# Modern berlin walking tour

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Location: Berlin, Germany
Duration: 4 hours

Price: Starting from € 9.00

Tour type: Walking Tours - City Walk -
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Get a great introduction to modern Berlin on this half-day walking tour of four different districts. Discover formerly run-down neighborhoods like Mitte, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg where immigrant, alternative and corporate cultures thrive amid a gentrified urban landscape that continually transforms. Visit the Kulturbrauerei (Culture Brewery) and Potsdamer Platz, and see the East Side Gallery of the Berlin Wall with your knowledgeable local guide. Youll learn about the diverse cultural and political influences on Germanys capital since the unification of this once-divided city.

Meet your expert guide in the morning at a designated spot in the former West Berlin or East Berlin, depending on your preference, and start your half-day walking tour through this eclectic city.

Head to the gentrified neighborhood of Mitte, located in the historical city center along the River Spree, and see old buildings beautifully restored from their previously neglected state after the fall of the Berlin Wall. As you explore the winding courtyard passages, your guide will point out examples of the post-unification cultural scene and inform you about this hub where art, consumerism and technological innovation flourish.

Next, visit Prenzlauer Berg, a formerly working-class district now transformed into a vibrant area with its influx of young families, entrepreneurs and fashionable trendsetters. Visit the Kulturbrauerei (Culture Brewery), a well-preserved 19th-century brewery complex renovated into a cultural arts center that includes cinemas, theaters and clubs.

Learn about East Berlins demographic upheaval as you listen to your guide chronicle historic changes that led to the citys cultural transformation. Then, head to Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, fascinating districts formerly divided by the Berlin Wall, where the residents traditional left-wing politics are now challenged by new influences.

Visit the East Side Gallery, a half-mile (1.3-km) section of the Berlin Wall displaying more than one hundred original mural paintings expressing freedom and reconciliation. As you stop to admire the images, youll discuss the origins and political messages of Berlin's street art scene with your guide.

Afterward, walk over the iconic Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum Bridge), a popular landmark and symbol of unity that connects East and West Berlin and boasts remarkable views from both sides. When you reach the end, explore Potsdamer Platz Berlin's impressive new commercial center, built on the site of the historical city square. Here, your walking tour concludes under the dome of the Sony Center.

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