<\/strong><\/p>\n During the months when others are preparing for hibernation, switching on their fairy lights and unwilling to leave their sofas with a cup of hot chocolate, we at Colonia Aktiv are really kicking into gear and pedaling hard for another two months! Because there are only a few days left until one Christmas market in Cologne after another opens its doors to us. FINALLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \n \n \n \n Of course, you can simply join us on a tour and combine sightseeing with Christmas market hopping. Three hours full of fun, cultural enjoyment, activity and, of course, plenty of Christmas spirit!<\/p>\n \n Our top guides will regale you with information and anecdotes about the cathedral, the old town, the Rhine and the city’s neighbourhoods, while you stroll together through one or the other Christmas market in Cologne, immerse yourself in the culinary diversity, discover the most beautiful handmade souvenirs and soak up the mulled wine-soaked, pre-Christmas atmosphere of the city.<\/p>\n \n Our X-Mas Bike Ride takes place daily at 2 p.m. in English from 24th November. The last date is 22nd December.<\/p>\n You can book the tour directly here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n <\/strong><\/p>\n But if you want to expand your Christmas know-how and prepare properly for the festive season, we have summarised the most important information about Christmas in Cologne so that you don’t have to search for it for long.<\/p>\n The first Christmas market in Cologne will be opening in just a few days. On 14 November, the Cologne Harbour Christmas Market, the Christmas Market in the Stadtgarten, the Brauwelt Winter Market and the Ehrenfeld Christmas Market will all be kicking off. On 17 November, the \u2018Christmas Market at Cologne Cathedral\u2019, the \u201cNikolausdorf\u201d, the \u2018Markt der Engel\u2019 and the \u2018Heavenue\u2019 will follow. This will be continued by \u2018The Smallest Christmas Market in the City\u2019 on 19 November, \u2018VeedelsAdvent on Chlodwigplatz\u2019 on 20 November, \u2018Heinzels Winterm\u00e4rchen\u2019 on 24 November, the \u2018S\u00fclzer Weihanchtsdorf\u2019 on 26 November and, last but not least, the \u2018Christmas Market\u2019 on 5 December.<\/p>\n LOTS! In addition to all these permanent Christmas markets, there are also lots of smaller pop-up markets in our neighborhoods and some great pre-Christmas events! It’s worth checking out the K\u00f6lnTourismus<\/a> website from time to time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \n Of course! Firstly, this year you will find the \u2018smallest Christmas market in the city\u2019 at Hellers Biergarten in the Volksgarten in the S\u00fcdstadt district. Here, the proceeds from the huts will be donated to selected aid projects. Secondly, the brand new \u2018Heavenue\u2019 is opening this year at Friesenplatz! Here you can expect spinning Christmas trees, water fountains and a stage programme that changes daily. So you can look forward to it!<\/p>\n But of course, there is also the traditional Heinzels’ ice rink on Heumarkt, homemade organic mulled wine in the Stadtgarten, and the legendary cocktail bar on Neumarkt. So: there’s plenty to discover!<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n \n Of course, we are a little biased, but in our opinion, the most beautiful Christmas market in Cologne takes place right on our doorstep, in our neighbourhood of Eigelstein. Every year, the \u2018Eigelsteiner Winterzauber\u2019 invites visitors to enjoy mulled wine and roasted almonds for a few days right in front of the Eigelstein archway. Leave the cathedral and old town behind for an afternoon and stroll from the cathedral through Eigelstein, beautifully illuminated with Christmas lights and fairy lights, straight to the archway.<\/p>\n \n It all kicks off on 3 December. Why not stop by the mulled wine stand \u2013 you might see a familiar face or two!<\/p>\n \n This year, we’ve got some more Christmas inspiration for you to get you in the mood for the Christmas market in Cologne:<\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From one Christmas market in Cologne to the next During the months when others are preparing for hibernation, switching on their fairy lights and unwilling to leave their sofas with a cup of hot chocolate, we at Colonia Aktiv are really kicking into gear and pedaling hard for another two months! Because there are only […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[207,186,176,173,174,206],"class_list":["post-23103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-christmas-markets-in-cologne","tag-cologne-cathedral","tag-cologne-highlights","tag-eigelstein-city-gate","tag-guided-bike-tour-through-cologne","tag-old-town"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23103"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23117,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23103\/revisions\/23117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colonia-aktiv.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Christmas market in Cologne \u2013 by bike!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nChristmas market in Cologne \u2013 the most important info at a glimpse!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
When do the markets start? <\/strong><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nHow many markets are there in Cologne?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Is there anything new at the Christmas market in Cologne this year?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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And which is the most beautiful Christmas market in Cologne?<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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And last but not least…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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