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Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Life, Love and Death Tour

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Life, Love and Death Tour

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 meters 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.

Cologne: Guided Tour of Melatenfriedhof

Cologne: Guided Tour of Melatenfriedhof

Take a trip through the history of Cologne on a guided tour of Melatenfriedhof, the central cemetery of the city. Before it became a cemetery, it was already an execution site and leprosy ward far outside the city walls. Follow your guide around the 5500 graves. Listen to stories about the history of the city, and the celebrities who have been laid to rest in this historical graveyard.

Melaten Friedhof: Guided tour with all senses

Melaten Friedhof: Guided tour with all senses

We stroll together through the Melaten Cemetery, enjoying the unique blend of a park and a cemetery in the heart of Cologne. Here, we experience a diverse flora, including a plane tree over 200 years old. Forty different species of animals call this place home, and some will cross our paths. We'll tell you why the cemetery was established precisely at this location and what Napoleon has to do with it. Our path takes us past impressive, curious, colorful, and modest gravesites, each telling us their emotional stories. They speak of love, gratitude, inventions, and much more. Along the way, we encounter politicians, actors, and carnival revelers. Together, we discover the versatility that this place holds. All senses are engaged during this tour. You'll learn how the cheerful people of Cologne view life and death as one, a sentiment that is also very present in the carnival. Together, we'll explore the central axis of Melaten, the "Millionenallee," where celebrities found their final resting place. Many of these celebrities you will recognize. The tour passes by the figure of the Grim Reaper, showing how terrifyingly people in the Middle Ages envisioned death. You'll experience the tranquility that emanates from this place and discover many personal details that show the departed are not forgotten. The Melaten tour will answer some of the following questions: Why is there a tiled stove on the cemetery? What's the story behind Hennes being on the cemetery? How can you also be buried in a celebrity gravesite? Which queen found her final resting place here? What experience linked Anna Pavlova to Cologne?

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Celebrities and Curiosities

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Celebrities and Curiosities

Melaten Cemetery, which is over two centuries old, is an oasis of peace and quiet in the midst of this vibrant metropolis. Start the tour at its old main entrance. Your local guide will give you a short history of the area, how it was a village for the leppers, a place of execution, and finally how it became a central cemetery. Then, get ready to explore the area. Marvel at its parklike design and find numerous impressive monuments and objects of traditional and contemporary art. Admire Classicist to Neo-Gothic and Neo-Baroque grave monuments, symbols and sculptures. Melaten Cemetery has about 55,000 graves. Walk along the main paths reserved for the wealthy known as the "Millionaires Alley". Discover curious stories about the prominent Cologne citizens buried here. The tour will end at the tomb of the architect of the graveyard.

The rather unknown Melaten

The rather unknown Melaten

Come with us to the other side of Melaten, off the beaten track there are so many special things to discover. Most guided tours of Melaten start at the Old Main Entrance and go through the western part of the cemetery, where there are also many celebrity graves. But there is also another part of Melaten that only a few guided tours have covered so far. We want to show you this area. We will introduce you to the picturesque funeral gardens, walk with you to the graves of well-known and unknown Cologne citizens, of carnivalists and musicians, brewers and soldiers, and tell you the stories about them from the people of old and new Cologne.

Best of Cologne in 1-Day Private Guided Tour with Transport

Best of Cologne in 1-Day Private Guided Tour with Transport

In Cologne there is wide range of breathtaking sights spread all over the city. That’s why the best way is to jump on board of a private transport. The 5-Stars Guide will adjust tempo according to your wishes and lead you through highlights and main attractions with great portion of knowledge. Enjoy all day fantastic vibes of this historic city to make this trip unforgettable! For a short excursion of best sights in Cologne choose basic 3-hours option. After pick-up at your accomodation place the driver will take you to the picturesque Old Town. Your Private Guide will show you around the heart of Cologne and delights you with stories of this oldest German city. You will visit Old Market Square with Historical Town Hall and enter Cologne Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will have the opportunity to explore it inside and discover the world famous Shrine of the Three Kings as well, as optional Tower visit. Next is the Hohenzollern Bridge with beautiful city and river views.Thus perfect spot for memorable photos. It is also known as the Love Lock Bridge with thousands of colourful padlocks. Then enjoy a short walk through the park along the Rhine, Fish Markt and Pegelturm. Choose 7-hours option if you want to become an Expert of Cologne and see various most beautiful and frequented sites of this city. In Old Town you will meet most remarkable places with bunch of hidden gems. See all attractions of 3-hours option and more. Admire Great St. Martin Church with beautiful exterior. Explore St. Gideon Church and learn the legend about its patron. It will take you back to the mysterious times of Roman Empire and beginnings of Christianity. The absolute ""must visit"" is Koeln Triangle known for fabulous 360 views from the top view platform. Drive briefly through the city to immerse yourself in the history of Melaten Cemetery and see the final resting place of the city's prominent personalities. Discover a place of silence embedded in a beautiful park in the middle of Cologne. The guide will tell you fascinating stories and make sure to deliver you unforgettable memories!

