Berlin Trip Overview
In the district of Kreuzberg you will experience the special atmosphere that make the difference of Berlin! History, architecture, urban gardening, gentrification and sustainable housing are some of our topics. You will trace the track of the former Berlin Wall and we tell you what you want to know.
You will meet Berliners who are typical for their quarters. Our guides are Berliners and live in the town for decades! They have experienced the ongoing changes and developments for a long time!
Additional Info
Duration: 90 to 150 minutes
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Berlin, Berlin, Germany
In the district of Kreuzberg you will experience the special atmosphere that make the difference of Berlin! History, architecture, urban gardening, gentrification and sustainable housing are some of our topics. You will trace the track of the former Berlin Wall and we tell you what you want to know.
You will meet Berliners who are typical for their quarters. Our guides are Berliners and live in the town for decades! They have experienced the ongoing changes and developments for a long time!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Prinzessinnengarten, Prinzenstr. 35- 38 U-Bahn Moritzplatz, 10969 Berlin Germany
This garden shows how spontenously people can change their neighbourghood.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Modulor, Prinzenstraße 85, 10969 Berlin, Germany
We will go inside this house and on the roof terrace and you will learn sth. about the unique architecture.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Engelbecken, Engeldamm, Berlin Germany
Engelbecken is part of the former “Luisenstädtischen Kanal”, that existed between 1849 and 1926
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Kinderbauernhof Am Mauerplatz e.V., Adalbertstraße 71, 10997 Berlin, Germany
The children’s farm was started in 1980 as a demand of the squatter movement at that time. Since then it has been developped to a succesfull project not only for young people in the area
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Bethaniendamm (Berlin), 10997 Berlin, Germany
Bethaniendamm is a street with a garden strip in between, in time of the Berlin wall this was the place of the wall! You can still see the differences between the former east and west.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St Thomaskirche Kreuzberg, Mariannenplatz 28, 10997 Berlin Germany
Before the wall it devided, this church was one of the biggest christian communites in Berlin. Today it hosts a great exhibition about the time of the Berlin wall in this neighbouhood.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mariannenplatz (Berlin), 10997 Berlin, Germany
This jewelry place was the first in Kreuzberg and the Bethanien-Hospital from 1850 was the first buildung here. Today it is a multi-functional building including a musicschool and the cafe-restaurant “Three sisters”. Nearby we see the first of the many ocupied houses in Kreuzberg. Another nice monument is the “Feuerwehrbrunnen” by the Kreuzberg artist Kurt Mühlenhaupt.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Oranienstraße, Berlin, Germany
This is the main street in this part of Kreuzberg with a lot of back yards, pubs, graffity and old houses. Best atmosphere!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kottbusser Tor, 10999 Berlin, Germany
Here everything comes together – youngsters meeting for the night trip, turkish women to shop on the market, business people to celebrate end of days work and tourists to enjoy one of the atmospheric food places. Not to oversee many of socially deprived folks!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Oranienplatz, Oranienpl., 10999 Berlin, Germany
This big place shows some ideas of town planners throughout history.
Duration: 10 minutes
