Berlin Trip Overview
Experience the history of the Berlin Wall in a 3.5-hour bike tour. What happened in Berlin after World War II? How come that they built a wall and what does it meant to the Berliners on both sides? On a bike tour along the former Berlin Wall we will give you an idea of how life was like and how Berlin became once again in the last years.
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Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Bike & Mountain Bike Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Experience the history of the Berlin Wall in a 3.5-hour bike tour. What happened in Berlin after World War II? How come that they built a wall and what does it meant to the Berliners on both sides? On a bike tour along the former Berlin Wall we will give you an idea of how life was like and how Berlin became once again in the last years.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is an early classicist triumphal gate that stands on the western flank of the square Pariser Platz in Berlin’s Mitte district.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany
The Berlin Wall Memorial commemorates the division of Berlin by the Wall and the deaths at the Berlin Wall.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mauerpark, Gleimstr. 55, 10437 Berlin Germany
Mauerpark is a park in Berlin. Its name goes back to the Berlin Wall erected in 1961, which formed the border between the former districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding. This is the border between the districts of Prenzlauer Berg and Gesundbrunnen.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Berlin on Bike, Knaackstr. 97 Hof 4, 10435 Berlin Germany
Bike Depot where we start end end our tours.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: KulturBrauerei, Schoenhauser Allee 36 Haus R, 10435 Berlin Germany
The Berlin Kulturbrauerei is a 25,000 m² ensemble of buildings. With its courtyards and unique architecture, it has been a listed building since 1974 and is one of the few well-preserved industrial architectural monuments in Berlin dating from the end of the 19th century.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: GDR Watch Tower, Erna Berger Strasse, 10117 Berlin Germany
An old watch tower at Kieler Eck.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Checkpoint Charlie was one of Berlin’s border crossings through the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1990, connecting the Soviet and American sectors in Friedrichstrasse between Zimmerstrasse and Kochstrasse, thus linking the East Berlin district of Mitte with the West Berlin district of Kreuzberg.
Pass By: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany
Tear Palace is the colloquial name in Berlin vernacular for the former exit hall of the border crossing point Bahnhof Friedrichstraße in the divided city of Berlin between 1961 and 1989.
