🎨 A Cultural Day in Cologne 🇩🇪

#### Cologne (Köln) · Sunday 6 September 2026 · from 11:00

After Saturday's beer, Sunday's beauty. A full day on foot through one of Germany's great cities — cathedral, river, old town, and world-class art. ☀️

The second half of our Cologne weekend (the first being Saturday's Raising the Bar Kölsch crawl 🍺) is a relaxed cultural wander through the city. We'll take our time, tell the stories of the places we pass, and soak up a city that layers Roman origins, medieval grandeur and post-war reinvention on top of each other.

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##### 🚶 The day

We'll explore Cologne's historic heart on foot — its riverfront, its old town, its squares and hidden corners — with plenty of stops along the way. I'll keep most of the route a surprise (as always 😏), but naturally the day includes the one landmark no one could miss: the mighty Gothic cathedral that towers over the whole city. We'll also break for a proper, relaxed lunch somewhere fitting. 🍽️

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##### 🖼️ The two museums — your choice

There's one thing worth flagging in advance. During the day we'll visit two of Cologne's excellent art museums: the Museum Ludwig, one of Europe's great collections of modern and contemporary art (some of the biggest names of the 20th century — Pop Art, Picasso and more), and the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, home to the old masters, from the medieval period to the 19th century.

Both have paid admission, so entry is entirely up to you: whoever wants to come in, comes in; whoever prefers to skip it can take a coffee, wander a little, and we'll all regroup at the exit. 👍 No pressure either way — I'll make the timings clear on the day so no one gets lost.

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##### 🗓️ Practical info

• 📅 When: Sunday 6 September 2026 · from 11:00
• 📍 Where: Cologne (exact meeting point shared closer to the date)
• 🎟️ Museums: Museum Ludwig & Wallraf-Richartz — two optional paid entries during the day, join whichever you like
• 🚶 Expect: a full day of walking, so comfortable shoes
• 🌐 Language: English

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##### 👀 Who's this for?

Anyone who loves discovering a city on foot — art, history, architecture and atmosphere — at an unhurried pace, in good company. Come for the whole weekend or just the Sunday. 🎨

See you in Cologne!