Ehrenfeld

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What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.

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Where it sits

The circle is Ehrenfeld and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• Climb the Dom's south tower10 min taxi3.2 km
• Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)10 min taxi3.2 km
• Roman Cologne10 min taxi3.4 km
• Kölsch in a Brauhaus10 min taxi3.4 km
• Museum Ludwig10 min taxi3.5 km
• Old Town & the Rhine promenade11 min taxi3.6 km
• Great St. Martin & the Romanesque churches11 min taxi3.6 km
• Hohenzollern Bridge & love locks11 min taxi3.7 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 15.Ehrenfeld street art & nightlife — The city's hippest quarter — huge murals and street art, indie clubs, live-music venues, breweries and cheap, brilliant multicultural eats. Come to see the art by day and feel the real, young Cologne after dark.
• 16.The Zoo & Rhine cable car — One of Germany's oldest zoos, paired with a cable car that glides you across the Rhine to the botanical gardens on the far bank. A charming, breezy family day.
• 17.The Flora garden — Cologne's beautiful botanical garden around a grand glasshouse 'Festhaus' — formal parterres, palm houses and shady lawns. A free, green escape beside the zoo.
• 19.Phantasialand — One of the world's best theme parks, half an hour south — jaw-dropping rides in immaculately themed worlds. A full day of thrills for kids and adults alike.
• 20.Aachen day trip — Charlemagne's imperial city an hour west — a dazzling gold-and-mosaic cathedral (Germany's first UNESCO site), thermal spas, and famous gingerbread. A grand day out.