C for Cologne – The Cologne Magazine

Christmas shopping in Cologne: our five top tips

Christmas shopping in Cologne: five recommendations to avoid the pre-Christmas stress.

by Anton Michaelis 2 December 2024

Cosy oder hip: Which Cologne Christmas market will get your sleighbells ringing?

Yes, the days are getting shorter and the sun tends to disappear in the afternoon but is that really reason to moan? Not…

by Lydia Brakebusch 26 November 2024

Shopping spree

Designdirektive: how Möbelkiste and Mingbud supply Cologne with sustainable furniture

Cologne firm Designdirektive and its Möbelkiste and Mingbud projects are designed to answer the fundamental question of what happens to furniture when it’s no longer needed.

Cologne

Cologne’s Ehrenfeld district: a little bit of everything

Ehrenfeld and Neuehrenfeld – despite being two distinct neighbourhoods, the bond between them is close. Both are fusions of multicultural communities, industrial heritage and young creativity.

Close-up of colorful sneakers on display in a Cologne sneaker store, highlighting urban fashion culture.

Shopping spree

Shopping for sneakers in Cologne? Step this way for our four top tips

Cologne is a great place to do some sneaker shopping. Head to these stores for the latest sneaker and streetwear trends.

Aerial view of Odonien Cologne with graffiti walls, metal structures and trees in an industrial art complex at dusk.

Culture

Odonien: a “free state” for art and culture in Cologne

If you’re looking for art and culture off the beaten track in Cologne, you’d be hard-pressed to find anything more intriguing than Odonien. We talked to the man who created it, artist Odo Rumpf.

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Schauspielerin Katrin Heß und Autor Beni Tonka stehen auf einer Straße in Köln und schauen in die Kamera

Podcast

Köln Clash, round #22 – Katrin Heß and Beni Tonka

Actor Katrin Heß spent more than ten years playing a touch-cookie inspector in the RTL police series “Alarm für Cobra 11”. But acting…

Cologne

Köln-Nippes: where dolce vita and industrial heritage meet

There are those who see Cologne’s Nippes district as the epitome of gentrification and its consequences. So many children! Too petit bourgeois! And…

by Doreen Reeck

Mehr Kölle

Die Eigentümer von Bunte Burger Köln, Ulrich Glemnitz und Mario Binder sitzen in ihrem Restaurant. 2020 wurden sie mit dem METRO Preis für nachhaltige Gastronomie ausgezeichnet. Foto: Jan Voth

Culinary

Bunte Burger Kings

Bunte Burger: This name in Cologne stands not just for another burger joint, but for a delicious vegan lifestyle.

by digital.solutions

Cologne

Cologne Carnival – Five days (and nights) of partying

With its festival committee turning 200 years old, 2023 is a special year for Cologne Carnival. Here’s our lowdown on the best places to party.

by Kirsten Niemann

Culture

Cool Colonia! How the spirit of the 1980s continues to define the city today

The 1980s saw Cologne become an international hub of art and music. Gisa Funck and Gregor Schwering were right in the middle of things when it all happened.

by Nils Bröer

Cologne

The Agnesviertel district: what’s not to love?

Cologne’s Agnesviertel neighbourhood combines the city’s most spectacular alternative gallery scene with a friendly street vibe, period architecture and Michelin-star cuisine.

by Doreen Reeck