As you can see from our Berlin stories, they’re very much centred on our neighbourhood, Prenzlauer Berg, and are probably much more locally-focused than any other series of posts we’ve written on other destinations we’ve visited for Grantourismo this year. We could probably do a series on what’s on our street – Oderberger Straße – … Read more
After ‘walking the Wall’ I had to go take a look at the breathtaking art on the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery. This 1.3 km-long section of the wall running by the River Spree between Oberbaum Bridge and the Ostbahnhof is a memorial to freedom, boasting some 100-odd murals by artists from around the world … Read more
At the end of our street in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, lies sprawling Mauerpark or ‘Wall Park’, which the Berlin Wall once ran through. These days a buzzy flea market is held in Mauerpark every Sunday. In keeping with this year’s theme of digging deeper and learning about the local neighbourhoods we’re settling into for two … Read more
We met Berlin local Gerd Tepass in Buenos Aires about four years ago when we were writing a guidebook to Buenos Aires. Now back in his home city of Berlin, Gerd shared his best tips and local guide to Berlin with us for our Local Knowledge series. When we first him, Gerd owned a funky … Read more
Alternative Berlin is an edgy local travel company offering a Real Berlin walking tour that takes participants on a stroll around the city to absorb street art, urban art projects, squat houses, and communes. We tested it out for you and concluded it’s a must-do in Berlin. Here’s why… Alternative Berlin takes travellers on a walk through Berlin’s … Read more