Northern Old Town

Brauhaus Schreckenskammer

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A tradition-steeped Cologne brewpub in the northern old town, family-run for generations and serving its own Kölsch.

Hansaplatz

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A heritage-protected park on the Hansaring in Cologne's northern old town, framed by a 113-metre stretch of the medieval city wall.

Hohe Straße

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The Hohe Straße is one of Cologne's best-known shopping streets, running as a pedestrian zone through the heart of the Altstadt-Nord district. Its history goes all the way back to Roman times, when it formed the main north-south axis of the ancient city.

Marian Column Cologne

since 1858

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A neo-Gothic Marian monument from 1858 on the Gereonsdriesch in Altstadt-Nord that looks like „a piece of the cathedral“.

Päff

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A cozy traditional tavern on Friesenwall, founded in 1968 as a jazz club — one of the few places serving Päffgen-Kölsch on tap.

Cologne Water Gauge

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On the left bank of the Rhine in Cologne's northern old town, the Pegel Köln has recorded the river's water level at river kilometre 688 for centuries.