One of Germany’s major cultural centers, Cologne offers a variety of performing arts and nightlife options. To find out what’s going on in the city, pick up a copy of Monats Vorschau at newsstands). You can purchase tickets at a venue’s box office (Kasse), at the Tourist Information Office, or at Köln MusikTicket, Roncalliplatz 4, next to the cathedral (tel. 0221/2801; www.koelnticket.de; U-Bahn: Hauptbahnhof).

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