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery with Old Town Private Tour

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery with Old Town Private Tour

Immerse yourself in the history of Melaten Cemetery and see the final resting place of the city's prominent personalities. Discover a place of silence embedded in a beautiful park in the middle of Cologne. Visit remarkable Old Town and its highlights while strolling in the picturesque cobblestone streets. The guide will tell you fascinating stories and make sure to deliver you unforgettable memories! Discover this unique urban cemetery located on the former grounds of a leprosarium and execution site. The guided walk offers an oasis of green and a glimpse into the city's storied history, art and personalities. Visit tombs of celebrities and listen to a piece of the history of the emerging economic metropolis in the 19th century. Explore the park with incomparable flora and fauna, popular inner-city green retreat. Stroll through the beautiful and tranquil “millions alleys” and learn about the so-called “sponsorship tombs”. Find out about the marvel at the cemetery chapel from the 13th century. Enjoy moments of peace and tranquility during the 2-hour tour with 5-Stars Professional Guide. Learn interesting facts and curiosities about historical personalities and impressive tombs and monuments. Visit the former ""Leprosenanstalt"". Discover much more in a 4-hours tour, which includes a 2-hours Old Town Highlights with the Local 5-Stars Guide. You will use public transport to get to the Old Town. Then the tour will start at the picturesque Old Market Square, Historic Town Hall and Romanesque Great St. Martin Church. Your guide will make sure that you spot all key attractions. Strolling briefly through the charming streets you arrive at the famous gothic Cologne Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will have the opportunity to explore it and discover the world famous Shrine of the Three Kings. Then you will enjoy a walk through the park along the Rhine river. Starting at the impressive steel Hohenzollern Bridge, known as the Love Lock Bridge with thousands of colourful padlocks. Then you will enjoy refreshing stroll in the Rhine park passing by the popular Alter Markt, Fish Markt and Pegel Turm.

Melatenfriedhof: Our most recommended tours and activities

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Life, Love and Death Tour

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Life, Love and Death Tour

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 meters 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.

Cologne: Guided Tour of Melatenfriedhof

Cologne: Guided Tour of Melatenfriedhof

Take a trip through the history of Cologne on a guided tour of Melatenfriedhof, the central cemetery of the city. Before it became a cemetery, it was already an execution site and leprosy ward far outside the city walls. Follow your guide around the 5500 graves. Listen to stories about the history of the city, and the celebrities who have been laid to rest in this historical graveyard.

Melaten Friedhof: Guided tour with all senses

Melaten Friedhof: Guided tour with all senses

We stroll together through the Melaten Cemetery, enjoying the unique blend of a park and a cemetery in the heart of Cologne. Here, we experience a diverse flora, including a plane tree over 200 years old. Forty different species of animals call this place home, and some will cross our paths. We'll tell you why the cemetery was established precisely at this location and what Napoleon has to do with it. Our path takes us past impressive, curious, colorful, and modest gravesites, each telling us their emotional stories. They speak of love, gratitude, inventions, and much more. Along the way, we encounter politicians, actors, and carnival revelers. Together, we discover the versatility that this place holds. All senses are engaged during this tour. You'll learn how the cheerful people of Cologne view life and death as one, a sentiment that is also very present in the carnival. Together, we'll explore the central axis of Melaten, the "Millionenallee," where celebrities found their final resting place. Many of these celebrities you will recognize. The tour passes by the figure of the Grim Reaper, showing how terrifyingly people in the Middle Ages envisioned death. You'll experience the tranquility that emanates from this place and discover many personal details that show the departed are not forgotten. The Melaten tour will answer some of the following questions: Why is there a tiled stove on the cemetery? What's the story behind Hennes being on the cemetery? How can you also be buried in a celebrity gravesite? Which queen found her final resting place here? What experience linked Anna Pavlova to Cologne?

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Celebrities and Curiosities

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Celebrities and Curiosities

Melaten Cemetery, which is over two centuries old, is an oasis of peace and quiet in the midst of this vibrant metropolis. Start the tour at its old main entrance. Your local guide will give you a short history of the area, how it was a village for the leppers, a place of execution, and finally how it became a central cemetery. Then, get ready to explore the area. Marvel at its parklike design and find numerous impressive monuments and objects of traditional and contemporary art. Admire Classicist to Neo-Gothic and Neo-Baroque grave monuments, symbols and sculptures. Melaten Cemetery has about 55,000 graves. Walk along the main paths reserved for the wealthy known as the "Millionaires Alley". Discover curious stories about the prominent Cologne citizens buried here. The tour will end at the tomb of the architect of the graveyard.

