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Gay Cologne City Guide

Köln or Cologne

Cologne, Germany’s fourth largest city with one million inhabitants, has both the river Rhine and a truly majestic Cathedral as its core attractions.

This proud, confident and fun-loving city has a thriving cultural scene, and is a major hub for media, business and tourism, attracting regular hordes of tourists to the many festivals and events this most liberal of German cities hosts every year.

All this makes Cologne a great gay city destination, with much to experience and discover - the city’s extensive gay scene and beyond.

Gay Scene

Cologne in the West of the country is second only to Berlin in the East in the rankings of German homosexual city hotspots and takes the title of Germany’s gay gyrate party capital.

The city has a large and well-established gay scene with many bars, clubs and saunas, concentrated in the capital centre. It is also justly famous for its annual same-sex attracted pride, and Christopher Street Morning (CSD) parade, which is one the biggest and most high-profile in all of Europe.

Getting to Cologne

By air

Cologne Bonn Airport (C

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ABOUT THE CITY
Cologne has enjoyed both the river Rhine and the majestic Cathedral of St. Peter and Mary as its main attractions. This city has a truly vibrant cultural scene, and is a major hub for media, business and tourism, attracting regular hordes of tourists to the many festivals and events it hosts every year. This is what makes Cologne a fantastic gay destination, with even more to experience and uncover far over its extensive gay scene. Cologne is second only to Berlin in the rankings of German homosexual city hotspots, and takes the title of Germany’s same-sex attracted party capital. The city has a large and well-established gay scene in the city center. It is also famous for its annual pride and Christopher Street Night (CSD) parade, which is one the biggest and most high profile in all of Europe.


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Cologne is seductive. The fragrance, that is, but also the German city. There’s a lot to do in Germany’s fourth-biggest city that lures LGBTQ+ travelers who can pull themselves away from Berlin’s party scene drawn-out enough to explore the rest of the territory. Germany actually has a big “gay five” when it comes to cities: Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Cologne. Each has its own distinctive individuality while being efficiently lovely in a way that is unmistakably German. Cologne is like a politer, more mature, albeit smaller version of Berlin—yet one that still has that German naughty side if you dig deep enough… and you don’t really have to dig that deep to find it.

Cologne’s skyline is impressive, especially when viewed from the banks of the River Rhine that runs alongside it. Much of the city was utterly obliterated during World War II, yet somehow its large Gothic cathedral, Kölner Dom, survived and has develop the most visited attraction in all of Germany. This, along with the twelve Romanesque churches and i

Gay Cologne: The Complete Queer Travel Guide. When it comes to gay journey hotspots in Europe, I am a little embarrassed to say that is has taken me up until now to exposure, what is often dubbed ‘the gayest city in Germany’, the very lovely and welcoming Cologne.

Like many other gay friendly cities in Germany, I acquire only ever heard incredibly positive things about Cologne and the fact that it is also host to one of the largest pride celebrations in Europe further piqued my interest to visit!

I spent 4 nights during October experiencing as much of the city as achievable, from its culinary delights (including one of the best meals I hold had in a while), to its main attractions and of course it’s vibrant and super warm gay nightlife and wider LGBTQ+ scene.

Allow me to share my gay manual to Cologne in partnership with Visit Cologne to help you plan your next trip to this city.

Is Cologne Gay Friendly?

To the residents of Cologne this might seem an unusual question to seek . In short, the address is a resounding yes!

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