Vacation Rentals in Cologne

Kilometres along the banks of the Rhine, a multi-faceted programme of culture, leisure activities, culinary highlights and sporting activities make Cologne a popular travel destination. In the middle of the pulsating Rhine metropolis, you can reside in a modern apartment or a first-class holiday apartment with top equipment in the Old Town North with the famous Schildergasse, the Old Town South or the surrounding districts of the left bank of the Rhine in Nippes, Lindenthal, Neustadt-Nord or Ehrenfeld. Sights, restaurants and shopping opportunities change the streetscape here and also offer a comfortable feel-good atmosphere thanks to well-tended green belts. With a little luck, you will even have a view of the cathedral from the window of your holiday apartment. A popular residential area on the right bank of the Rhine is the green Merheim, with the Merheimer Heide.

Away from the hustle and bustle, holidaymakers spend wonderful days in the residential districts of Porz, Mülheim, Rodenkirchen, Braunsfeld and Dellbrück. Especially in the south and on the right bank of the Rhine you will live in a cosy holiday apartment or a spacious vacation rental which is close to parks and recreational areas. In the neighbourhood of the Königsforst or the Gierather Wald you will find fantastic accommodations, which offer an excellent starting point for excursions into the Rhineland or the city centre.

With around one million inhabitants, the cathedral city extends over an area of 405.02 square kilometres as the most populous metropolis in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Cologne belongs to the Cologne/Bonn conurbation and the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region and is an internationally important business location. The towns of Dormagen, Leverkusen, Bergisch Gladbach and Hürth border the administrative district.

In the area of the Niederterrassen, on the southern edge of the Niederrheinische Bucht, the megacity lies in the Cologne Bay between the Eifel and the Bergisches Land. The city area is crossed by the Rhine from south-north direction and divides Cologne into left and right Rhine city halves.

Between historic buildings, the Rhine and green spaces, there is much for children's eyes to discover. The family-friendly metropolis offers a multitude of attractions that are tailored to the needs and interests of the youngest. Adventurous city tours, ranging from creepy stories to funny treasure hunts, make Cologne's history vivid and child-friendly. Knowledge-hungry holidaymakers will also get their money's worth at the Chocolate Museum or the Odysseum.
But also the fun does not come too briefly in the cathedral city. Visits to the Cologne Zoo, the trampoline park Jump House, the swimming pool Aqualand, the children's tour of Cologne or the 700 playgrounds ensure an entertaining leisure programme. A highlight of the Rhineland is the Phantasialand in Brühl.

In addition to the multifaceted architecture in the city area, the surrounding area of the cathedral city offers varied routes for recreational athletes who want to explore the Rhine region on foot or on two wheels. Past disused mining facilities, through nature parks and along the river banks, you will get to know Cologne from its natural side.
Bikers can ride through the wooded north-east of Cologne, the Königsforst forest to the Wahner Heide or the green belt on the left bank of the Rhine. A paradise of culture and green idyll also opens up for journeymen. Interesting insights await you on the Cologne Trail between Roggendorf and Merkenich, on the farm path over the Wahnbach Valley or in the Bensberg district.

As one of the oldest cities in the country, Cologne can look back on 2,000 years of history, which strongly influenced the cityscape. Already in the year 19 before Christ the Roman tribe of the Ubier settled on the banks of the Rhine. To this day, the ancient road networks, the Roman tower and other remains of the city wall remind us of the time of its foundation. The architectural highlights of the Middle Ages, which line the city centre, are outstanding.
These include sacred buildings such as Cologne Cathedral, the Town Hall, the Eigelsteintorburg or the Stapelhaus. During the Second World War, around 80 percent of the city was destroyed, which was painstakingly reconstructed and rebuilt in the 1950s. This epoch was the forerunner of modern urban development, in which striking buildings such as the Opera House and Theatre, the Philharmonic Hall and the Rhine Bank Tunnel were built.

When everyday life comes to a standstill and the city is in a state of emergency, the fifth season was heralded in Cologne. Every year from Weiberfastnacht at 11:11 a.m. to Ash Wednesday there is a hustle and bustle in the streets when more than a million locals and tourists celebrate carnival extensively. During the Rhenish Festival, visitors to a holiday apartment in Cologne's Old Town live amidst the spectacle of costume sessions, the Rose Monday procession and masked balls. For days on end, party songs and hits create a cheerful atmosphere in all the pubs and bars, animating you to dance and sway. Now at the latest you should definitely try a "Kölsch".