The rather unknown Melaten

The rather unknown Melaten

Come with us to the other side of Melaten, off the beaten track there are so many special things to discover. Most guided tours of Melaten start at the Old Main Entrance and go through the western part of the cemetery, where there are also many celebrity graves. But there is also another part of Melaten that only a few guided tours have covered so far. We want to show you this area. We will introduce you to the picturesque funeral gardens, walk with you to the graves of well-known and unknown Cologne citizens, of carnivalists and musicians, brewers and soldiers, and tell you the stories about them from the people of old and new Cologne.

Best of Cologne in 1-Day Private Guided Tour with Transport

Best of Cologne in 1-Day Private Guided Tour with Transport

In Cologne there is wide range of breathtaking sights spread all over the city. That’s why the best way is to jump on board of a private transport. The 5-Stars Guide will adjust tempo according to your wishes and lead you through highlights and main attractions with great portion of knowledge. Enjoy all day fantastic vibes of this historic city to make this trip unforgettable! For a short excursion of best sights in Cologne choose basic 3-hours option. After pick-up at your accomodation place the driver will take you to the picturesque Old Town. Your Private Guide will show you around the heart of Cologne and delights you with stories of this oldest German city. You will visit Old Market Square with Historical Town Hall and enter Cologne Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will have the opportunity to explore it inside and discover the world famous Shrine of the Three Kings as well, as optional Tower visit. Next is the Hohenzollern Bridge with beautiful city and river views.Thus perfect spot for memorable photos. It is also known as the Love Lock Bridge with thousands of colourful padlocks. Then enjoy a short walk through the park along the Rhine, Fish Markt and Pegelturm. Choose 7-hours option if you want to become an Expert of Cologne and see various most beautiful and frequented sites of this city. In Old Town you will meet most remarkable places with bunch of hidden gems. See all attractions of 3-hours option and more. Admire Great St. Martin Church with beautiful exterior. Explore St. Gideon Church and learn the legend about its patron. It will take you back to the mysterious times of Roman Empire and beginnings of Christianity. The absolute ""must visit"" is Koeln Triangle known for fabulous 360 views from the top view platform. Drive briefly through the city to immerse yourself in the history of Melaten Cemetery and see the final resting place of the city's prominent personalities. Discover a place of silence embedded in a beautiful park in the middle of Cologne. The guide will tell you fascinating stories and make sure to deliver you unforgettable memories!

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery with Old Town Private Tour

Cologne: Melaten Cemetery with Old Town Private Tour

Immerse yourself in the history of Melaten Cemetery and see the final resting place of the city's prominent personalities. Discover a place of silence embedded in a beautiful park in the middle of Cologne. Visit remarkable Old Town and its highlights while strolling in the picturesque cobblestone streets. The guide will tell you fascinating stories and make sure to deliver you unforgettable memories! Discover this unique urban cemetery located on the former grounds of a leprosarium and execution site. The guided walk offers an oasis of green and a glimpse into the city's storied history, art and personalities. Visit tombs of celebrities and listen to a piece of the history of the emerging economic metropolis in the 19th century. Explore the park with incomparable flora and fauna, popular inner-city green retreat. Stroll through the beautiful and tranquil “millions alleys” and learn about the so-called “sponsorship tombs”. Find out about the marvel at the cemetery chapel from the 13th century. Enjoy moments of peace and tranquility during the 2-hour tour with 5-Stars Professional Guide. Learn interesting facts and curiosities about historical personalities and impressive tombs and monuments. Visit the former ""Leprosenanstalt"". Discover much more in a 4-hours tour, which includes a 2-hours Old Town Highlights with the Local 5-Stars Guide. You will use public transport to get to the Old Town. Then the tour will start at the picturesque Old Market Square, Historic Town Hall and Romanesque Great St. Martin Church. Your guide will make sure that you spot all key attractions. Strolling briefly through the charming streets you arrive at the famous gothic Cologne Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will have the opportunity to explore it and discover the world famous Shrine of the Three Kings. Then you will enjoy a walk through the park along the Rhine river. Starting at the impressive steel Hohenzollern Bridge, known as the Love Lock Bridge with thousands of colourful padlocks. Then you will enjoy refreshing stroll in the Rhine park passing by the popular Alter Markt, Fish Markt and Pegel Turm.

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The two hours flew by. With her humorous and open-minded manner, Ortrud not only had interesting and entertaining stories to tell, but she really appealed to all of the senses. In short: we really enjoyed it and we will definitely visit the Melaten cemetery again at other times of the year (we were there in January).

Our guide Beate was great. She led the tour of the Melaten cemetery perfectly with Cologne humor, wit and expertise. Thank you very much for that.

The tour of the Melaten Cemetery was a great experience. Thanks to Ulla, who led the tour so well and lively.

The tour was great. I learned a lot of interesting things and Ulla's stories were really lively.

Ulla has a lot of background knowledge and can explain things well.