Tag 117.10.2025Freitag

Brandenburg Gate

Wahrzeichen

It is the symbol of German reunification. Brandenburg Gate is the first stop for every visitor to Berlin! The city’s iconic landmark offers fascinating insights into the city’s history. Of course, the Brandenburg Gate never closes – so you can visit it any day in the year. The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most iconic sights in today’s vibrant Berlin. More than just Berlin’s only surviving historical city gate, this site came to symbolise Berlin’s Cold War division into East and West – and, since the fall of the Wall, a reunified Germany. Architecturally, the sandstone Brandenburg Gate also represents one of the earliest and most attractive examples of a neo-classical building in Germany.

East Side Gallery

Kunst

Once it was the Berlin Wall. Now it’s the longest open-air gallery in the world. At 1316 metres long, the open-air art gallery on the banks of the Spree in Friedrichshain is the longest continuous section of the Berlin Wall still in existence. Immediately after the wall came down, 118 artists from 21 countries began painting the East Side Gallery, and it officially opened as an open air gallery on 28 September 1990. Just over a year later, it was given protected memorial status. In more than a hundred paintings on what was the east side of the wall, the artists commented on the political changes in 1989/90. Some of the works at the East Side Gallery are particularly popular, such as Dmitri Vrubel’s Fraternal Kiss and Birgit Kinders’s Trabant breaking through the wall.

Berlin Wall

Museum

Graffiti-covered remains of a Cold War barrier that divided the city, now a historical monument.

Berliner Fernsehturm

Bar

368m-tall tower, opened in 1969, with a viewing gallery at 203m and revolving restaurant at 207m.

Alexanderplatz

Wahrzeichen

Alexanderplatz has always been one of the liveliest places in Berlin, with shops, cinemas, restaurants, and many attractions within walking distance.The square is named after the Russian Alexander and is often referred to simply as Alex. This place is Berlin's top tourist attraction, but also a place visited by many Berliners. For this reason, we recommend that you pay more attention to your belongings here. Still, seeing this place and visiting the shops will be a really fun activity. With more than 360,000 visitors daily, Alexanderplatz is, according to one study, the most visited area of Berlin, beating Friedrichstrasse and City West. It is a popular starting point for tourists, with many attractions including the Television tower, the Nikolai Quarter and the Rotes Rathaus situated nearby.

Reichstag Building

Sehenswert

Neo-Renaissance parliament building topped by a Norman Foster glass dome with 360-degree city views.

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Tag 218.10.2025Samstag

Checkpoint Charlie

Historisch

From octopussy to the spy who can in from the cold: the history of espionage in Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie. While this place is completely free to visit, be prepared to pay a small fee to take pictures with the soldiers in front of it. Checkpoint Charlie was the setting for many thrillers and spy novels, from James Bond in Octopussy to The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Located on the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, it is a reminder of the former border crossing, the Cold War and the partition of Berlin. The barrier and checkpoint booth, the flag and the sandbags are all based on the original site – and are a popular subject for photos. It’s no wonder that Checkpoint Charlie is one of the sights of Berlin that you really should see. The name Checkpoint Charlie comes from the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie). After the border crossings at Helmstedt-Marienborn (Alpha) and Dreilinden-Drewitz (Bravo), Checkpoint Charlie was the third checkpoint opened by the Allies in and around Berlin.

Berliner Dom

Kirche

Berliner Dom is the Cathedral Church of Berlin and burial place of the Hohenzollern family.This place is located in the museum island area with all its splendor. The monumental Cathedral Church in Berlin is a major attraction – a richly decorated church interior, fascinating history and impressive architecture. It is one of the main landmarks in Berlin’s cityscape – and marks the spot of the impressive basilica housing the city’s most important Protestant church. With its elaborate decorative and ornamental designs, the church interior is especially worth seeing. Yet although the church is known as a cathedral, it actually has the status of a parish church – though not just any parish. This was a representative stage for the Hohenzollern dynasty, the rulers of Prussia and later the German Emperors. Today, as the High Parish and Cathedral Church, the church serves the Protestant community in Berlin and the surrounding areas.

Holocaust Memorial

Wahrzeichen

The Murdered Jews of Europe is better known as the Holocaust Memorial by most Berliners. The Holocaust Memorial consists of an undulating field of 2711 concrete steles, which can be passed through from all sides. While walking between the columns of different heights and the labyrinthine corridors, visitors may experience a brief moment of disorientation, which should open up space for discussion. Beneath the memorial is the Information Centre, which documents the crimes of the Nazi era in themed rooms.

Pergamon

Historisch

Mystical Encounters including Sufis, Kings and Yogini in Indian Miniature Painting! The Pergamonmuseum was designed by Alfred Messel; its construction was overseen by Ludwig Hoffmann and lasted twenty years, from 1910 to 1930. A smaller building initially stood on the same site for a just few years before being torn down. It housed the important excavation finds unearthed by the Berlin museums, such as the frieze panels from the Pergamon Altar, reclaimed from the earth in digs that lasted from 1878 to 1886.

Teufelsberg

Verstecktes Juwel

A site layered with history and modern quirkiness on a massive hill! Teufelsberg was the construction site of a planned Nazi military and technology college. The occupying forces attempted to demolish the building but were unable. Instead, they filled the building with rubble from war-torn Berlin and formed a man-made hill. It was covered with fill and trees were planted on the site that became one of the highest points in the American sector of West Berlin.

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Tag 319.10.2025Sonntag

Sanssouci Palace

Museum

It is a royal summer retreat where you feel the happiness of Berlin. This place is located 1 hour away from Berlin but is definitely worth a visit. It is completely free to visit the outside of this palace, but do not forget to buy a ticket to visit inside. Friedrich the Great built Sanssouci as a summer retreat – and the palace and spreading park are still magical places today. Friedrich the Great was renowned for his modesty, epitomised in his saying “A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in”. Without a show of pomp and circumstance, but with considerable personal discipline, he guided the fate of Prussia in the eighteenth century. His beloved summer palace was his ideal of everyone’s wish of living without a care – Sans souci.

The Botanical Museum Berlin

Museum

See the botanics in Berlin! The seasonal highlights and most beautiful spots in the Garden are easy to find out by following the seasonal trails through the Garden. Leaflets in German and English are free of charge. There is nowhere better to experience seasons at one and the same time. By following our suggested route, you will discover those plants and parts of the Botanic Garden that are at the moment most beautiful.

Potsdamer Platz

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Historic square reborn since fall of Berlin Wall, now a hub of entertainment, restaurants and shops.

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