Typical KREUZBERG Experience History and Secrets

Typical KREUZBERG Experience History and Secrets

Experience the typical multi-cultural Kreuzberg of past and present, its habitats, history, and secrets.

Stroll along the former Channel of Luisenstädt and follow the path of the East Berlin Wall.

Discover the squatter history from the Rauch-House to Berlin's most famous occupant of the Wall and much more.

Eventually, the tour leads you to the Görlitzer Bahnhof, from there you can dive into the variety of Kreuzberg culinary delights - it's a pleasure!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany

The tour commences at a typical Kreuzberg location, namely at the Kottbusser Tor. In the Dresdner Straße, you will see the site of the offices of a Minister of Parliament, Mr. Ströbele, of the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen). He is well known in Kreuzberg and doesn’t shun mingling in public on his bicycle.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Oranienplatz, Oranienpl., 10999 Berlin, Germany

We will stroll over the Oranienplatz, established by the famous landscape and gardening Architect Peter Joseph Lenné whose great work can see throughout Berlin. You will follow the course of the former Luisenstädtischer Channel. Find out more about the history and fate of this channel. You will then follow the path of the old East Berlin Wall in Kreuzberg. You will visit the Engelbecken, the first Children’s Farm "Mauerplatz," the Georg von Rauch-House one of the most famous squats in Berlin, all the way to the „Treehouse“ of the most famous inhabitant of the East Berlin Wall, Mr. Osman Kalin.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Engelbecken, Engeldamm, Berlin Germany

Do not miss the exhibition about the East Berlin Wall in Kreuzberg, located in the St. Thomas Church. Visit the former Bethanien Hospital, where the great German writer and poet Theodor Fontane worked in the pharmacy during the 1848 Revolution.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Gorlitzer Park, Gorlitzerstrasse, Berlin Germany

This landmark, former hospital, is nowadays a location of culture, arts, and social activities. After a quick visit to the „Schokofabrik, “you will walk over one of Berlin’s oldest and most traditional squares - the Heinrichplatz.
Walking down the Oranienstraße, you will be enticed by the delicious scents of the world, emerging from restaurants and shops.

Duration: 30 minutes