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.

Individual Sights in Cologne
Price 0.00€
Languages English
Duration 2h
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 80 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, 596 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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Price 0.00€
Languages Portuguese, English, Spanish, German
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 9.3/10 stars, 2595 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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Price 0.00€
Languages English, Spanish
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 9.2/10 stars, 269 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 2h
Reviews 9.0/10 stars, 2183 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 English, Spanish
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 7.1/10 stars, 2183 ratings

Free Christmas Market Tour
Our Free Christmas Market Tour goes through five major markets in the city (as well as a few of the smaller ones). We tell you the stories that make this city and Christmas what it is for us,...
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Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 5.2 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 19 sights
Distance 7.8 km
Ascend 72 m
Descend 74 m

  • St. Stephan
  • Karl-Schwering-Platz
  • Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park
  • Synagoge Köln
  • Kölnischer Kunstverein
  • Kreissparkasse Köln
  • Außenspielstätte am Offenbachplatz
  • Cologne Opera
  • St. Maria in der Kupfergasse
  • NS-Dokumentationszentrum
  • Blau-Gold-Haus
  • Heinzelmännchen Fountain
  • Jupp-Schmitz-Denkmal
  • Archäologische Zone / Neubau Jüdisches Museum „MiQua“
  • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Foundation Corboud
  • Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus
  • Gilden im Zims
  • Klein St. Martin
  • St. Maria im Kapitol
Details for Tour #2 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 7.6 km
Ascend 77 m
Descend 91 m

  • Synagoge Köln
  • Basilica of the Holy Apostles
  • Theater am Dom
  • Schauspielhaus Köln
  • Der Schwebende
  • AntoniterCityKirche
  • St. Peter
  • Karl-Rahner-Akademie
  • St. Georg
  • Dreikönigenpförtchen
  • Klein St. Martin
  • Old St Albans
  • Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Foundation Corboud
  • Jupp-Schmitz-Denkmal
  • Kardinal Frings
  • Great St. Martin Church
  • Rheinauhafen
Details for Tour #3 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 46 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 7.7 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 11 sights
Distance 6.5 km
Ascend 86 m
Descend 79 m

  • Bayenturm
  • Rheinauhafen
  • Bottmühle
  • Severinstorburg
  • COMEDIA Theater
  • Lutherkirche Südstadt
  • Volksgarten
  • Freies Werkstatt Theater
  • Römerpark
  • Friedenspark
  • Vorgebirgspark
Details for Tour #6 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #7

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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 #7 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #8

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 12.8 km
Ascend 153 m
Descend 143 m

  • Liebfrauen
  • St. Clemens
  • Kölner Zoo
  • Persian Onager
  • Rheinpark
  • Cologne Cable Car
  • Bastei
  • Kronleuchtersaal
  • Wasserkinetische Plastik
  • Eigelstein Gate
  • Tiefrot
  • St. Kunibert
  • Ursulinenkirche St. Corpus Christi
  • St. Ursula
  • Gereonsmühle
  • Christuskirche
  • Neu St. Alban
  • Deutsches Tanzarchiv
  • Hansa-Hochhaus
  • St. Agnes
Details for Tour #8 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #9

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 10.9 km
Ascend 138 m
Descend 133 m

  • Sankt Johannes Deutz
  • Chocolate Museum
  • Deutsches Sport- und Olympiamuseum
  • St. Johann Baptist
  • St. Georg
  • Hermann-Joseph Brunnen
  • Wasserturm Hotel Cologne
  • Griechenpforte
  • St. Maria vom Frieden
  • Ulrepforte
  • Volksgarten
  • Alte Mensa
  • Volkssternwarte Köln
  • Kirche Johannes XXIII.
  • St. Nikolaus
  • Weißhaus
Details for Tour #9 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #10

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 7.0 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 9 sights
Distance 7.0 km
Ascend 71 m
Descend 68 m

  • Karnevalsmuseum
  • Friedenskirche
  • St. Mechtern
  • Sankt Joseph
  • DITIB-Zentralmoschee
  • Neu St. Alban
  • St. Gertrud
  • Wasserkinetische Plastik
  • Kronleuchtersaal
Details for Tour #11 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #12

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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 #12 in Cologne

Self-guided Tour #13

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 7.4 km
Ascend 64 m
Descend 79 m

  • Johanneskirche
  • Klettenbergpark
  • St. Bruno
  • Melanchthonkirche
  • Rosenzweigpark
  • Vorgebirgspark
  • Friedenspark
  • Römerpark
  • Rheinauhafen
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.