World Cup 2006

Arrivals

Cologne/Bonn International Airport is the only one in the region and it receives a large number of flights, mainly from all of Europe

Cold Weather

The average temperature in Cologne ranges from 32º F in Winter to 72º F in Summer. Mild weather dominates in the city.

Several Options

Cologne is one of the most original cities in Germany, with its own language and mentality and lots of humor, including the main yearly event, the Carnival.

The city is the merge between art venues, a fantastic cathedral, the Rhine River and 2,000 years of history and culture. Romanesque churches, Middle Ages houses, sophisticated architecture and world famous museums are some of the main attractions in the area, which is also an industrial, trade fair, and communications center.

Indoor Galleries

For those who decide to stay in Cologne and wish to do some shopping during their spare time, the city is an excellent outing. The fantastic commercial streets, home to the longest covered galleries in Germany, will please all different types of shoppers, from the most demanding ones to the least fortunate ones.

Beautiful Sightseeing and Excellent Exhibitions

From Cologne you can take different tours to the heart of the Rhine River. The train and bus trips in Bonn, Düsseldorf, to the Brühler castles and the different sights such as Ahrtal or Eifel are other good alternatives to visit.

A more Culturel oriented outing must include the city's more than 30 museums, including the famous Ludwig, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Roman-Germanic and the Schnütgen-Museum. Cologne's schedule also includes many exhibits and shows.

The German Tri-Champion

The local club bears the same name of the city: Cologne. The club that plays in the Bundesliga, has already won the German Championship three times (1962, 1964 and 1978) and the German Cup, four times (1968, 1977, 1978 and 1983).

Cologne has more than 24,000 members and has, as the biggest stryker of its history, the former forwarder Klaus Allofs, with 177 goals scored.

Pleasant Options

Search below some lodging options in Cologne:

Jugendherberge Köln-Deutz , HI Hotel. Siegerstraße 5A. Phone: 814711, e-mail: jh-deutz@t-online.de.

Backpacker's Hostel , Independent Hotel. Marzellenstr. 44-48. Phone: 9125301, e-mail: station@hostel-cologne.de.

Everything Leaves from the Cathedral

In Cologne, the city's Cathedral is the point of reference. Cologne has a strategic position for those traveling by train in Europe: the Central Railway Station is located next to the Cathedral, with many national destinations (Berlin, Dresden, Bonn etc.) and other international ones (Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam).

The buses leave to and arrive from the highway, which is located between Reno and the Railway Station, with destinations to several parts of the country. In any case, it is a small city where public transportation is not that necessary.