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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Photo Essays
 

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

Friday 28 July
 

Prenzlauer Berg: Beyond Kollwitzplatz

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

Sunday 30 July
 

Around Alexanderplatz

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

Monday 7 August
 

Invisible Border: Walking the Berlin Wall

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

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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Book Reviews
 

Berlin 1945: Rare Photos of the Aftermath

Rare photos of Berlin in 1945, following the aftermath of the Battle in Berlin...

Day Trips & Weekends Away
 

Bike Ride to the Spreewald

Paul Sullivan gets on his bike and explores Berlin’s industrial edgelands and the Spreewald...
Farmers Markets
 

Winterfeldtplatz Market

Winterfeldtplatz in Schöneberg is home to one of Berlin’s best farmers markets.
Film & TV
 

Underwater Impressions

Joshua M. Tyree on Leni Riefenstahl’s final documentary.
Music & Nightlife
 

Q/A: Efterklang

Natalye Childress chats to Berlin-based experimental troupe Efterklang.
Memoir, Reminiscence & Opinion
 

On Football & Nationalism In Germany

Caitlin Hardee on the World Cup and Germany's welcome displays of national pride...

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