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Cologne
Tourist information - Cologne
Cologne is not a beautiful city in the classic sense, wide streets and outstanding architecture are scare, except of course, in the case of the cathedral. What makes Cologne interesting and attractive is its denseness. It is not very hard to explore the different areas of the city in one morning. At the same time Cologne is also a young city and its charm is partly due to diversity of the ethnic groups sharing the city. This is also reflected in the variety of restaurants - culinarily speaking almost every country of the world is represented here. The influence of a young clinetele and students have, however, had the most pronounced effect in forming the gastro-landscape of the city. Therefore, the dominant form of entertainment is a place that is not only restaurant but also bar and coffee shop.
Even though the nightlife areas are situated close together, each has its own atmosphere and clientele. The focal point of Cologne’s nightly entertainment used to be the South of the city. In the last couple of years, it has gradually shifted to the center and now the North, around the Ebertplatz, has gained the upper hand in nightly entertainment. The majority of new restaurants and bars in this area have no cause for complaint as far as volume of custom goes. However, this development does not mean the veteran areas have now fallen by the wayside, quite the contrary - everything is just that little bit quieter nowadays.
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