Heavy History: Schöneberg’s Sportpalast and Pallasseum

John K. Peck on one of Berlin’s most curious architectural interventions…

The Firelands

Mark Hobbs on August Borsig’s immense industrial legacy…

Hiking Berlin

Caitlin Hardee breaks the Berlin bubble using just her two feet…

The Art Of Remembrance

Ian Farrell traces the city’s creative responses to the tragedy of the holocaust…

Hans Fallada’s Anti-Fascist Fiction

Jonah Raskin takes look at the anti-fascist novels of German author Hans Fallada…

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Stories from the City

To celebrate Slow Travel Berlin's fifth birthday: a curated anthology of articles and photography on a wide range of topics and places that you won’t find in the guidebooks.
 

100 Favourite Places

Instead of highlighting the city’s hippest ‘hotspots’, we’ve taken a more patient and personal approach to bring you 100 special places, many of which would not be mentioned in conventional guides.
 

Mauerweg: Stories From The Berlin Wall Trail

A documented walk around the entire 160km length of the Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail)

Walking Berlin

 

Berlin’s Main Telegraph Office (Haupttelegrafenamt)

Fenced off and looking somewhat forlorn compared to…
 

Olympic Stadium & A Magic Schnitzel

Earlier this week I caught a train up…
 

Berlin in Snow

Following a distinctly spring-like festive period, where temperatures hovered around 8-10…
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The Firelands

Mark Hobbs on August Borsig’s immense industrial legacy…
Brandenburg
 

Hiking Berlin

Caitlin Hardee breaks the Berlin bubble using just her two feet...
Art & Culture
 

The Art Of Remembrance

Ian Farrell traces the city's creative responses to the tragedy of the holocaust...

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The Berlin Stories

Christopher Isherwood’s classic book still sheds light on the city that’s its star.