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Cologne's headline sights sit close together beside the Rhine, so a single day can cover the cathedral, the old town squares, the embankment and a Kolsch stop. The main planning decision is how you treat the cathedral, because the nave, the tower climb and the treasury are separate propositions.
Cologne's night centres on two free, always-available pleasures: the illuminated Cathedral exterior and the walk across the Hohenzollernbrücke with the Rhine below. Everything else is a choice between Altstadt Kölsch culture, the younger bar districts, and seated music or theatre.
