In 2021 tourism in Cologne, Germany was impacted by the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row. Even though the reference year 2020 still had ...

The tourist office (00 49 221 221 30 400; cologne-tourism.com) at Kardinal-Hoffner-Platz 1 (9am-8pm daily, Sundays 10am-5pm) is opposite the cathedral.

Cologne’s rebound, which was largely thanks to its successful recovery measures, set a benchmark by comparison with other German cities such as Berlin (78 per cent) and Frankfurt (79 percent).

From €150 (£129). This story was created with the support of Cologne Tourism and the German National Tourist Board. Published in the September 2023 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK).