Imhoff Stollwerck Museum (Chocolate Museum)

Imhoff Stollwerck Museum (Chocolate Museum)

Imhoff-Stollwerck Museum (Chocolate Museum), Cologne, which has been attracting tourists for years by virtue of its unique characteristics is one of the must see spots in the German city of Cologne. The museum is quite easy to find for whether locals or tourists would easily guide you exactly where the museum is positioned. The scent of chocolate welcomes you when you walk through the door, and it only gets better from there.

Imhoff-Stollwerck Museum (Chocolate Museum), Cologne is situated on the Rhine in a remarkable ship fashioned edifice of glass and metal. It is very open and airy and modern inside. You will see employees enjoying working in this magical place. Are you asking why? Well! It must be said that chocolate as a “luxurious” beverage leaves one “in a nice mood”.

While visiting this museum you will receive the information that Cologne is Germany’s chocolate capital. The Stollwerck chocolate company was based in Cologne. Since the city of Cologne is very small, therefore, most of the people know, or are related to someone who once worked in the chocolate factory. This is part of why Cologne residents feel connected to chocolate. Are you looking for the other reason? Well, chocolate just has that something special about it; don’t you think?

Imhoff-Stollwerck Museum (Chocolate Museum), Cologne was constructed to be an interactive practice. The outline starts with pictures of cacao plants and takes the tourists through the whole manufacturing procedure from bean to bar. Large color photos are accompanied by clarifications in German and English about farming and harvest, different kinds of cocoa, and fermentation. Thereafter, visitors walk through a small greenhouse where they in fact feel the tropical setting and see budding cocoa plants. There is even a chocolate school which offers hands-on experience with each stage of chocolate production.

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