Germany

A weekend in Köln

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon in Köln, planned around the fact that you arrive tired and leave in a hurry.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Köln 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

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Brauhaus Sion

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    inn

  3. 14:3017:00

    Schokoladenmuseum Köln

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne, Germany

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Ausschank Brauerei zum Pfaffen

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  6. 20:3023:00

    Cologne Opera

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Park-Café

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Auenweg 17, 50679 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Cologne’s Municipal Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Cologne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Bierhaus en d'r Salzgass

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    inn

  6. 14:3017:00

    Kolumba

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum

  7. 17:0019:30

    NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    NS Documentation Centre - Cologne

  8. 19:3021:00

    Em Kölsche Boor

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    inn

  9. 21:0023:30

    Kölner Philharmonie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert hall in Cologne, Germany

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Romeo! Romeo!

    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

    Romano-Germanic Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum of ancient roman and germanic cultures in Cologne, Germany

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    El Inca

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Görresstraße 2, 50674 Köln

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 17:00–00:00 · Sun 12:00–22:00

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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