Cologne Further Distractions
One of the best zoos in Europe, with over 4,000 animals representing 500 species, set alongside beautiful botanical gardens; combine it with a flying visit over the Rhine on the adjacent Seilbahn (cable car open mid March to early November).
Zoo
Riehler Strasse 173
Tel: 1805 280 101.
Website: www.zoo-koeln.de
Seilbahn
Riehler Strasse 180
Tel: (0221) 547 4184.
Website: www.koelner-seilbahn.de
Wallraff-Richartz-Museum
Excellent collection spanning medieval art from 1300 to Impressionism at the end of the 19th century; famous artists from all over Europe include Cranach the Elder, Rubens, Rembrandt, van Dyck, Tintoretto, Renoir, Monet, Manet, van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin and Munch.
Martinstrasse 39
Tel: (0221) 2212 1119.
Website: www.museenkoeln.de/wrm
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