Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in Cologne, Germany

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Explore Cologne in Germany with one of our free walking tours. Click on a marker on the map to get started and view details about the tour. Below is an overview of the sightseeing tours. A total of 21 tours are available in Cologne, Germany.

Activities in CologneIndividual Sights in Cologne
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Languages English
Duration 2h
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 87 ratings

Free walking tour of Cologne
I offer guided tours in Cologne, for groups, individuals and business people. Tours focus not only on historical facts and the famous Dom Cathedral, but also on local culture and people, cooking...
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Languages English, Spanish
Duration 2h 15min
Reviews 4.8/5 stars, 772 ratings

Cologne Free Walking Tour: The essential and unmissable one
Being on the Top 5 on Tripadvisor speaks for itself! Discover the secrets of the biggest city on the Rhine on this free tour of Cologne's unmissable sights. The tour's meeting point is at the...
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Languages German, Portuguese, Spanish, English
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 9.4/10 stars, 2796 ratings

Classic Cologne Free Tour
Over our 2.5 hours, you'll get to know the inside information on what makes Cologne a special place in Germany. Why do Cologne people like the number 11 so much? And why is Cologne called “the...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 9.3/10 stars, 2250 ratings

The Dark Side of the Dom Tour
Cologne today is a city full of culture, music, drinking, and happiness where everyone is welcome. But it hasn’t always been that way. On our Dark Side of the Dom tour, you will explore the gloomy...
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Languages Spanish, English
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 9.1/10 stars, 287 ratings

Cologne Free Walking Tour
The tour meets in Domtreppen, the cathedral stairs located in front of Cologne Central Station. We'll head to the Heinzelmännchenbrunnen fountain, so named after some curious gnomes connected to...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours 30 minutes
Reviews 9.2/10 stars, 3115 ratings

Discover the secrets of the biggest city on the Rhine on this free tour of Cologne's unmissable sights. Be seduced by the charm of the historic Town Hall, the Rheingarten, the Cathedral and much more.

Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 68 m
Descend 81 m

  • St. Gereon's Basilica
  • Mariensäule
  • Roman Tower
  • EL-DE-Haus
  • Justizgebäude am Appellhofplatz
  • Memorial for Defectors and the Victims of Nazi Military Justice
  • Alte Wache
  • St. Maria ad Ortum
  • Fürstenhof
  • Kreuzblume
  • Taubenbrunnen
  • Blau-Gold-Haus
  • Saint Peter's Bell
  • Dionysosmosaik
  • Domschatzkammer
  • Reiterstandbild König Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
  • Staatenhaus
  • Rheinpark
Details for Tour #1 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.9 km
Ascend 105 m
Descend 100 m

  • Overstolzenhaus
  • Klein St. Martin
  • St. Cäcilien
  • Museum Schnütgen
  • Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
  • Der Schwebende
  • Palatium
  • Jupp-Schmitz-Denkmal
  • Minoritenkirche
  • Kolumba Kunstmuseum
  • Opernbrunnen
  • St. Maria in der Kupfergasse
  • Gloria Theater
  • Käthe Kollwitz Museum
  • Kölnischer Kunstverein
  • Hahnentorburg
  • ruhender Verkehr
  • Herz Jesu
  • Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park
  • St. Stephan
Details for Tour #2 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.6 km
Ascend 68 m
Descend 63 m

  • Bayenturm
  • Rheinauhafen
  • Bottmühle
  • Severinstorburg
  • COMEDIA Theater
  • Lutherkirche Südstadt
  • Volksgarten
  • Freies Werkstatt Theater
  • Römerpark
  • Friedenspark
Details for Tour #3 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 45 m
Descend 61 m

  • St. Maria Königin
  • Südpark
  • Kölner Festungsmuseum
  • St. Maternus
  • Alt St. Maternus
Details for Tour #4 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 7.8 km
Ascend 42 m
Descend 40 m

  • Lutherkirche
  • Liebfrauen
  • Friedenskirche
  • St. Clemens
  • Kölner Zoo
  • Sankt Engelbert
  • Flora
  • D15
  • Cologne Sculpture Park
  • Cologne Cable Car
  • Persian Onager
  • St. Hildegard in der Au
  • Thomaskirche
  • Röhrenbunker
  • St. Agnes
Details for Tour #5 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #6

