Walking sightseeing tour of Berlin

A walking tour, of course, will not cover the whole city, we will pass only through the historical center. But the most important thing we will see – from the famous TV tower on Alexanderplatz to the Reichstag. Pros of “pedestrian” – great viewing, the ability to stop anywhere, and... a great opportunity to “shake up” after a week of office work.

Our walk will begin at the door of your hotel or near any metro station. We'll get to know each other, and I'll do an introductory -- a brief history of Berlin. I plan the path in advance so that it is beautiful and full of impressions. Below I will give you an example of the route with the beginning at Alexanderplatz.

"Alexanderplatz" was the center of the capital of the GDR, and the famous TV tower - a symbol of East Berlin. I will tell you not only about this engineering masterpiece, but also about some of the legends associated with its construction. We will see the building of the Red Town Hall, where the city government meets today, see the famous "Fountain of Neptune" and go to the oldest functioning church in Berlin - the Marienkirche.

We will wander through the medieval streets of the St. Nicholas quarter, pass the locks, and the Spree embankment will lead us to the heart of the history of Berlin - the island where the Royal Castle stood. The castle was blown up by the decision of the GDR government, but today we will see how it is restored.

We will visit the forum of Marx and Engels, who seem to ask each other: “What have we done?” We will explore the grandiose main cathedral of Berlin and visit the Museum Island, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. I'll tell you about its famous museums, and we'll admire the magnificent colonnade. She also appeared in the film 17 Moments of Spring.

Crossing the Spree along one of the most beautiful bridges in the world (he made such an impression on Nicholas I that a copy of the grid of this bridge decorated Anichkov Bridge in St. Petersburg), we will go to Unter-Den-Linden, the main street of historical Berlin. The Crown Prince’s Palace and the Crown Princess’ Palace, the Historical Museum and the Commandant’s House, the New Guard and Maxim Gorky Theatre, the Royal Opera and the City Library, the Humboldt University and the Embassy of the Russian Federation are not a complete list of the famous “inhabitants” of this street.

If we turn a little, we will reach Bebel Square. The majestic square of the time of Frederick the Great in the XX century witnessed a loud Nazi action - the burning of books. We will see a memorial to destroyed books. Then there is the Gendarme Market Square, one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. I'll tell you why it's called so weird. The square is literally filled with urban stories and legends.

We will visit the largest Chocolate Museum in the world and see the main buildings of Berlin made of this delicious material. For example, the Brandenburg Gate took 300 kg of pure chocolate. If you want, you can buy a small, 500-gram Brandenburg Gate.

With difficulty breaking away from chocolate, along the famous street Friedrichstrasse, we reach Check Point Charlie. Once there was a checkpoint between the Soviet and American sectors. It was here that on October 27, 1961, the Third World War almost began. In 2001, Check Point was rebuilt for tourists.

Nearby is the museum of the Trabant car, another symbol of the GDR. It's a lot of fun, but within a few meters it gets creepy. Here is the “Topography of Terror”, the place where the General Directorate of Imperial Security, the Gestapo, the SS and the SD used to stand. The building was demolished, but the basements remained. Now there is an exhibition complex with materials about the activities of the SS and the Gestapo. And here is left a 200-meter piece of the Berlin wall. On the contrary, the Ministry of Aviation of the Third Reich, where Herr Goering sat.

Looking at the Prussian Parliament and the House of Martin Gropius, we will follow the "Way of the Wall" and go to Potsdamer Square. The dome, repeating the shape of the top of Fuji, covers the famous “Sony Center”. Berlin’s first traffic light of unusual shape, six slabs of the Berlin Wall and a stunning history – that’s what this square is.

The Brandenburg Gate is no longer chocolate, but real. Today it is a symbol of Berlin. On the way there is a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is impressive both for its size and its unusualness. But the main intrigue is the place where the memorial is located. Why? I'll tell you about the tours.

The next point of our walk is the Reichstag. This magnificent building has an incredibly turbulent history. 13 years it could not begin to build, then burned, stormed forces of 9 divisions, and finally just blew up. But the Reichstag rose from the ashes and acquired a new glass dome. It was here, in 1945, that the Victory Banner was flown. However, as you will learn on the tour, it was not the banner we are used to seeing in school textbooks.

Just behind the Reichstag is the German Government Complex. We will walk under the windows of the residence of Mrs. Merkel and look through the windows to the deputies of the Bundestag – the German parliament. This is not a joke, because Berlin has implemented the principle of “transparency” in the work of the highest authorities. On the other side of the Reichstag building is the Memorial to Soviet Warriors in Tiergarten. He is not as famous as the "Liberator Soldier" in Treptow Park, but he was the first. It appeared here in 1945, but all the years of the partition of Berlin was in the Western sector. So we didn't know much about him.

The tour will end near the monument “Calling” dedicated to Petrarch. “I go and call: “Peace, peace, peace” – this quote of the poet is placed on the monument. And let the conclusion we draw after our walk be the same: "Peace, peace, peace."

Call, write, order!