feel like you've crossed all the usual suspect European city breaks off your list? Then Cologne makes a fab weekend trip. The birthplace of that perfume is an easy one hour flight from London, and the ...

Is a free city walking tour better than a paid city walking tour? Spoiler alert! The quality is the same. But do not let the word “free” fool you. The old saying, “There’s no such thing as a free ...

Cologne’s new breed of design hotels are a mix of historic, modern and retro-futuristic elements, often set in historic or repurposed buildings. As such, they perfectly mimic their city, whose roots ...

Germany is one of the most visited countries in the world, attracting travelers from far and wide with its thousands of years of history, rich culture and picturesque landscapes. More than 183 million ...