Cologne Leisure

For a city with a penchant for having so much to do, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cologne has many sport and leisure activities ranging from walking in the park, to more strenuous activities such as indoor wall climbing. In addition, it would be an injustice not to mention football in this football mad city. Cologne is home to Bundesliga 2 football club, FC Köln, and the Rhein Energie Stadion, with a 50,997 spectator capacity, that was host to some of the matches of the FIFA 2006 World Cup.

Outdoors

The tree-lined Rhine promenades are perfect for walking or jogging in Cologne. However, Cologne’s many parks and green belt aren’t just an invitation for pedestrian walkers, runners and skaters. Whoever’s fit enough can compete in the Cologne marathon at the beginning of October each year. With 15,000 competitors, the Cologne marathon is the second largest marathon in Germany.

Indoors

Not only in winter do many athletes train in one of the numerous indoor facilities in the city - no matter your game or sport, whether it’s badminton, tennis, squash or basketball, Cologne has something for everyone. Even golf, cycling and climbing are now available in modern indoor gyms like Wesseling with the Bronx Rock Hall, one of the biggest climbing halls in Germany.