Clara Zetkin Memorial

Robin Oomkes pays tribute to the founder of International Women’s Day…

Stacked: Photos of Berlin’s Plattenbauten

Berlin’s tower blocks, as photographed by Marte Brandenburg

Berlin: Be Our Valentine?

STB Contributors on the things they love about Berlin…

10 Ways To Avoid Valentine’s Day in Berlin

10 Anti-Valentine ideas for singles and incurable un-romantics…

How to help refugees in Berlin

How to get involved in the city’s humanitarian effort to help refugees…
 

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

Walking the entire 160km length of the Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail), a journey through and around the city that only a handful of individuals have ever made.

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Clara Zetkin Memorial

Robin Oomkes pays tribute to the founder of International Women's Day...
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Stacked: Photos of Berlin’s Plattenbauten

Berlin's tower blocks, as photographed by Marte Brandenburg
Photo Essays
 

Berlin: Be Our Valentine?

STB Contributors on the things they love about Berlin...
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10 Ways To Avoid Valentine’s Day in Berlin

10 Anti-Valentine ideas for singles and incurable un-romantics...
Resources & Practicalities
 

How to help refugees in Berlin

How to get involved in the city's humanitarian effort to help refugees...
Historical Berlin
 

The Art Of Remembrance

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

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Upcoming Tours

Monday 3 October
 

Around Alexanderplatz

A tour of the lesser-known sites around one of Berlin's most famous squares

Tuesday 11 October
 

Berlin’s Film and Music Heritage

Explore the buildings, characters and intriguing stories that link Berlin to the entertainment industry.

Sunday 16 October
 

Wedding: Der Kiez ist anders

A tour through the heart of Wedding and Gesundbrunnen, through its history, architecture and empty spaces.

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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Cycling Culture
 

In Photos: Berlin-Copenhagen Cycle Route

A Visual Diary of a seven-day bike ride to Copenhagen...

Historical Berlin
 

Berlin’s German Resistance Museum

Marcel Krueger on Operation Valkyrie and Berlin's German Resistance Museum...
Shopping
 

Memory Vintage

Carlijn Potma delves deep into Berlin’s Memory Vintage shop.
Art & Culture
 

Karneval der Kulturen 2012

Paul Sullivan captures the Karneval in pictures.
Music & Nightlife
 

Q&A: Peter Broderick

Wyndham Wallace chats to Berlin-based musical minimalist Peter Broderick.
Food & Drink
 

Putting the Bee in Berlin

Christian Schwägerl reports on raising bees on rooftops and in small gardens.

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