Airline Tickets to Cologne

Cologne is a city with long and interesting history. It was founded by the Roman and first mentioning about it dates back to 50 B.C. In the Middle Ages population of this oldest city in Germany was about 40000 people. This city could offer university studies, freedom of trade and well-educated citizen to talk with; all these gave grounds to put this city in the list of the richest and most powerful European cities of those times. During the Second World War the centre of Cologne was destroyed for 90%, 72% of its territory was under bombing. When the war finished those few historical places that remained untouched were tediously restored. Their reconstruction was a true success. Most of the historical places are also rebuilt now and make the city very attractive and fascinating.

The Altstadt. The ALtstadt is the oldest area in Cologne, where take place such world-famous places of interest as Cologne Cathedral, different museums and the House of Cologne 4711. The most part of the area contains of narrow cobbled streets, where one can find a lot of traditional restaurants, cafes and breweries. In all in Cologne are situated 24 breweries, which produce and sell the local sort of light beer 'Colsh'.

Cologne Cathedral. Cologne Cathedral is the biggest gothic cathedral in Germany, which serves as the symbol of the city. The building works started in 1248 and ended only in 1880. The cathedral was built on the very place where in late Roman Imperia took place the meeting of the Christians. Cologne Cathedral miraculously remained undamaged during the Second World War. Its height is 144 m and the width is 86. The towers are 157 m tall. The treasure house of the Cologne cathedral is the most valuable in Europe, it's even richer that the Vatican one. The most famous item there is the Gero Cross, the coloured wooden crucifix, created by the order of Cologne archbishop Gero in 975. The death on the cross is expressed very realistically, which was a true eye-opener at those times. But the main treasure of Cologne Cathedral is surely the Shrine of the Three Kings, where the relics of the three saint kings (three Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar) are kept. It's the biggest golden sarcophagus in Western Europe. Also it'll be a good idea to get to the top of the left tower of the cathedral, so as to enjoy the wonderful view.

The House of Cologne 4711. The House of Cologne 4711 is a world-known shop in Cologne, where one can buy the cologne 񠗗'. It's situated in Glockengasse. 'Eau de cologne' is literally translated as 'the water from Cologne'. This perfume appeared in 1709 thanks to Johann Maria Farina, who turned Cologne into the city of perfume. His perfume enterprise has the reputation of the oldest in the world. Later other shops and factories followed his example and started the production of cologne. But of course the most popular is the House of Cologne 4711. It got its name from the number of the house and soon it became the trade mark.

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Airport Address: Cologne/Bonn Airport, Postbox 98 01 20, 51129 Cologne, Germany
Distance and Location: The airport is located 15km (9 miles) southeast of Cologne
Airport Website: www.koeln-bonn-airport.de
Airport E-mail: Via the airport's website or info@koeln-bonn-airport.de
Airport Telephone: (0)2203 400
Country Code: 49
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 2
Moving between Terminals: Passengers can transfer between terminals on a free shuttle bus that runs between the Arrivals level of both terminals and car park P3.