C for Cologne – The Cologne Magazine

Kölsch kick-offs

Cologne is a football-crazy city and everyone’s equal at the city’s football bars. We take a look at a pub landscape that’s hard to beat.

by Alfred Redl 18 March 2024

Culinary

Drinking up the atmosphere: Cologne’s best brewery pubs

Centuries-old traditional breweries have helped Kölsch gain its worldwide reputation. But some of Cologne’s younger breweries also serve excellent, innovative beers.

Culture

Stepping out of the comfort zone: Jonas Engel of the Impakt collective on improvisation in Cologne

Jonas Engel is a member of Impakt, a collective of 14 young musicians from Cologne who share a passion for free improvised music…

Culture

Cologne’s art scene: the hottest galleries, projects and events

From the famous Art Cologne to brightly colored street art in Ehrenfeld: Cologne is full of art. The best recommendations for art enthusiasts.

Asiatische Schülerinnen in Uniformen essen Eis und unterhalten sich draußen, während der Wind ihre Haare verweht. Das Labor Ebertplatz ist eine Galerie in Köln.

Culture

Off the beaten art track: five Cologne galleries to expand your horizons

Wondering where you can find an exciting gallery in Cologne? If you thought the “k” in Köln only stood for the city’s kölsch…

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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

Deutz – the best view of Cologne

Blick von oben auf den Rheinpark in Köln-Deutz mit grünem Gras und Dom im Hintergrund.

There’s simply no better view. With a cold drink and a warm spot on the sun-soaked stone steps of the Rheinboulevard, it doesn’t…

by Martin Becker

Mehr Kölle

Culinary

When hunger kicks in: five really good takeaway restaurants in Cologne for famished football fans

Every match has to end at some point and that’s when you really start to notice how hungry you are. If you come…

by Julia Frese

Culture

Grab some football culture: events in Cologne for Euro 2024

Already home to a vibrant football scene, this summer the air in Cologne will be ablaze with love for the beautiful game. The…

by Lisa Rethmeier

Culture

Top cult football places in Cologne

With its iconic pubs, exclusive public screenings and a billy goat with a cult following, Cologne is a city that lives and breathes…

by Lisa Rethmeier

Culinary

Drinking up the atmosphere: Cologne’s best brewery pubs

Centuries-old traditional breweries have helped Kölsch gain its worldwide reputation. But some of Cologne’s younger breweries also serve excellent, innovative beers.

by Julia Frese