Audio tour · Germany
Cologne
A self guided audio tour of Cologne.
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A self guided audio 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.
The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.
"You are looking at a structure with a story spanning over 1,200 years."
"Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium."
"When you stand here, you are looking at a structure built specifically for trains."
"When you walk through these halls, remember that this museum didn't start as it is today."
"You are standing in a place where layers of time literally pile up."
"You are walking past a massive piece of architecture that has been at the center of German life for centuries."
Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route. Open a category to see what is inside.