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Business in Cologne

Cologne, with its one million inhabitants, is the fourth largest city in Germany. The geographical location of Cologne is very advantageous. Most of the large cities of Europe lie in a maximum distance of 500 km from Cologne are relatively quickly reached. Further interesting facts about the location of Cologne can be found in this chapter.

	Taxi Service for Business Travellers. When trave- lling to Cologne for business matters you may want to have a solid and reliable taxi service with friendly and honest taxi drivers speaking English and know- ledge of streets and places allover the city. If so, please send us an inquiry. more
	Basic facts on Cologne's economy. The most im- portant pillars of Cologne’s economy are the car and machine construction branch, insurance com- panies, retail and media. The largest names of these branches found in Cologne include Ford, Toyota, Rewe, Kaufhof, Gerling, RTL. more
	The large industrial trade fairs. Around 40 industry trade fairs are regularly held on the large trade fair area in Cologne-Deutz with its 14 halls. Of those, 25 are leading trade fairs in their respective branches. The largests and most popular fairs are Anuga, pho- tokina, Orgatec and Art Cologne. more
	Contact persons for business. In the question of quality, the German location Cologne usually takes a first place. That depends necessarily on the thick network and consulting which occurs among the city council, the chamber of commerce (IHK) and the founders & technological centers. more
	Education and research in Cologne. At once five centers for higher education are found in Cologne: a university, school of applied sciences, academy for music, art school for media and the German Sport College. There is also the DLR German Air and Space Travel Center seated in Cologne. more

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Guided City Tours in Cologne

Visiting Cologne the first time or returning here after long time ago? If so and you're part of a travel group, we recommand booking and joining a guided tour into Cologne's breathtaking cathedral that is the largest one in the world. Afterwards your guide leads you into the old town near the river rhine where you can see and feel how lovely this place of 2000 years' history really is. Another focus lying on the city's most popular beer called "Kölsch" is part of our brewery pub tour where we show you some nice locations and their history. Try and taste some of the specialities of the menu card and feel like home in Cologne. Our third programme is walking through the old town like mentioned above and continue this tour by a roundtrip on the river rhine. Breath the fresh air on deck of the ship and be impressed of the unforgetable view on Cologne's landmarks and sights on both sides of the river bank. more

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