Rostock Trip Overview
Curious about German history but also interested in having some excellent local beer and regional specialties? Then our German Food & Craft Beer Shore Excursion from the Warnemünde and Rostock Port is for you! On this tour we have created the perfect balance between experiencing the amazing history of Berlin while at the same time allowing you to discover the finest German beer and food in the capital. It’s the best of both worlds!
This shore excursion is adjusted to each ship’s docking times and starts promptly after your vessel’s arrival, returning with plenty of time to spare before its departure. Our expert team has been organizing these tours for nearly a decade. We have never missed a cruise ship’s departure and imparted our knowledge and enthusiasm for our unique and beautiful city to thousands of satisfied passengers!
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Rostock, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Curious about German history but also interested in having some excellent local beer and regional specialties? Then our German Food & Craft Beer Shore Excursion from the Warnemünde and Rostock Port is for you! On this tour we have created the perfect balance between experiencing the amazing history of Berlin while at the same time allowing you to discover the finest German beer and food in the capital. It’s the best of both worlds!
This shore excursion is adjusted to each ship’s docking times and starts promptly after your vessel’s arrival, returning with plenty of time to spare before its departure. Our expert team has been organizing these tours for nearly a decade. We have never missed a cruise ship’s departure and imparted our knowledge and enthusiasm for our unique and beautiful city to thousands of satisfied passengers!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Brandenburg Gate Museum, Pariser Platz 4a, 10117 Berlin Germany
Walk through the gateways of Berlin’s most iconic monument and find out what makes the Gate the most important cultural monument in Germany.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Reichstag Building, Platz der Republik 1, 10557 Berlin Germany
Stand in the shadow of the German parliament building, burned down after Hitler’s rise to power, now a bold symbol of modern German democracy.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial – Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Journey through the iconic concrete stellae, bear witness the atrocities of National Socialism, and hear the stories of the everyday bravery of the persecuted.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Topography of Terror, Niederkirchnerstraße 8, 10963 Berlin, Germany
See the dark heart of Nazi Germany at the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo. See the excavated torture cells, and come face-to-face with the Cold War’s most brutal symbol: The Berlin Wall.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin Germany
Cross the border at the frontline of the Cold War, where spies roamed and US and Soviet tanks faced off in 1961.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hitler’s Bunker, Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, 10117 Berlin Germany
Stand at the site of the bunker where history’s most notorious criminal committed suicide at the end of WWII.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Charlottenburg Palace, Spandauer Damm 20-24 Luisenplatz, 14059 Berlin Germany
Marvel at the stunning grounds and gardens of the first Prussian royal summer palace to be built on the outskirts of Berlin.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin Germany
Witness the devastation caused by US and British bombing raids during WWII at the preserved ruins of this late 19th-century church, and visit the New Church next door, decorated with hundreds of thousands of fragments of blue stained glass.
Pass By: Tiergarten, Strasse des 17. Juni 100, 10557 Berlin Germany
Drive through the lush greenery of Berlin’s vast central park and see various embassies on the Tiergartenstraße, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Memorial for Victims of the National Socialist Euthanasia Program.
Pass By: Victory Column (Siegessaule), Grosser Stern 1, 10557 Berlin Germany
Catch the sun glinting of the golden angel Victoria, goddess of victory, as you circle around Prussia’s emphatic monument to its triumphs in the Wars of Unification.
Stop At: Lindenbräu am Potsdamer Platz, Bellevuestraße 3-5, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Sample one of Berlin’s most popular beers and snack on the city’s signature sausage dish – Currywurst.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Das Lemke, Dircksenstraße S-Bahnbogen, 143, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Hole up in one of Berlin’s most established microbreweries to sample a selection of beer brewed in house, and delicious platters of local sausage and cheese.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Rausch Schokoladen-Geschaeft, Charlottenstr. 60 U Stadtmitte, right next to Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin Germany
Pay a visit to Berlin’s best, and one of Germany’s most famous, independent chocolatiers, and sample one of their sumptuous cakes.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstraße 42/43, 10997 Berlin, Germany
Spend some time browsing the undisputed king of Berlin’s contemporary street food markets. Grab a BBQ sandwich to takeaway and sup on one last craft beer before heading back to port.
Duration: 30 minutes
