Cologne Koln, Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
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AmaWaterways (348 Cruises)
AmaCerto
30 Cruises
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AmaLea
9 Cruises
AmaPrima
31 Cruises
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| 12 July | 11 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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| 22 July | 12 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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AmaSerena
123 Cruises
AmaVenita
130 Cruises
| 29 February | 7 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 29 February | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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Avalon Waterways (516 Cruises)
Avalon Envision
108 Cruises
Avalon Expression®
19 Cruises
| 26 August | 14 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 26 August | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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Avalon Illumination®
12 Cruises
Avalon Imagery II®
10 Cruises
Avalon ImpressionSM
18 Cruises
| 28 May | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 11 June | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
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| 21 July | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 21 July | 14 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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Avalon PanoramaSM
40 Cruises
Avalon Passion®
6 Cruises
Avalon Poetry II®
38 Cruises
| 23 March | 15 days | One-way from Arles to Amsterdam |
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| 18 May | 15 days | One-way from Arles to Amsterdam |
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| 7 September | 14 days | One-way from Arles to Amsterdam |
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| 7 September | 15 days | One-way from Arles to Amsterdam |
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Avalon Tranquility II®
20 Cruises
Avalon View
196 Cruises
Avalon VistaSM
49 Cruises
CroisiEurope (112 Cruises)
MS Gerard Schmitter
10 Cruises
MS L'Europe
13 Cruises
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MS Lafayette
7 Cruises
MS Mona Lisa
12 Cruises
MS Symphonie
59 Cruises
Emerald Waterways (632 Cruises)
Emerald Astra
22 Cruises
| 27 March | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 28 March | 6 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 19 June | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 3 July | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
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| 29 October | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 30 October | 12 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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Emerald Dawn
86 Cruises
Emerald Destiny
105 Cruises
Emerald Luna
154 Cruises
Emerald Sky
68 Cruises
| 22 February | 15 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 8 March | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
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Emerald Star
95 Cruises
| 20 February | 15 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
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Emerald Sun
102 Cruises
Riviera Travel (259 Cruises)
MS Emily Bronte
80 Cruises
MS George Eliot
25 Cruises
| 2 June | 15 days | One-way from Cologne to Budapest |
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MS Oscar Wilde
77 Cruises
| 4 May | 14 days | One-way from Cologne to Budapest |
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| 4 May | 15 days | One-way from Cologne to Budapest |
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MS Riviera Resplendence
73 Cruises
| 12 September | 8 days | One-way from Cologne to land tour |
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| 26 September | 8 days | One-way from Cologne to land tour |
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| 24 March | 3 days | Round-trip Rhine Gorge Cologne Discovery River Cruise |
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| 24 March | 4 days | Round-trip from Cologne, Germany |
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| 1 September | 15 days | One-way from Cologne to Budapest |
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Scenic Cruises (714 Cruises)
Scenic Amber
101 Cruises
| 22 February | 14 days | One-way from Budapest to Amsterdam |
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| 15 March | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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Scenic Crystal
42 Cruises
Scenic Gem
13 Cruises
Scenic Jade
114 Cruises
Scenic Jasper
99 Cruises
| 28 May | 19 days | One-way from Zagreb to Amsterdam |
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| 28 May | 18 days | One-way from Zagreb to Amsterdam |
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Scenic Jewel
110 Cruises
| 12 March | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
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Scenic Opal
106 Cruises
| 7 September | 14 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Budapest |
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Scenic Pearl
70 Cruises
Scenic Ruby
59 Cruises
| 5 July | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 7 July | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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Tauck Cruises (8 Cruises)
MS esprit
6 Cruises
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (596 Cruises)
River Duchess
14 Cruises
| 25 November | 7 days | One-way from Basel to Cologne |
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| 25 November | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Cologne |
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S.S Audrey
