Presents & Souvenirs of Cologne

4711 Original Eau de Cologne

Perhaps the oldest and most well known product out of Cologne is the 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser (Original Water of Cologne). It stems from the recipe of a Carthusian monk’s which includes citrus fruit, rosemary and lavender, all of which are dissolved in a light alcohol mixture. The precise mixture is naturally held to be secret. 4711 was

The main shop of 4711 in the Glockengasse. Photo: Wagner

constructed on the site of the firm Mühlens over 200 years ago, who, today, offers colognes and perfumes of many sorts. 4711 actually doesn’t belong such a list, because once is was identified with holy water. For Napoleon anno 1810 required the recipies for all doctor’s remedies to be disclosed, the water was renamed a perfume. 4711

still has the beloved and fresh effect today. The name 4711 comes from Cologne’s occupation by the French revolutionary troops, who, in 1796, numbered all of the houses in Cologne. One of theses hou- ses was numbered as 4711 nowerdays lying at Glockengasse that's still the postal adress today. And because the French soldiers loved to give the perfume as a gift back home, it got the name "Eau (Water) de (from/of) Cologne".

4711 is available in many souvenir shops, department stores and the 4711 main shop on Glockengasse across from the Opera. Internet: www.4711.com.

Tips for Souvenirs from Cologne

COLOGNE CATHEDRAL AS A MODEL
Thank God, no visitor can take the Dom with him or her. No problem at all, for a lot of sou- venir shops sell Colo- gne's cathedral in a small size as a model in metal and different sizes, too.

KÖLSCH GLASS
"Kölsch" can be spo- ken or drunk. In the latter form, it's served in tall cylanderic glas- ses that are available with the favourite beer brand logos or pictures of the dom inscribed at large stores and the breweries' shops.

CARNIVAL'S HAT
There’s no festival in Cologne like Karneval. So what about a Carni- val's hat as a souve- nir? Some funny caps are sold at a couple of specialty stores, which offer different hats as well as wigs and costu- mes the whole year.

Antique Glasses as Stylistic Souvenirs

Cologne was a center for glass making at the times of the Romans. Some hundreds of glass artifacts, like a popular thin neck bottles or the expensive single pieces of the Diatret glass, are on display at

Objects of the CCAA Glasgalerie. Photo: CCAA Glasgalerie

Cologne’s house of ancient history, the Roman-Germanic Museum. But the beautiful works of art don’t have to stay in the mu- seum because the museum gift shop and the CCAA Glass Gallery (near Breite Straße) offer original replicas of works that are in Cologne and throughout Europe priceless.

For your selection are shell-bowls, cups and carafes, which were pro- duced in the traditional Roman method. Next to leading the manufac- turing of the replicas, the CCAA Glass Gallery also makes modern glass, predominantly Unicat, which is finished by contemporary artists.

Adress of the CCAA Glas Gallery: 30 Auf dem Berlich. Phone: 257 61 91. Internet: www.ccaa.de.

Hotel rooms in Cologne

HOTELS IN COLOGNE I. Using internet booking machines it's very easy searching for a hotel room in Cologne. One of these special search engines is HRS - Hotel Reservation Service with its many offers. Click the logo for starting.

HOTELS IN COLOGNE II: Looking for a hotel room in Germany there are some other good booking machines on the net such as HOTEL.de. They also often have some cheap offers given by good hotels in Cologne. Using the service is free, too.

4711 Original Eau de Cologne

Antique Glasses as Stylistic Souvenirs

Presents & Souvenirs

Roman Germanic Museum

Dom Shop

Main shop 4711

Flag Shop Meinel

Festartikel Schmidt

Chocolate Museum

Gaffel Shop

Maus & Co.

Art Gallery Pelster

Postkarten

Bookstore Kösel