--- title: "Autumn days" url: "https://charlie.aachen-tourismus.de/en/blog/autumn-days" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Aachen > Blog > Autumn days" --- Autumn days cozy retreats Cozy retreats for rainy autumn days Strolling through Aachen's **weekly market** in beautifully warm sunlight is the perfect association with autumn. We all love it at some point, somehow, feeling free and light. It takes place on Tuesdays at the **Elisenbrunnen** and on Thursdays on the market square from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.. However, the lightness seems to fade with the onset of autumn, the **cooler temperatures, drizzle or heavy rain and shorter hours of sunshine**. Realistically, this doesn't have to be the case, does it? There are so many **beautiful and intense things** that intoxicate our senses in autumn. That's exactly what I want to show you in Aachen! “This part, this little part of my life, is called: Bliss.” With this film quote by Will Smith from “ **The Pursuit of Happiness** ” we start our little journey to some destinations in Aachen that evoke **positive feelings** for me on grey, sometimes rainy autumn days. Café Vers at Löhergraben Sometimes it's especially nice to be able to unwind in a **relaxed atmosphere**. Simply with your **own thoughts, with nice conversations, a book, knitting**, with people who do you good. For good **coffee, savoury and sweet treats, good wine and special drinks**, I love going to Café Vers am Löhergraben. The literary café in the old baroque factory exudes the special spirit of a mixture of **coffee, art and literary culture**, which is also reflected in its **multifaceted events**. An incredibly **inspiring place** to ‘be’ and ‘soak up’ culture. International Newspaper Museum & Café I see another exciting **symbiosis of ‘art and coffee’** in Pontstraße in the **International Newspaper Museum** with a lovely café to linger in. This incredibly interesting media museum presents the **history of print media right up to the present day**, offers **guided tours and workshops for young and old**, teaches media skills and a sense of the written word, the feel of paper in book and magazine form and the spoken word. I like to enjoy a warm drink and browse through magazines from all over the world in the **‘Good News’ café** with seating inside and also in the **cosy inner courtyard** - wrapped up in a woollen blanket in a kind of metal igloo. My **little trip around the world in the heart of Aachen**. Insanely inspiring. Studio Clay Unleashing my own **creativity**, just doing it, being able to give shape to my ideas is a form of bliss for me. In the ‘**Studio Clay**’, Borngasse, pottery and ceramic painting is possible in beautiful, warm pastel-coloured rooms. Young and old can go there without an appointment to **paint the ceramics** that are sold there. **Pottery courses and creative workshops** take place by appointment. How nice is such a creative break for a birthday, a hen party, a team-building event or simply family time? Capitol **Visual enjoyment** is very important in Aachen's - for me, the **most beautiful cinema** - Capitol. **A special selection of films, somewhat beyond the mainstream**, attracts a particularly interested audience. Surrounded by film-loving people, with the special feature of a **lounge bar in the cinema auditorium**, I can rave about the excellent ‘quality of stay’ in Aachen. Watching a film while enjoying a drink at the bar. It's great, a bit cosmopolitan. And yet still very much Aachen, because the people of Aachen have known the Capitol since time immemorial, albeit in a different guise. Restaurant Elisenbrunnen For lovers of a **classic city restaurant**, the Elisenbrunnen restaurant in the centre of the city is perfect. Good cuisine - I love the Wiener Schnitzel - from morning to evening. **Breakfast, lunch and dinner, snacks, cakes and coffee specialities** can be enjoyed in the restaurant, on the terrace or in the ambience of a fine and **cosy fireplace room** with a wall of books, sofas and firewood. For me, the Elisenbrunnen restaurant is ‘urban cosy’. Relaxed lingering with a **view of the Elisengarten**. Lust auf Life Not everyone knows it, not everyone loves it... perhaps I can pique your curiosity with a **tip for families**. With a name that says it all, ‘Lust auf Life’, a vacant former department stores' property is currently being used as a **temporary venue for events, culture and sport**. I like the atmosphere of the **urban, raw yet informal skate night**. Further events are always announced. As I said - it's temporary! The redevelopment will start at some point! Carolus Thermen There is no other place in Aachen where the intersection of all sensory pleasures - **smelling, tasting, hearing, feeling** - is as wonderful and vast as in this **magical place**: the ‘Carolus Therme’ oasis on the edge of Aachen's city centre. Believe me, everyone can enjoy **absolute relaxation** here. **Indoor and outdoor thermal baths**, a wonderful **sauna area** (textile-free) that transports you to other worlds, a **spa**, fantastic **massages** and **meditation sessions**. A pure holiday for body and soul! A few hours of this bliss give me pure energy! Where else can I immerse myself in the **atmosphere of the Orient** and a cool mountain lake, drink good wine, eat fine food and enjoy a massage? Curious about my cosy autumn tips? Let yourself drift away to the fine little places, because ‘drifting’ also creates moments of bliss! **I love my Aachen!**