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 10.6 km
Ascend 124 m
Descend 139 m

  • Düxer Bock
  • Sankt Johannes Deutz
  • Klein St. Martin
  • Gilden im Zims
  • Great St. Martin Church
  • Jupp-Schmitz-Denkmal
  • Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus
  • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Foundation Corboud
  • Old St Albans
  • Der Schwebende
  • AntoniterCityKirche
  • Schauspielhaus Köln
  • Theater am Dom
  • Basilica of the Holy Apostles
  • Synagoge Köln
  • Karl-Rahner-Akademie
  • St. Georg
  • Dreikönigenpförtchen
  • Rheinauhafen
Details for Tour #6 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #7

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 12.2 km
Ascend 123 m
Descend 117 m

  • Neu St. Alban
  • Gereonsmühle
  • Hansa-Hochhaus
  • St. Ursula
  • Tiefrot
  • Ursulinenkirche St. Corpus Christi
  • St. Kunibert
  • Bastei
  • Kronleuchtersaal
  • Wasserkinetische Plastik
  • Eigelstein Gate
  • St. Agnes
  • Persian Onager
  • Cologne Sculpture Park
  • Cologne Cable Car
  • Rheinpark
  • Kölner Zoo
  • St. Clemens
  • Liebfrauen
  • Lutherkirche
Details for Tour #7 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #8

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 15 m

  • Karnevalsmuseum
  • Grabeskirche St. Bartholomäus
  • DOMiD
  • Kölner Edelweißpiraten
  • Urania Theater
Details for Tour #8 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #9

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 30 m
Descend 32 m

  • Johanneskirche
  • Klettenbergpark
  • St. Bruno
  • Melanchthonkirche
  • Rosenzweigpark
  • Vorgebirgspark
Details for Tour #9 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #10

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 47 m
Descend 46 m

  • Karnevalsmuseum
  • Grabeskirche St. Bartholomäus
  • DOMiD
  • Urania Theater
  • Kölner Edelweißpiraten
  • Friedenskirche
  • St. Mechtern
  • Sankt Joseph
  • Synagoge im Jüdischen Wohlfahrtszentrum
  • Blücherpark
Details for Tour #10 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #11

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 10.5 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 113 m

  • Sankt Johannes Deutz
  • Chocolate Museum
  • Deutsches Sport- und Olympiamuseum
  • St. Georg
  • Hermann-Joseph Brunnen
  • St. Johann Baptist
  • Ulrepforte
  • St. Maria vom Frieden
  • St. Johannisgemeinde
  • Volksgarten
  • Alte Mensa
  • Volkssternwarte Köln
  • Kirche Johannes XXIII.
  • St. Nikolaus
  • Weißhaus
Details for Tour #11 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #12

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 7 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 64 m

  • Karnevalsmuseum
  • Friedenskirche
  • St. Mechtern
  • Sankt Joseph
  • DITIB-Zentralmoschee
  • Neu St. Alban
  • St. Gertrud
  • Wasserkinetische Plastik
  • Kronleuchtersaal
Details for Tour #12 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #13

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 5.6 km
Ascend 56 m
Descend 54 m

  • St. Hildegard in der Au
  • St. Bonifatius
  • Planetarium und Sternwarte Köln
  • Lutherkirche Nippes
  • Nathanaelkirche
  • Blücherpark
  • Synagoge im Jüdischen Wohlfahrtszentrum
Details for Tour #13 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #14

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 4.8 km
Ascend 46 m
Descend 41 m

  • Alter Wasserturm
  • Immanuel-Kirche Stammheim
  • St. Johannes der Evangelist
  • Bruder Klaus
  • St. Hedwig
Details for Tour #14 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #15

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 62 m
Descend 68 m

  • St. Gereon
  • Petrus-Kirche Merheim
  • Merheimer Heide
  • St. Theodor
  • Kalker Kapelle
  • Historical watertower
  • Humboldtpark
Details for Tour #15 in Cologne

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Why Visit Sights? Self-guided sightseeing tours are a free and safe alternative to bus tours. You can explore Cologne at your own pace, any time! Do something good for your health by walking.