GERMANY 2026 • DAILY ITINERARY

Friday, November 6, 2026

Cologne → Hitdorf → Kalkriese → Tönisvorst

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Cologne Cathedral — departure-city photograph.
Cologne Cathedral — departure-city photograph.

Depart Cologne

Hotel Lyskirchen
Filzengraben 26–32, 50676 Köln

1Hotel Lyskirchen — actual departure hotel.

Hotel Lyskirchen — actual departure hotel.

7:45 AM

Depart Cologne

Hotel Lyskirchen, Filzengraben 26–32, 50676 Köln

Early breakfast and checkout. This is the longest travel day: a brief Rhine stop followed by the battlefield and the booked hotel near Grefrath.

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2Hitdorf public square / town setting — City of Leverkusen photograph.

Hitdorf public square / town setting — City of Leverkusen photograph.

8:30–9:00 AM

Hitdorf harbour and Rhine promenade

Hitdorfer Hafen, 51371 Leverkusen-Hitdorf

A short outdoor harbour / riverfront visit and photographs. Allow 30–45 minutes from Cologne. No ferry trip or early-opening business is assumed.

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3Museum Kalkriese — official museum building photograph.

Museum Kalkriese — official museum building photograph.

Noon–2:30 PM

Kalkriese — Teutoburg battlefield museum and park

Venner Straße 69, 49565 Bramsche-Kalkriese

Allow 2½–3 hours from Hitdorf with a comfort break. Kalkriese is the archaeological battlefield landscape associated with the AD 9 defeat of three Roman legions under Varus by a Germanic alliance led by Arminius. Look for excavated Roman equipment, the evidence used to reconstruct the battle, the park landscape and the museum tower. This is a battlefield museum and park, not a ruined Roman city. Two and a half hours covers the main exhibition and an outdoor walk. November regular opening is Tuesday–Sunday, 10 AM–5 PM.

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4Kalkriese museum building — lunch venue not selected.

Kalkriese museum building — lunch venue not selected.

2:30–3:00 PM

Lunch / travel break

Bramsche-Kalkriese area

Take a simple meal or snack before the drive west. Carry a fallback snack; café service is not guaranteed by the itinerary.

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5Genusshaus Vorst exterior — official hotel photograph.

Genusshaus Vorst exterior — official hotel photograph.

About 6:00 PM

Genusshaus Vorst — Friday overnight

Kuhstraße 4, 47918 Tönisvorst

Allow 2½–3 hours driving after lunch, plus unexpected traffic. Your booked check-in window is 5–10 PM. Settle in and keep the evening flexible.

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Full day driving route

Cologne → Hitdorf → Kalkriese → Tönisvorst

Open route and current driving estimates

All times are local German time. Driving blocks include planning buffers and are not verified live traffic estimates. Booked accommodation is unchanged. Visitor access, meals and appointments marked unconfirmed have not been reserved. Friday is a long day, approximately 10–10½ hours overall. If delays build, shorten or omit Hitdorf first; preserve at least two hours at Kalkriese and the hotel’s 10 PM latest check-in.

Genusshaus Vorst — official exterior photograph.
Genusshaus Vorst — official exterior photograph.

Arrival & overnight — Genusshaus Vorst

Kuhstraße 4, 47918 Tönisvorst

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