Spring in Berlin – Readers’ Gallery

A gallery of spring-themed photos by the readers of Slow Travel Berlin…

Learn German in Berlin

Ian Farrell explores the best resources for learning German…

Best Of Berlin’s Christmas Markets 2016

The best of Berlin’s Xmas Markets for 2015…

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
 

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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Spring in Berlin – Readers’ Gallery

A gallery of spring-themed photos by the readers of Slow Travel Berlin...
Resources & Practicalities
 

Learn German in Berlin

Ian Farrell explores the best resources for learning German...
Resources & Practicalities
 

Best Of Berlin’s Christmas Markets 2016

The best of Berlin's Xmas Markets for 2015...
Day Trips & Weekends Away
 

Clara Zetkin Memorial

Robin Oomkes pays tribute to the founder of International Women's Day...
Photo Essays
 

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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Upcoming Tours

Saturday 1 July
 

Prenzlauer Berg: Beyond Kollwitzplatz

A cultural-historical stroll that draws on research and personal interviews as well as architecture, music and film.

Tuesday 4 July
 

Invisible Border: Walking the Berlin Wall

A guided walk along the Berlin Wall Trail from Bornholmer Straße to Hauptbahnhof with Paul Scraton.

Saturday 8 July
 

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…
Visual Diary ›

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Food & Drink
 

BIER – Berlin’s no-brand beer

Despite a lack of branding and/or marketing, Berlin’s BIER has created a buzz.
Historical Berlin
 

Tracing the Invisible Wall

In conversation: Paul Sullivan and Paul Scraton discuss the history and legacy of the Berlin Wall.
Art & Culture
 

Dustin O’Halloran, Pianist & Composer

Wyndham Wallace chats with pianist and composer Dustin O’Halloran.
Art & Culture
 

Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things)

John K. Peck gets an Object Lesson at Berlin's Museum der Dinge...
Day Trips & Weekends Away
 

Restoring Halbe’s Kaiserbahnhof

Andre Gifkins cycles to Berlin’s southern fringes.
Historical Berlin
 

On the Heerstrasse

Marcel Krueger discovers an abundance of history along West Berlin’s Heerstrasse.

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