Cologne

Cologne (German: Köln, Ripuarian: Kölle) is a city on the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the fourth largest city in Germany with around 1.1 million residents (2025). It is one of the nation's media, tourism and business hotspots, and is considered one of the most liberal cities in Germany.

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A-Musik

A widely renowned collection of experimental music and niche music

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Cafe Goldmund

A very cozy corner-café with all walls lined with bookshelves. You can buy every (second hand) book after you finished flipping through it while you enjoyed your drinks for a small tip. Also hosts small music and poetry events.

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Galeria Breite Strasse

Formerly the Cologne store of Karstadt in a more modern shopping centre north of Neumarkt, over the Zeppelinstraße.

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Galeria Hohe Strasse

Formerly the flagship store of Galeria Kaufhof, where it was headquartered. The original 19th-century Tietz department store on the Schildergasse has been expanded with a "modern" part in the 1950s, including a multi-storey parking, facing the Caecilienstraße and now fills the entire huge block. You can find everything there, from apparel to groceries.

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Taschen

Taschen was founded in Cologne in 1980 and is headquartered here.

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Thalia Mayersche Buchhandlung

The largest bookstore in Cologne; they stock a huge selection of books including sections in English and other languages. Also a wide selection of postcards. There are half a dozen other Thaila Mayersche bookshops around Cologne.

Mon-Sat 09:30-20:00; closed Sun

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