Germany

A week in Aachen

Seven days in Aachen without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Aachen trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    Couven-Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Aachen, Germany

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Karibik

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Sandkaulstraße 5, 52062 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 18:00–22:00 · Sat–Sun 14:00–22:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Öcher Schängche

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Aachen, Germany

Day 2

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Eiscafé Del Negro

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    modern art museum in Aachen, Germany

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Aachen, Germany

  7. 17:0019:30

    International newspaper museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

  8. 19:3021:00

    Maranello

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0022:30

    Café Madrid

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Pontstraße 141

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Thu 17:00–00:00 · Fri 17:00–03:00 · Sat 17:00–04:00 · Sun 15:00–00:00

Day 3

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Bäckerei Kaussen am Ponttor

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Roermonder Straße 14,16, 52072 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 06:00–19:00 · Sat 06:00–17:00 · Sun 07:00–17:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Centre Charlemagne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Aachen, Germany

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Friedrichs Customs Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Aachen, Germany

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Deutsches Haus

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 20:3022:00

    Papillon

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

Day 4

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Café Cornelius

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    CHIO Aachen-Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums
  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Markt 43

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    Rote Burg — Büchel Museum Aachen

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Aachen, Germany

    Büchel 14, 52062 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed closed · Thu–Sun 12:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Kunsthaus Nordrhein-Westfalen

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Aachen, Germany

  8. 19:3021:00

    Algarve 1688

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0022:30

    Sorglos

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Kapellenstraße 32, 52066 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed 12:00–00:00 · Thu 09:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–01:00 · Sun 12:00–00:00

Day 5

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Turkuaz Backerei & Cafe

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Elsassstraße 35, 52068 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 06:00–23:00

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Sieben Quellen Hof

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Schurzelter Straße 213, 52074 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 12:00–21:00

  4. 14:3017:00

    DAS-DA-Theater

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums
  5. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  6. 19:0020:30

    Im alten Zollhaus

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  7. 20:3022:00

    Domkeller

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    listed residential building in Aachen, Germany

Day 6

10 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Oecher Eis-Treff

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Neuer Aachener Kunstverein

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    arts association in Aachen, Germany

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    La Finestra

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Pontstraße 123, 52062 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–23:00 · Sun 12:00–22:00

  6. 14:3016:00

    Artikel 5

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Bahnhofstraße 33, 52064 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu closed · Fri–Sat 17:00–19:00 · Sun closed

  7. 16:00

    3h open

    16:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Gold of Naples

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Pontstraße 125, 52062 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed 05:00–23:00 · Thu 12:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–00:00 · Sun 12:00–22:00

  9. 20:3022:00

    Burtscheider Quelle

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Kapellenstraße 1, 52066 Aachen

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 12:00–23:00

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Fernmeldemuseum Aachen

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Germany

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Prosecco

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

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