Highly popular tourist attractions are the Botanical Gardens and, of course, the Zoo, housing over 7000 animals. Starting from the Zoo one can cross over into the Rheinpark on Europe's only cable car traversing the Rhine. Former site of Germany's Federal Garden Show, the park is an oasis of flowers and shrubs surrounded by open green spaces, which serves as an ideal spot to relax in fine weather. Further up river lie the Poller Wiesen, vast green parks lining the banks of the river, which are used by local citizens and their visitors for holding private parties - providing the Rhine hasn't overflowed its banks. Cologne also caters for lovers of woodlands. The largest forest is the Königsforst to the east of the city which runs in a southerly direction into the Wahner Heide. Here ramblers have the opportunity of observing wild animals in their natural habitats, such as roedeer, red deer and even badgers.
Flora/Zoo The gardens were landscaped in 1863 according to designs by Peter Josef Lenné and Joseph Maria Olbrich. The botanical garden was added in 1914. The site, which was destroyed during the Second World War, was restored completely and now has a stock of plants including approx. 12 000 species. Cologne Zoo is located directly adjacent to the gardens.
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Strolling Along the Rhine Stretching for 35 kilometres on each side, both banks of the Rhine are the preserve of walkers, cyclists and sportsmen and women, and they afford a range of opportunities for embarking on short and long walks. A particularly popular pastime among locals and visitors alike is to stroll along the river banks as far Cologne's Old City or the Altstadt. The more adventurous can follow the path as far as the suburb of Rodenkirchen on the outskirts of the city, where they will find a warm welcome in the many local restaurants and cafés serving cakes and coffee or on the permanently anchored Rhine barges.
Nature Rambles Boasting an average 75 sq.m. of green space per resident, Cologne prides itself on being a "green city". The majority of parks and green spaces are located in the centre of the city, and include the Stadtgarten, the Volksgarten and the Innere Grüngürtel, (inner green belt) which encompasses two-thirds of the city. Cologne also has a 12-kilometer long Äußeren Grüngürtel, (outer green belt) which extends from Rodenkirchen in the south to the west of the city. Here there are large expanses of green, coppices, sports amenities, lakes and ponds where one can hire punts.
Flora/Zoo The gardens were landscaped in 1863 according to designs by Peter Josef Lenné and Joseph Maria Olbrich. The botanical garden was added in 1914. The site, which was destroyed during the Second World War, was restored completely and now has a stock of plants including approx. 12 000 species. Cologne Zoo is located directly adjacent to the gardens.
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Strolling Along the Rhine Stretching for 35 kilometres on each side, both banks of the Rhine are the preserve of walkers, cyclists and sportsmen and women, and they afford a range of opportunities for embarking on short and long walks. A particularly popular pastime among locals and visitors alike is to stroll along the river banks as far Cologne's Old City or the Altstadt. The more adventurous can follow the path as far as the suburb of Rodenkirchen on the outskirts of the city, where they will find a warm welcome in the many local restaurants and cafés serving cakes and coffee or on the permanently anchored Rhine barges.
Nature Rambles Boasting an average 75 sq.m. of green space per resident, Cologne prides itself on being a "green city". The majority of parks and green spaces are located in the centre of the city, and include the Stadtgarten, the Volksgarten and the Innere Grüngürtel, (inner green belt) which encompasses two-thirds of the city. Cologne also has a 12-kilometer long Äußeren Grüngürtel, (outer green belt) which extends from Rodenkirchen in the south to the west of the city. Here there are large expanses of green, coppices, sports amenities, lakes and ponds where one can hire punts.
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