Private 3-Hour Walking Tour: Kreuzberg Neighborhood Experience with a Historian Guide
Berlin, Germany
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Enjoy a private 3-hour walking tour of Kreuzberg with a historian guide. Get insight into the neighborhood's history and the fast-moving events that are shaping its future. Experience the Kreuzberg way of life that attracted the likes of rock legends David Bowie and Iggy Pop to haunt these streets during the 70s.
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Enjoy a private 3-hour walking tour of Kreuzberg with a historian guide. Get insight into the neighborhood's history and the fast-moving events that are shaping its future. Experience the Kreuzberg way of life that attracted the likes of rock legends David Bowie and Iggy Pop to haunt these streets during the 70s.The lively district of Kreuzberg is a 19th-century workers district, formerly part of West Berlin, that has seen it all over the years. Starting off at Berlin’s most beautiful bridge Oberbaumbruecke, this private 3-hour walking tour with an historian guide takes you past the main landmarks of “SO36” (the eastern half of the district, named after the old postal code) and gives you insight into the neighborhood's rough history and fast-moving events that are shaping its future.
After pondering the remains of the Berlin Wall, your private guide will help you to explore the creative uses of abandoned buildings and plots of land as art hubs, to grasp the importance of graffiti and street art to Kreuzberg’s look and feel, and to discover the graceful Victoriapark (one of Berlin’s most popular green spaces) and the 120-year old market hall, Markthalle 9, where locals trade in artisan and trendy food products.
Next you learn about the Turkish culture abounding in shops and in colorful markets full of flowers, spices, delicious take-away foods one can sample, such as deep-fried spinach and cheese Gözleme, falafel sandwiches, and freshly pressed pomegranate juice. Having gained a rich sense of Kreuzberg’s culture, you conclude by discussing the controversial riverside development plans that today threaten to gentrify a district which prides itself on its authenticity.
After pondering the remains of the Berlin Wall, your private guide will help you to explore the creative uses of abandoned buildings and plots of land as art hubs, to grasp the importance of graffiti and street art to Kreuzberg’s look and feel, and to discover the graceful Victoriapark (one of Berlin’s most popular green spaces) and the 120-year old market hall, Markthalle 9, where locals trade in artisan and trendy food products.
Next you learn about the Turkish culture abounding in shops and in colorful markets full of flowers, spices, delicious take-away foods one can sample, such as deep-fried spinach and cheese Gözleme, falafel sandwiches, and freshly pressed pomegranate juice. Having gained a rich sense of Kreuzberg’s culture, you conclude by discussing the controversial riverside development plans that today threaten to gentrify a district which prides itself on its authenticity.
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