Only in Cologne: A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects (Only in Guides)

Often overlooked by visitors, Cologne is a city waiting to be explored. Uncover ruins, relics, and all things Romanesque with this explorer’s guidebook. Roman remains and sacred souvenirs, forgotten fortresses and abandoned cemeteries, industrial remains and historic hotels. From Colonia Agrippinensis and Sancta Colonia to the Kingdom of Prussia and the Third Reich. Locations include Napoleon’s cemetery, a road beneath the Rhine, the city lighthouse, and where the Red Baron learned to fly. Also the bones of Saint Ursula, the inventor Konrad Adenauer, bad boy Martin Kippenberger, and the legend of Bishop Maternus. The ideal city guide for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city. Published by The Urban Explorer, these city tales from new and unusual perspectives are aimed at independent cultural travellers.

Author Duncan JD Smith is The Urban Explorer, an independent travel writer, guidebook author, historian, photographer, and publisher. In his ground-breaking Only In Guides he reveals cities from unique and hidden perspectives. He has traveled across four continents and described his experiences in books, magazines, and online. Born in Sheffield, England, he studied history and archaeology at university, and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.