Cologne gay guide
Gay Bars in Cologne
Amadeus
Wednesday, Thursday – ;Friday – ;Saturday – ;Sunday –
Cafe-bar in the Mature Town of Cologne, next to the tower of Klein St. Martin.
@ Pipinstraße/Vor St. Martin
Cologne
U: Heumarkt
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Barcelon
Wednesday, Thursday – ;Friday, Saturday – ;Sunday –
Friendly gay block in the Old Town, with a touch of Mediterranean ambience.
@ Pipinstraße 3
Cologne
U: Heumarkt
+49 (mobile)
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Baustelle 4U
Monday-Thursday – ;Friday – +;Saturday – +;Sunday / –
Popular gay bar in the Old Town of Cologne.
@ Pipinstraße 5 / Vor St. Martin 12
Cologne
U: Heumarkt
+49
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Exile
Wednesday, Thursday – ;Friday, Saturday –
Modern fancy bar. Drinks, DJs, music videos and neon lights.
Mainly juvenile and middle-aged clientele.
@ Schaafenstraße 61 A
Cologne
U: Rudolfplatz
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Iron
Tuesday-Thursday – ;Friday, Saturday –
Mixed gay-straight
Cologne is colourful — and for many years it’s been an immovable standpoint for the issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ collective. That’s because Cologne actively practices tolerance, a cosmopolitan perspective and peaceful coexistence. Whether it’s Pink Carnival or Christopher Street Diurnal, the Schaafenstraßenfest street unbiased or the informative contact points — Cologne’s heart is in the right place. And the urban area offers you an abundance of events, gay and lesbian cafés, bars, clubs and other gathering places such as Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle and the events around CSD, such as the ColognePride parade.
Cologne’s Christopher Road Parade is the biggest in Europe. The rainbow-hued two-week programme of more than events celebrates, commemorates, represents and presents the issues of the LGBTQIA+ community on all channels — to promote human rights, tolerance and the peaceful coexistence of people of every orientation.
Cologne’s Bermuda Triangle houses seven bars within metres — it’s your rainbow-hued party mile with countless stopoff points.
Carnival event of the StattGarde Colonia Ahoj - the MS
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Upcoming Events in Cologne
About Cologne and its gay life
Although situated in Western Germany, Cologne is sometimes called the ›most southern city of Germany‹. That is partly because the people in Cologne care for to be more easy-going and approachable than in other German cities. And they love to copy the Southern European lifestyle – as soon as two rays of sunshine hit the city you will see some tables outside in front of many cafes and bars.
Cologne had been extensively destroyed during Planet War II. And the paradigm of the first after-war and ›Wirtschaftswunder‹ decades to replace everything antique by something new unfortunately did the rest to prevent Cologne from becoming one of the most interesting and beautiful cities in Germany. For the sight-seeing traveller it hasn't much to offer besides the Cathedral, an UNESCO World Heritage site, a wide range of sky-high quality art galleries and museums, and a several other attractions.
But Cologne more than compensates for this with its more friendly and easy-going atmosphere. As one outcome Cologne became the same-sex attracted capital of the western part of Germany. Its big rival in the East, Berlin, is bigger,
A Gay Man's Guide: Same-sex attracted Travel Germany
Germany’s most shared tourist offerings are Lederhosen and Oktoberfest; on the other hand, there’s so much more to present to everyone in this diverse country. Gay Germany has a combination of exceptional cultural influences which will leave any same-sex attracted traveller with thrilling adventures.
Gay Scene in Germany
A lot of major cities in Germany have thriving and prosperous gay scenes and activities, particularly Cologne and Berlin. A lot of celebrities and politicians in Germany are lesbian or gay, and a lot of urban destinations are superbly progressive about male lover and lesbian visitors, both local and international.
Gay visitors must visit Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Munich because these cities are regarded as the biggest and the most gay-friendliest lgbtq+ destination in Germany. As a matter of evidence, municipalities, towns as good as cities organize over sixty gay pride and other events catered to the gay community all over the country.
In this guide, we gathered necessary information regarding why, when as well as where gay visitors should commence planning their gay trip to Germany, including links to the best lgbtq+ hotels in Germany.
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