Cologne & Northern Rhineland

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Köln, Dom and Rhine, Germany

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Why visit Cologne & Northern Rhineland

Cologne's iconic Dom has twin towers that might as well be exclamation marks after the word 'welcome'. Flowing behind the cathedral, the Rhine provides a vital link for some of the region's highlights – Düsseldorf, with its great nightlife, architecture and shopping; and Bonn, the former capital, which hums to Beethoven. Away from the river, Aachen still echoes to the beat of the Holy Roman Empire and Charlemagne.

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  1. 1 Sipping regional white wines in the rolling hills and lush countryside of the Rhine Valley
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