Consider Cologne, rich with aesthetic delights: from one of the best concert halls in Europe to galleries, major museums and brewhouse taverns.

STAY

The Qvest, a new 34-room hotel decorated with Eames and Arne Jacobsen furniture in an imposing neo-Gothic building that once housed the city’s archives.

SEE

Galerie Nagel Draxler for experimental work across mediums. Galerie Susanne Zander for outsider art.

SHOP

Buchhandlung Walther König for rare art and design books. Atelier for clothing and accessories by labels like Henrik Vibskov and Mykita.

EAT

The art-world favorite Schmitz for schnitzel with potato salad and cheesecake. Le Moissonnier for rabbit in Thai bouillon with bok choy.