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The most wonderful time of the year in Cologne 🎄🎅🎁 Cologne has a number of Christmas Markets (or Weihnachtsmarkt in German) all around the city. Each market has a unique theme, so each feels different than the last. If you were planning to visit, I would recommend budgeting two full days to see them all. I may be biased, but I think Cologne has some of the most memorable markets in all of Germany – and they regularly appear on some of the must-visit Christmas Market lists.

🎄 UPDATED FOR 2024 🎄 Cologne is one of my favorite cities for Christmas markets! It's big enough to offer a variety, but still small enough to be able to walk between them. This guide has everything you need to make the most of the Cologne Christmas Markets! in this guide, you'll get: - dates & locations for the markets - details on which are the more major ones and which are smaller/more niche - themes, or what distinguishes each from the others - 4 additional markets that run just one weekend of the month - specialty foods to try - hotel suggestions for Cologne

🎄 UPDATED FOR 2024 🎄 This guide takes everything in my Cologne Christmas market guide and adds on three day trip options to nearby smaller town Christmas markets! These day trips can be done as three separate days or combined - each location needs about a half day. Cologne makes for a great headquarters to explore the city slowly and do a few easy day trips to see smaller town versions of Christmas markets! In this guide, you'll get: - dates & locations for the markets - details on which are the more major ones and which are smaller/more niche - themes, or what distinguishes each from the others - additional events that run just one weekend of the month - specialty foods to try - how to get between towns without a car - hotel suggestions for Cologne