Jewish community in Cologne is the oldest such community in Europe north of the Alps. You will have the opportunity to explore the historic district with the former Medieval Jewish quarter. As you spend time in the cobblestone Old Town, admire carved images of Good Heroes in the Gothic City Hall. Short distance away is the famous Gothic Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Get inside to admire the fantastic Shrine of Three Kings. Stroll in the picturesque streets and visit the Offenbach Square, named after influential Jewish composer Jacques Offenbach.

Turbulent and tragic times of World War II are a separate chapter for the local Jewish community, which changed it forever. Follow your Private Guide and discover Edith Stein Memorial of Holocaust and Stumbling Stones. Your guide will make sure that you spot all key places and facts.

Join the basic 2-hours option to explore traces of Jewish history and tradition in the Old Town of Cologne. Your passionate and knowledgeable Private 5-Stars Guide will make sure that you get to know all highlights.

Discover more during 3-hours tour. Walk a little bit outside of Old Town to visit the Great Synagogue, accompanied by your 5-Stars Guide. It is still in service and it is the cultural and religious center for the modern local Jewish community of over 4000 members, one of the biggest in Germany.

Extend your tour to 5-hours and enrich the experience by exploring the NS Documentation Center, known as EL-DE House. It was the former headquarters of the Gestapo secret police turned into a virtual “”place of terror””. The basements had been used as prison cells and torture rooms for forced laborers and political enemies. Over 1800 inscriptions made on the walls by the prisoners can still be viewed today. The upper floors with Gestapo offices represent the administrative terror and evil system created by Nazis. Your 5-Stars Guide will give you thorough explanations.