Explore Cologne's Old Town on this walking tour and visit a traditional brewery. Follow your guide through the area between the Old Market and the Fish Market and try a local Kölsch beer.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: German

Highlights

Drink like a real local as you try a Kölsch, the typical drink of Cologne
Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere inside one of Cologne's traditional breweries
Travel back in time as you hear about the facinating history of Cologne
Explore the twists and turns of the narrow alleyways of the Old Town
Discover where the shops, cafes, and breweries are located in the Old Town

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Discover the secrets of Cologne's Old Town on this guided walking tour. Uncover the almost 2000-years of history in the historic city center as you see the Cologne Cathedral and the Town Hall

Meet your guide by the Friedrich Wilhelm III statue in Heumarkt. Navigate through the narrow alleys that has been a bustling merchant center since the Middle Ages. Travel back in time as you hear about what life was like in the past.

Snap pictures of the Gothic architecture at Cologne Cathedral and the Renaissance-style of the Town Hall. Get suggestions on local hotspots. Make your way to a traditional brewery which serves Cologne's drink of choice, Kölsch beer.

Sit back and enjoy the lively atmosphere in the brewery while drinking a cold Kölsch beer. Enjoy how the fruity taste of the beer is balanced with hoppy bitterness. Return to your meeting point at the end of your tour.

Includes

Old Town walking tour
Guide
One kölsch

Food

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Wheelchair users

Meeting point

Meet your guide at the equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm III. If there is an event on the square, the meeting point is Heumarkt/corner of Gürzenichstraße.

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Everything was good to very good! The Cologne impact and touch can be emphasized a little more. The audience doesn't expect anything else! The "little misunderstanding" of foreigners about the origin and tradition of the carnival is offered an ideal opportunity to correct it here. For example opposite the Oktoberfest on the Munich island: called "Theresienwiese".

August 6, 2022

We had booked a city tour with Markus Zens on Saturday because we, as natives of Cologne, wanted to bring our city a little closer to our 13-year-old grandson, who is also from Cologne. It was very entertaining and informative hours. As true Cologne residents, we have learned a great deal about our city. Many thanks to Markus Zens. Have already planned a repeat with all children and grandchildren

March 13, 2022

Many thanks for the super cool, informative, entertaining tour of the old town. We all had a lot of fun!!

April 17, 2022

Cologne: Old Town Walking Tour with Brewery and Kölsch Beer

Cologne: Old Town Walking Tour with Brewery and Kölsch Beer

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