Kreuzberg is possibly Berlin’s most famous district, and it definitely qualifies as its most colourful area. Here, in historic tenement blocks that are slowly but surely being renovated, Turkish families live next door to drop-outs and alternatives, artists and students. Social tensions, still characteristic of Kreuzberg today, make this a varied and interesting district – but at the same time a problematic one. The neighbouring district of Schöneberg is markedly quieter; this part of town is not as experimental as Kreuzberg, neither is it as elegant as Charlottenburg – here Berlin is simply enjoyed by its inhabitants. Winterfeldtplatz is surrounded by many inviting pubs, and in the area around Nollendorfplatz entire roads have been taken over and transformed by Berlin’s gay scene, with their shops, bars and night clubs.
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Rising with the ebb and flow of popularity in the Berlin club scene, this discotheque is always popular thanks to its changing club nights and great house music.
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Morning
Start from the famous ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof , which you can reach by S-Bahn. From here continue along Stresemannstraße in a north-westerly direction to the Martin-Gropius-Bau . It is easy to while away a few hours in this impressive building if there is a special exhibition. You could take a break for refreshments in the museum café. A visit to the neighbouring exhibition, the Topographie des Terrors afterwards will bring you face to face with the dark Nazi past of this area. Continue along Niederkirchnerstraße, past an original section of the Berlin Wall, to Wilhelmstraße. Then turn into Kochstraße to visit Checkpoint Charlie and the museum at the former border .
Afternoon
You can buy a tasty lunch at Sale e Tabacchi in Kochstraße. Continue along Kochstraße in an easterly direction and you will get to the heart of Kreuzberg. Make a detour south on Lindenstraße to the Jüdisches Museum or carry on into Oranienstraße . Take the U-Bahn U6 from U-Bahn station Kottbusser Tor to Platz der Luftbrücke. The Viktoriapark nearby is a good place for a rest, while shopaholics prefer a stroll up and down Bergmannstraße. At the end, turn north into Baerwaldstraße and continue to Carl-Herz-Ufer, where you will be able to round off the day with a delicious evening meal at the Altes Zollhaus .
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One of Berlin’s most important publishing houses was based in this Art Nouveau corner house in the former newspaper district.
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International and German cuisine, served in a former border control point on the banks of the Landwehrkanal. Try the house speciality: Brandenburger Landente aus dem Rohr – a roast duck dish, or dishes with wild mushrooms, when in season.
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Only pitiful fragments remain of the railway station that was once the largest in Europe. The giant structure was erected in 1880 by Franz Schwechten as a showcase station: official visitors to the Empire were meant to be impressed by the splendour and glory of the German capital as soon as they reached the railway station. In 1943 the station was badly damaged by bombs and in 1960 it was pulled down. The waste ground behind the façade was meant to become a park; today the Tempodrom is based here, hosting concerts and cabaret shows.
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One of the best-stocked and trendiest stationery shops in Berlin, Ararat has many designer items for sale.
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Time seems to have stood still at this pub–café, next to the former border crossing at Checkpoint Charlie.
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The Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, next to the former crossing point for the Alllied forces, has an exhibition on the history of the Berlin Wall and the various means people used in trying to escape from East to West Berlin, ranging from a hot-air balloon to a car with a false floor. Only a replica of the control hut remains of the former border.
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An intimate restaurant serving modern Turkish food.
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This small boutique sells the latest streetwear and hip hop fashion of a local label.
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Restaurant price categories
For a three course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and charges included.
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