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Includes  Why Go? Cologne...... 463 Cologne’s iconic Dom has twin towers that might as well be Bonn...... 479 twin exclamation points after the word ‘welcome’. Flowing Aachen...... 486 behind the cathedral, the Rhine River provides a vital link Düsseldorf...... 492 for some of the region’s highlights: Düsseldorf, with its great nightlife and fabulous shopping, and Bonn, which hums to Essen ...... 506 Beethoven. Away from the river, Aachen still echoes to the Münster...... 512 beat of the Holy Roman Empire and Charlemagne. Osnabrück...... 518 Much of Germany’s 20th-century economic might stemmed from the Northern Rhineland industrial region known as the Ruhrgebiet. Now cities such as Essen are transforming old steelworks and coal mines into cultural centres and more, Dortmund is embracing its amazing foot- Best Places to ball record and literally scoring with it, while ancient Mün- Eat ster is a hive of students on bikes day and night, making it ¨¨Salon Schmitz (p474) endlessly interesting and vibrant. ¨¨Altes Gasthaus Leve (p517) ¨¨Bistrot B (p474) When to Go ¨¨Münstermann Kontor Sure it’s cold in December but Cologne’s Christmas market (p499) will warm you up. Just a couple of months later, the city’s ¨¨Holstein’s Bistro (p517) Carnival is one of Europe’s best. Although the region has plenty of beer gardens and restaurants that delight with warm-weather tables, much of what’s best happens indoors so you really can visit at any time. The best reason to come Best Museums in summer might be for walks along the Rhine, hikes in the ¨¨Römisch-Germanisches Eifel National Park or partying in Münster’s parks. Museum (p471) ¨¨Beethoven-Haus Bonn (p479) ¨¨Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (p493) ¨¨Museum Folkwang (p507) ¨¨Felix-Nussbaum-Haus (p519) 463 Cologne & Northern Rhineland CSightologns e

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