59 Cruises
S.S Elisabeth
87 Cruises
S.S Marlene
15 Cruises
S.S. Antoinette
165 Cruises
| 25 November | 7 days | One-way from Cologne to Basel |
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| 26 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 28 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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| 24 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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S.S. Émilie
12 Cruises
S.S. Victoria
73 Cruises
Uniworld SS Antoinette
165 Cruises
| 25 November | 8 days | One-way from Cologne to Basel |
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| 26 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 28 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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Viking River Cruises (1325 Cruises)
Viking Einar
75 Cruises
| 7 March | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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Viking Hervor
83 Cruises
| 18 March | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longship Gefjon
50 Cruises
Viking Longships Alruna
68 Cruises
Viking Longships Baldur
24 Cruises
Viking Longships Buri
18 Cruises
| 11 April | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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| 9 May | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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| 18 July | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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| 12 September | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Delling
16 Cruises
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| 13 September | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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| 27 September | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Eir
80 Cruises
| 19 March | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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Viking Longships Heimdal
36 Cruises
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| 3 September | 15 days | One-way from Avignon to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Hlin
118 Cruises
| 19 March | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Kara
151 Cruises
Viking Longships Lif
23 Cruises
| 21 July | 22 days | One-way from Bucharest to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Magni
28 Cruises
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Viking Longships Mani
76 Cruises
| 19 March | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Mimir
29 Cruises
Viking Longships Modi
8 Cruises
Viking Longships Rolf
86 Cruises
Viking Longships Skirnir
6 Cruises
Viking Longships Tialfi
66 Cruises
Viking Longships Ve
41 Cruises
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Viking Longships Vidar
27 Cruises
| 18 August | 22 days | One-way from Bucharest to Amsterdam |
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Viking Longships Vili
27 Cruises
Viking Sigrun
108 Cruises
| 9 March | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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Viking Tialfi
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Frequently Asked Questions
Along the Rhine quays: Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer to the north, Frankenwerft opposite the old town, Rheinauhafen to the south. Wherever your berth, the cathedral's silhouette works as a compass: fifteen to twenty minutes' walk at most.
No, entry to the building is free. Only the south tower climb and parts of the treasury charge admission.
The Shrine of the Three Kings, a gilded medieval reliquary kept behind the high altar, which made Cologne one of the great pilgrimage destinations of Europe. The interior startles with its verticality: the piers rise in a single sweep toward vaults you can barely make out. Do not miss the contemporary window by Gerhard Richter, composed like a giant pixel field of colour.
Yes, but you have to want it: 533 steps lead to the top of the south tower, with no lift, for a view over the river and the rooftops. The twin spires rise to 157 metres. Anyone saving their legs will linger over the stained glass instead.
Cologne's pale, light beer, served in slim 20-centilitre glasses. The ritual matters: the waiter, known as the Köbes and cheerfully teasing, replaces your glass automatically until you set your beer mat on top of it. That is the gesture that means stop.
The postwar-rebuilt historic quarter between the cathedral and the Rhine: the cobbled Alter Markt and Fischmarkt squares, narrow houses with brightly painted gables, lanes carrying a smell of hops. It is where you catch the mood of the city: direct, cheerful, unfussy.
Yes, and its very name comes from it: Cologne was a Roman colony, and two thousand years of history surface everywhere in the city. Depending on the time you have, you can pick your century, from the ancient forum to pop art.
A museum right beside the cathedral apse, holding one of the most important pop art collections outside the United States, Picasso included. It is the modern counterpoint to the Gothic stone, and takes an hour or two to see.
A former dock basin converted into a contemporary district, about twenty minutes' walk south along the river, recognisable by its three buildings shaped like upside-down harbour cranes. The chocolate museum occupies a peninsula there: the history of cacao, a working production line and a chocolate fountain where you dip warm wafers.
From the main quays to the cathedral square: about 1 kilometre, a flat walk along the Rhine. From the Rheinauhafen to the cathedral: 1.5 kilometres, or one tram stop from Heumarkt if your legs have had enough. The Hohenzollern Bridge, close to the cathedral, gives the best photographic angle on the twin spires.
