La Teca
Tucked away behind ugly Barbarossaplatz, across the road from the lovely Volksgarten, you’ll find the idyllic Eifelplatz, which is home to one of the best little restaurants in Cologne.
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Let the crazy days begin!
Carnival has descended on the Rhineland in an orgy of costumes, drinking and bad behaviour. Either dive-in and enjoy it to the full, or run to the hills and escape!
Christmas Day: it’s all about the turkey
Christmas Day in Germany doesn’t tend to feature one particular Christmas dish. Elsewhere – it’s got to be turkey.
The Christkind versus Santa
If you thought Father Christmas delivering gifts to the children of the world in one night was an improbably fairy tale, wait till you hear about the Christkind.
Rocking on down to Christmas Avenue
Rudolfplatz Christmas market and neighboring Christmas Avenue are well worth a visit for the standard Christmas market fare, albeit in rather different shapes, colours and sizes.
Krippenweg
At Christmas, nativity scenes celebrating the Christmas story spring up around the city. Take a Krippenweg tour and enjoy both traditional, and somewhat curious nativity scenes.
Feuerzangenbowle
Combine glühwein, rum, sugar and fire and you get the fabulous Feurzangenbowle. Don’t burn your lips!
