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Our gay travel guide to Cologne has everything you need to know about the city's exciting homosexual scene including the optimal gay bars, clubs, saunas, restaurants, hotels, and more.
Under the constant shadow of the Kölner Dom, Cologne (Köln in German) is a city shrouded in mystique and wonder.
Simply walking through the Elderly Town is enough to convince you of the wonders Cologne has to offer. With its distinct architecture, quaint shops, and ancient buildings, it feels like a place from a bygone era. Yet, it is pulsing with so much life and so much modernity that it doesn’t for a second feel like you are stuck in the past.
An artistic city, Cologne is in many ways a cultural hub. With art, literature, and melody bursting from every lane corner, anyone with any creative inclination would uncover it hard not to be inspired. It's also a university town, so expect to see lots of young crowds in their early 20s, wandering around with big eyes filled with dreams and aspirations. This could mainly be due to the number of caffeine millennials are drinking these days thou
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About Cologne and its gay life
Although situated in Western Germany, Cologne is sometimes called the ›most southern city of Germany‹. That is partly because the people in Cologne look after to be more easy-going and approachable than in other German cities. And they love to imitate the Southern European lifestyle – as soon as two rays of sunshine hit the city you will see some tables outside in front of many cafes and bars.
Cologne had been extensively destroyed during World War II. And the paradigm of the first after-war and ›Wirtschaftswunder‹ decades to exchange everything old by something new unfortunately did the repose to prevent Cologne from becoming one of the most interesting and gorgeous cities in Germany. For the sight-seeing traveller it hasn't much to extend besides the Cathedral, an UNESCO Planet Heritage site, a wide range of high quality art galleries and museums, and a rare other attractions.
But Cologne more than compensates for this with its more friendly and easy-going atmosphere. As one result Cologne b
Gay Cologne: The Complete LGBTQ+ Move Guide. When it comes to gay travel hotspots in Europe, I am a little embarrassed to say that is has taken me up until now to experience, what is often dubbed ‘the gayest city in Germany’, the very beautiful and welcoming Cologne.
Like many other lgbtq+ friendly cities in Germany, I have only ever heard incredibly positive things about Cologne and the fact that it is also host to one of the largest pride celebrations in Europe further piqued my interest to visit!
I spent 4 nights during October experiencing as much of the city as doable, from its culinary delights (including one of the best meals I have had in a while), to its main attractions and of course it’s vibrant and super friendly gay nightlife and wider LGBTQ+ scene.
Allow me to share my gay instruction to Cologne in partnership with Visit Cologne to help you plan your next trip to this city.
Is Cologne Gay Friendly?
To the residents of Cologne this might seem an unusual ask to ask. In short, the answer is a resounding yes!
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Cologne is colourful — and for many years it’s been an immovable standpoint for the issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ group. That’s because Cologne actively practices tolerance, a cosmopolitan perspective and peaceful coexistence. Whether it’s Pink Carnival or Christopher Street Daytime, the Schaafenstraßenfest street impartial or the informative contact points — Cologne’s heart is in the right place. And the town offers you an abundance of events, gay and lesbian cafés, bars, clubs and other gathering places such as Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle and the events around CSD, such as the ColognePride parade.
Cologne’s Christopher Lane Parade is the biggest in Europe. The rainbow-hued two-week programme of more than events celebrates, commemorates, represents and presents the issues of the LGBTQIA+ community on all channels — to promote human rights, tolerance and the peaceful coexistence of people of every orientation.
Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle houses seven bars within metres — it’s your rainbow-hued