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GAY COLOGNE
ABOUT THE CITY...
Cologne has enjoyed both the river Rhine and the majestic Cathedral of St. Peter and Mary as its main attractions. This city has a truly vibrant cultural scene, and is a major hub for media, business and tourism, attracting regular hordes of tourists to the many festivals and events it hosts every year. This is what makes Cologne a great lgbtq+ destination, with even more to experience and uncover far over its extensive gay scene. Cologne is second only to Berlin in the rankings of German gay city hotspots, and takes the title of Germany’s gay party capital. The city has a large and well-established gay scene in the city center. It is also famous for its annual pride and Christopher Street Day (CSD) celebration, which is one the biggest and most lofty profile in all of Europe.
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Begin your remarkable three-hour LGBT walking tour of Cologne at the UNESCO World Heritage Cologne
Cologne is colourful — and for many years it’s been an immovable standpoint for the issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ collective. That’s because Cologne actively practices tolerance, a cosmopolitan perspective and peaceful coexistence. Whether it’s Pink Carnival or Christopher Street Day, the Schaafenstraßenfest street unbiased or the informative contact points — Cologne’s heart is in the right place. And the city offers you an abundance of events, gay and lesbian cafés, bars, clubs and other gathering places such as Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle and the events around CSD, such as the ColognePride parade.
Cologne’s Christopher Street Parade is the biggest in Europe. The rainbow-hued two-week programme of more than 100 events celebrates, commemorates, represents and presents the issues of the LGBTQIA+ people on all channels — to promote human rights, tolerance and the tranquil coexistence of people of every orientation.
Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle houses seven bars within 150 metres — it’s your rainbow-hued party mile with countless stopoff points.
Carnival event of the StattGarde Colo
Gay Cologne: The Complete LGBTQ+ Explore Guide. When it comes to gay travel hotspots in Europe, I am a little embarrassed to say that is has taken me up until now to experience, what is often dubbed ‘the gayest city in Germany’, the very beautiful and welcoming Cologne.
Like many other male lover friendly cities in Germany, I have only ever heard incredibly positive things about Cologne and the fact that it is also host to one of the largest pride celebrations in Europe further piqued my interest to visit!
I spent 4 nights during October experiencing as much of the city as feasible, from its culinary delights (including one of the best meals I have had in a while), to its main attractions and of course it’s vibrant and super friendly gay nightlife and wider LGBTQ+ scene.
Allow me to share my gay manual to Cologne in partnership with Visit Cologne to help you plan your next trip to this city.
Is Cologne Gay Friendly?
To the residents of Cologne this might seem an unusual doubt to ask. In short, the answer is a resounding yes!
Like other popular cities in Germany, you can rest assured that Cologne will welcome you with open arms as an Gay trav
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About Cologne and its gay life
Although situated in Western Germany, Cologne is sometimes called the ›most southern city of Germany‹. That is partly because the people in Cologne care for to be more easy-going and approachable than in other German cities. And they love to imitate the Southern European lifestyle – as soon as two rays of sunshine hit the city you will see some tables outside in front of many cafes and bars.
Cologne had been extensively destroyed during World War II. And the paradigm of the first after-war and ›Wirtschaftswunder‹ decades to swap everything old by something new unfortunately did the lie down to prevent Cologne from becoming one of the most interesting and charming cities in Germany. For the sight-seeing traveller it hasn't much to give besides the Cathedral, an UNESCO Nature Heritage site, a wide range of high quality art galleries and museums, and a limited other attractions.
But Cologne more than compensates for this with its more friendly and easy-going atmosphere. As one result Cologne became the lgbtq+ capital of the western part of Germany. Its enormous rival in the East, Berlin