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Roman legions marched into what is now the Rhineland's largest city in 38 B.C. These two thousand years have produced a wealth of sites to visit, from Roman towers to Gothic churches to modern architecture. With a reputation as a fine art center, Cologne has museums running the gamut from the Museum of Applied Art to Museum Ludwig, home to works by Warhol and Picasso, to the Chocolate Museum. The city has an excellent bus, tram and train system, on which Kolner Tageskarte, Day Tickets, are... more » Roman legions marched into what is now the Rhineland's largest city in 38 B.C. These two thousand years have produced a wealth of sites to visit, from Roman towers to Gothic churches to modern architecture. With a reputation as a fine art center, Cologne has museums running the gamut from the Museum of Applied Art to Museum Ludwig, home to works by Warhol and Picasso, to the Chocolate Museum. The city has an excellent bus, tram and train system, on which Kolner Tageskarte, Day Tickets, are valid. « less
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Cerano Hotel Koln City

4 of 5 stars
Nashville, TN
Nov 19, 2009

We stayed at the Cerano for one night in November 2009. They have triple rooms, which are sometimes hard to find in Europe, and all the rooms we saw were quite spacious. It wasn't fancy, but it was...more

Hyatt Regency Cologne

4 of 5 stars
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nov 19, 2009

First time ever in Germany and the hotel offered a pretty good rooms and ammenities as others Hyatt´s around the world. more

Station Hostel for Backpackers

4 of 5 stars
ludhiana
Nov 18, 2009

i went to cologne for a business convention i booked up a place over the internet, but when i reached cologne i foubd out it is very far from my meeting place so went to local traveller shop where...more

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