Melaten Friedhof: Guided tour with all senses Public tour in German

A walk through the Melaten Cemetery, which is also a unique park that appeals to all the senses.
We stroll together through the Melaten Cemetery, enjoying the unique blend of a park and a cemetery in the heart of Cologne. Here, we experience a diverse flora, including a plane tree over 200 years old. Forty different species of animals call this place home, and some will cross our paths.

We'll tell you why the cemetery was established precisely at this location and what Napoleon has to do with it.

Our path takes us past impressive, curious, colorful, and modest gravesites, each telling us their emotional stories. They speak of love, gratitude, inventions, and much more. Along the way, we encounter politicians, actors, and carnival revelers. Together, we discover the versatility that this place holds. All senses are engaged during this tour.

You'll learn how the cheerful people of Cologne view life and death as one, a sentiment that is also very present in the carnival.

Together, we'll explore the central axis of Melaten, the "Millionenallee," where celebrities found their final resting place. Many of these celebrities you will recognize.

The tour passes by the figure of the Grim Reaper, showing how terrifyingly people in the Middle Ages envisioned death.

You'll experience the tranquility that emanates from this place and discover many personal details that show the departed are not forgotten.

The Melaten tour will answer some of the following questions:

Why is there a tiled stove on the cemetery?
What's the story behind Hennes being on the cemetery?
How can you also be buried in a celebrity gravesite?
Which queen found her final resting place here?
What experience linked Anna Pavlova to Cologne?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.