Berlin Trip Overview
Get to know the other side of Kreuzberg, away from the partying crowds and Easy-jet Armada: a place where great world inventions were made, world-famous companies born, and where sand was turned into gold and then turned into dust again.
On this self-guided GPS audio tour, you’ll stroll through a half-forgotten old residential area where ghosts of the 19th-century building boom walk hand in hand with ghosts of Nazi propaganda. You will learn the secrets of one of Berlin’s most stunning parks. You will also get to know the stories of people who made Berlin one of the greatest cities on Earth.
This audio tour is written and narrated by Beata Gontarczyk-Krampe, aka Notmsparker, the author of the Berlin History Blog “Kreuzberged” and of “Notmsparker´s Berlin Companion”.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone’s GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Get to know the other side of Kreuzberg, away from the partying crowds and Easy-jet Armada: a place where great world inventions were made, world-famous companies born, and where sand was turned into gold and then turned into dust again.
On this self-guided GPS audio tour, you’ll stroll through a half-forgotten old residential area where ghosts of the 19th-century building boom walk hand in hand with ghosts of Nazi propaganda. You will learn the secrets of one of Berlin’s most stunning parks. You will also get to know the stories of people who made Berlin one of the greatest cities on Earth.
This audio tour is written and narrated by Beata Gontarczyk-Krampe, aka Notmsparker, the author of the Berlin History Blog “Kreuzberged” and of “Notmsparker´s Berlin Companion”.
The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone’s GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany
Kreuzberg is a place where great world inventions were made, world-famous companies born, and where sand was turned into gold and then turned into dust again.
Pass By: Viktoriapark, Kreuzbergstrasse 15, 10965 Berlin Germany
Viktoriapark was built in 1888-94, and is entirely artificial. Every single tree or bush or flower was planted on purpose. Originally, the hill was nothing but another heap of sand, pushed this far by a glacier before it stopped.
