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#9. This 2,000-Year-Old City on the 🚠‘Romantic Rhine’ Throws a Legendary Annual 🎭Carnival
Step into the media, trade, and cultural epicenter of Germany’s Rhineland with a visit to Cologne (Koln), a 2,000-year-old Roman city known for its towering Gothic cathedral, annual legendary city-wide carnival and parade, and storied (unique) beer culture that extends far beyond its .2 liter stangen (glasses).
Big Body
August 21, 2024
As one of Germany’s oldest cities, Cologne, the French name ubiquitously used amongst English speakers, or Köln in German, has seen it all during its ascent to becoming the country’s fourth largest and bustling economic and transportation hub of the North-Rhine Westphalia.
While the end of World War II saw the near-complete decimation of Cologne’s city center by Allied raids, it still retains an abundance of Gothic and Roman architecture, ruins, and heritage.
Accompanied by modern architectural marvels, a scenic positioning along the north-flowing Rhine River, and a liberal, relaxed, and multicultural spirit, it’s no surprise why Cologne is one of the most-visited destinations in Germany.
SPONSOR: This post is spiritually sponsored by the owner at a late-night Cologne kebab joint that tossed in a free piece of baklava with my kebab.