The Dark Side of the Dom Medieval Ghost Tour

The Dark Side of the Dom Free Tour

Are you looking for a different side of Cologne’s history? The medieval past, the witches, the ghosts, the things that go bump in the night? Maybe it’s time you join our Dark Side of the Dom tour. Walk with us on our ghost tour as we uncover the legends and stories that show you the darker side of this welcoming city. Join us as the sun goes down and the shadows grow longer in exploring the dark corners of our home.

Free Walking Tour means that at the end of the tour, you decide what it’s worth for you.

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German: July 17th and 31st, August 14th

Meeting Point: Heumarkt, in front of the Friedrich Wilhelm III Statue

End of the tour: Tipsgasse, next to Brauhaus Sünner im Walfisch

Group size: 20 people. If you want to join the tour with a friends or family, groups up to 7 are possible. If you have more in your group, please book a private tour.

Please book in advance if you want to join any tour as we will only accept visitors with bookings. The booking is free of charge and will be available until 2 hours before the tour starts.

There’s even more to explore! Check out our neighbourhood walks, the National Socialism tour and our free walking tours.

Classic Cologne Free Walking Tour

We love Cologne and we love to share this feeling with you! Free walking tour means, at the end of the tour, you decide what it was worth for you.

We ask for your contact information before the tour, so that we can inform you of a possible COVID-19 infection during the tour. This data will only be used in case of an infection in the group and, if necessary, will be sent to the Health Department. Once the infection period has expired, the data will be deleted.

Number of persons

Important Info regarding COVID-19

In order to keep everyone healthy, we introduced the following safety measures during COVID-19:

Each group will have a max. of 20 people. Kids under 14 years old don’t count.
Guests must wear medical face or FFP2 masks throughout the tour.
Booking is mandatory: we ask for contact information, so that we can inform you of a possible infection during the tour. This data will only be used in case of an infection in the group and, if necessary, will be sent to the Health Department. Once the infection period has expired, the data will be deleted.
If the incidence number in Cologne is higher than 35, then the guests must present a negative COVID-19 test (either PCR or rapid test) before the beginning of the tour. Here is a list of test centers in the city.
In case of being fully vaccinated, you can show your vaccination card.

What to see on Cologne's free ghost tour

Cologne today is a city full of culture, music, drinking, and happiness where everyone is welcome. But it hasn’t always been that way. You’ll explore the gloomy side of Cologne’s past focusing on the city’s Medieval history with a few jumps to some of its more recent history with our Cologne twist.

The Dark Side of the Dom tour uncovers the stories and legends from the Dark Ages of Cologne’s past. While the sun sets, we’ll head through the center city from our meeting spot in Heumarkt into the very heart of the our medieval city. Be prepared for witches, murderers, a ghost or two, and just the pure misery of living in Medieval Times on our darkest tour.

Join us on our free medieval history and ghost tour!

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