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Cologne: Night Watchman Old Town Walking Tour

By Kölngeflüster
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Free cancellation available
Price is $17 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
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Overview
  • Experience an informativ, amusing guided tour through the old town
  • traditionally dressed night watchman
  • Embark on a journey through time to medieval Cologne
  • hear more about life and work in a time long past
  • Learn exciting and amusing facts about the history and culture of the city.

Activity location

    • Cologne
    • Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Alter Markt, 50667 Köln, Germany | Meet in front of the town hall entrance Alter Markt (neben U-Bahneingang/Rolltreppe). Achtung: Google-Angabe in GyG nicht korrekt! Treffpunkt ist Alter Markt vor Eingang Rathaus, neben U-Bahneingang/Rolltreppe) - NICHT Alter Markt 18 !!!
    • Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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öffentliche Nachtwächter-Tour 2025
  • Earn $0.52
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • German
Language options: German
Starting time: 9:30pm
Price details
$17.38 x 1 Adult$17.38
Total
Price is $17.38
Until Thu, Dec 4

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Old Town walking tour in German
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
  • Not suitable for: Children under 16 years

What you can expect

Explore the old town of Cologne on a guided tour and see the historic buildings at night. Follow the night watchman in his historical costume by the light of his lantern to another time, when every full hour was proclaimed.
Learn all about the duties of the historical night watchman and life in the Middle Ages as you wander through the narrow streets of Cologne's Old Town.

Learn why pigs were beaten in front of Cologne's churches and why stray dogs were so well-fed in centuries past. Discover how Cologne's citizens resisted the authorities and listen to many legends and anecdotes about Cologne's history.

This tour is only available in german.

Location

Activity location

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    • Cologne
    • Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Alter Markt, 50667 Köln, Germany | Meet in front of the town hall entrance Alter Markt (neben U-Bahneingang/Rolltreppe). Achtung: Google-Angabe in GyG nicht korrekt! Treffpunkt ist Alter Markt vor Eingang Rathaus, neben U-Bahneingang/Rolltreppe) - NICHT Alter Markt 18 !!!
    • Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany