Kölner Feuerwachen-Tour I Radtour

In the organizer's words:

We start on the tower of the historic fire station in Lindenthal with a magnificent view over the city.
view over the city. We continue through the city forest into the city center. Always
along places with highly amusing and interesting episodes from Cologne's fire brigade history.
fire department history.

We get an idea of just how free from giddiness the members of the height rescue group must be at the
Colonius, we get a taste of the "founding myth" at the site of Cologne's first fire station, where one of the
oldest German professional fire department was stationed. And marvel at how the Roman
Aulus Vitellius during his triumphal procession through Roman Cologne on the occasion of his imperial elevation
the Praetorium (Roman governor's palace) went up in flames. In the end, we are thrilled
with a domestic pig in the Alter Markt guardhouse, which did not attract the attention
and the wrath of the mayor of the time.
Meeting point: Lindenthal fire and rescue station in the courtyard, Gleueler Straße 223, 50935
Cologne (Lindenthal)
Destination: Alter Markt
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Length: 7.7 km

Vacation in Cologne - Discover your city!
July 12 to 27, 2025
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