Green space — Cologne

A near-natural landscape park in Sülz from the 1920s – with wide lawns, mature trees and a special garden.

★ Highlight Flora Botanical Garden

Cologne's botanical garden with over 10,000 plant species, historic themed gardens and the grand glass ‘Flora' festival hall in Riehl.

A city park in the Südstadt near the Rhine, built on an old fort – a quiet green space by the approach to the South Bridge.

A storied horse-racing track in the green Weidenpesch Park – the home of Cologne flat racing for over 120 years.

A peace park in the inner green belt – a place of remembrance for the atomic bombings, designed as a quiet green space.

A small listed green space in Humboldt/Gremberg – one of the few inner-city parks in the Kalk district.

An idyllic natural garden in a former gravel pit – a hidden gem with ponds, rocks and lush greenery by Fritz Encke.

An inner-city park in the northern old town on the site of a former prison – today a popular green open space.

A historic city park in right-bank Mülheim from 1912/13 – a green oasis with mature trees near the Rhine.

Cologne's first public park in the Neustadt – a green oasis and at the same time a legendary venue for jazz and concerts, with a beer garden.

A small listed park in Marienburg from around 1900 – a quiet, well-kept green space in Cologne's elegant south.

An almost 14-hectare park in the south of the city by Fritz Encke – a spacious landscape garden with sculptures and old trees.