Bonn travel guides & articles
All 3 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Bonn — newest first.
Bonn Is Where Haribo Invented the Gummy Bear
A walking itinerary through the city where a kitchen candy operation registered in 1920 grew into Haribo, paired with the old-town patisseries, churches, and river views that make Bonn worth a full day beyond the gummy bear.
Pink Canopy: Bonn's Cherry Blossom Streets and the Weeks the City Turns Japanese
Every April a handful of Altstadt streets vanish under cherry blossom, and the honest version of the story — the 1980s renewal scheme, the dawn window before the buses, the quiet block just around the corner — matters more than the famous photograph.
The Weight of Genius: Bonn and Its Beethoven
A calm, walkable day through the Bonn of Ludwig van Beethoven — the house he was born in, the font he was baptised at, the court that trained him, and the concert hall that just reopened to carry the music forward in 2026.