3-Hour Berlin Walking Tour with Brandenburg Gate and Berlin Wall
About This Tour
Visit Berlin's major highlights on a walking tour featuring the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, and the Berlin Wall. Walk along the former Berlin Wall...
Duration: 3 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: No · City: Berlin · Languages: English
About Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is one of Europe’s most totemic and unforgettable capitals. Local guides here can reveal spots like the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and Checkpoint Charlie, all while partying in boho Kreuzberg and techno clubs aplenty.
What's Included
- Guide
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial and Berlin Wall Walk
Visit the following places: Brandenburg Gate, an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian King Frederick William II after the temporary restoration of order during the Batavian Revolution. Brandenburg Gate, an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian King Frederick William II after the temporary restoration of order during the Batavian Revolution. Holocaust Memorial Site, a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. Holocaust Memorial Site, a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and engineer Buro Happold. Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the Wall commenced by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin. Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Construction of the Wall commenced by the German Democratic Republic on 13 August 1961. The Wall cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947-1991). Checkpoint Charlie, the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947-1991).
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Wallstraße, Berlin, Germany · Tour start: Niederkirchnerstraße 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.