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Cologne: Melaten Cemetery Guided Walking Tour

Walk among diverse flora and observe unique gravestones

★ 5.0 · 7 ratings2 hrs
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A tour guide is speaking to three visitors in front of a statue of a skeletal figure holding a scythe, set in a lush garden.
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A group of people listening to a guide in a cemetery surrounded by statues and trees on a sunny day.
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Duration2 hrs
LocationCologne

The experience

Walk among diverse flora and observe unique gravestones

Walk through Melaten Cemetery, a blend of park and graveyard. See diverse plant life, including a 200-year-old plane tree, and observe forty different animal species.

Learn why the cemetery is here and Napoleon's connection to it. Pass notable, unusual, and simple graves that tell stories of love, gratitude, inventions, and more. Encounter politicians, actors, and carnival figures along the way.

Explore the Central Axis of Melaten, known as the "Millionaires' Alley," where prominent figures are buried.

Feel the peaceful environment of this place and see many personal items of the deceased to be remembered.

What’s included

  • 2-hour walking tour
  • Live guide

Where to go

Cologne Walking Tours

Aachener Straße 204

View meeting point mapLocal timezone: Europe/Berlin

Before you book

Important visitor information

How to use

Reach at the entrance of Aachener Straße, opposite house number 249. Go through the gate and the assembly point is to the left of the guardhouse

Show your smartphone ticket to the guide at the meeting point

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