Audio tour · Germany

Cologne

A self-guided audio walking tour of Cologne.

Cologne is built around the Rhine and dominated by a cathedral that has presided over the city for so long it has become simply part of the air. The streets around it are old and layered, Roman foundations beneath Romanesque churches beneath the everyday life of a warm and sociable city. Walk away from the centre in any direction and you find neighbourhoods that feel lived in and genuinely welcoming. In the app, 52 stops in Cologne are narrated aloud, about 1h 28m of listening across 7 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Cologne

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Cologne Cathedral. You are looking at a structure with a story spanning over 1,200 years.
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.
Hohenzollern Bridge. When you stand here, you are looking at a structure built specifically for trains.
Museum Ludwig. When you walk through these halls, remember that this museum didn't start as it is today.
St. Gereon's Basilica. You are standing in a place where layers of time literally pile up.
Cologne Central Mosque. You are walking past a massive piece of architecture that has been at the center of German life for centuries.

All 52 stops in Cologne

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Religious (19)

Cologne Cathedral
St. Gereon's Basilica, Cologne
Cologne Central Mosque
Great St. Martin Church, Cologne
St. Maria im Kapitol
St. Andrew's Church, Cologne
Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne
Roonstrasse Synagogue
Saint Pantaleon, Cologne
St. Kolumba, Cologne
Glockengasse Synagogue
Minoritenkirche, Cologne
St. Peter's Church, Cologne
Basilica of St. Severin, Cologne
Deutz Abbey
Antoniterkirche (Cologne)
St. Maria ad Gradus
St. Maria in der Kupfergasse
Zündorf Synagogue

Landmark (14)

Hohenzollern Bridge
Museum Ludwig
Palladium (Cologne)
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne Zoological Garden
Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Cologne
Galerie Michael Werner
St. Maria Lyskirchen, Cologne
Käthe Kollwitz Museum (Cologne)
Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Cologne)
Morsbroich Museum
Adenauer Monument
Museum of East Asian Art (Cologne)
St. George's Church, Cologne

Theatre (8)

Cologne Opera
Schauspiel Köln
Hänneschen-Theater
Gloria-Theater (Cologne)
Volkstheater Millowitsch
Theater Tiefrot
Freies Werkstatt Theater
Tazzelwurm (Varieté)

Museum (3)

Romano-Germanic Museum
Fragrance Museum
Deutsches Tanzarchiv Köln

Skyscraper (3)

Cologne Tower
Colonia-Haus
Kölntriangle

Park (3)

Rheinpark
Volksgarten, Cologne
Skulpturen Park Köln

Historic (1)

Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium

Square (1)

Erich Klibansky Platz

Walking routes in Cologne

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Cathedral, Art and Scent in the Old Town Heart. A short stroll from the soaring Gothic cathedral through two world-class museums and a cluster of medieval churches tucked into Cologne's innermost historic lanes. (8 stops)
Roman Roots and Riverside Towers. Trace two thousand years of city life from the ancient Roman colony through the fish market quarter and a string of Romanesque churches to the grand Cologne Opera. (8 stops)
Love Locks, the Triangle and the Riverside Path. Cross the famous padlock bridge into Deutz, climb for the city panorama from Kölntriangle, then return south along the Rhine bank past Romanesque chapels and the medieval synagogue site. (8 stops)
Basilicas, Galleries and the Adenauer Legacy. The northern Neustadt rewards slow walkers with a decagonal early Christian basilica, a gallery strip, an Adenauer monument and the striking tower rising over the ring. (8 stops)
Theatres, Mosques and the Kollwitz Collection. The southern Neustadt brings together Cologne's grand Central Mosque, the intimate Roonstrasse Synagogue, a beloved puppetry variety house and two museums on a lively ring-road loop. (8 stops)
Sculpture, Zoo and the Green Rhine Bank. An arc through Cologne's green north takes in an open-air sculpture park, the storied zoo, the sweeping Rheinpark meadows and two ancient Romanesque churches at the south end of the old town. (8 stops)