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A group of people walking along a path in a cemetery surrounded by trees. 1
A cemetery with various gravestones and memorials, surrounded by lush greenery. 2
A stone monument in a park surrounded by trees. 3
A mosaic on a stone pedestal surrounded by greenery. 4
A weathered stone monument with carved text and a metal structure resembling a birdhouse or nest on top. 5
By Kölngeflüster

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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$22 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Explore the Meleaten Cemetery in Cologne on a guided walking tour
    • Learn interesting facts about the famous figures interred in the cemetery
    • Admire some of the 55,000 ornately decorated tombs and burial sites
    • Experience the peace and tranquility of the city's largest burial site
    • Discover more about the city's fascinating history and culture with your guide

Activity location

    • Cologne
    • Cologne, Köln, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Ehrenfeld, 50931 Köln, Deutschland | Meet your guide at the entrance to Melaten Cemetery in Aachener Straße, opposite house no. 251.
    • Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Life, Love and Death Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • German
Language options: German
Starting time: 3:00 PM
Price details
AU$22.48 x 1 AdultAU$22.48
Total
Price is AU$22.48
Until Thu, 3 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guide
  • Inclusions
    Walking tour
  • Inclusions
    Melaten Cemetery ticket

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • Stroll through the Melaten Cemetery in Cologne on a guided tour and see the tombs of the city's most prominent personalities on a walking tour. Discover a place of silence embedded in a beautiful park with incomparable flora and fauna in the heart of the city.

    Meet your guide and make your way through the Melaten Cemetery which covers an area of over 400,000 square metres and around 55,000 gravesites. Enjoy moments of peace and quiet during the guided tour and learn about the links between love, death, and life in the city.

    Learn interesting facts and curiosities about historical personalities and impressive tombs and monuments. See the former “Leprosenanstalt” area and discover more about the fascinating history of the cemetery.

    Visit the burial sites of some of the city's most important historic figures, and gain a deeper understanding of Cologne's past.

Location

Activity location

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    • Cologne
    • Cologne, Köln, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Ehrenfeld, 50931 Köln, Deutschland | Meet your guide at the entrance to Melaten Cemetery in Aachener Straße, opposite house no. 251.
    • Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany