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The Old Berlin Tour: Travel Through Time With a Historian

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: Germany, Berlin, Berlin
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  • 2 hours
  • Berlin
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Embark on a captivating two-hour walking tour through the heart of old Berlin, where we unravel the city's rich history through some of its squares and iconic monuments. Get ready for those delightful "a-ha, now I get it!" moments that will bring the past to life.

Delve into the secrets of "Lost Berlin," where the medieval core was wiped away, redesigned, and reimagined. It's like stepping into a lost city, but fear not – you will uncover the hidden gems and fascinating stories that make this part of Berlin so gripping.

Witness the profound impact of politics over the last 150 years as you explore a city that has seen buildings moved, rebuilt, replaced, and reinterpreted. The city centre is an ever-changing puzzle, and our tour is your guide to understanding how the pieces fit together in the heart of the largely re-imagined old city.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Alexanderplatz, 10178 Berlin Germany

Visit the site of the vanished streets and buildings

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Franziskaner Klosterkirche, Klosterstr. 73a, 10179 Berlin Germany

Berlin's only medieval 'romantic' ruin

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St. Mary's Church, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 8, 10178 Berlin Germany

Important church from the medieval times

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Nicholas Quarter, Rathausstrasse 21, 10178 Berlin Germany

Berlin's reconstructed medieval Disneyland

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Services of a professional historian and one of the best tour guides in Berlin

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Espresso House, Alea 101, Rathausstraße 6, 10178 Berlin, Germany


Departure Time

11:00 AM


Return Details

Berlin Cathedral, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours


User's Reviews

Travis D

06 Jul, 2018

We loved Berlin Historical Walks! Sean was an exceptional guide whose modus operandi was not to take pictures of everything without cause, but to teach us what Berlin had to say. We loved finding out the degree to which Berlin is a city of moving chess pieces. Definitely would book again if I were to do it over!

Kirill M

15 Dec, 2017

Sean is a professional historian. He knows every courtyard in Berlin. The rout was surprisingly interesting. I live in Berlin, but we visited some places, I never knew about. Sean feels Berlin. He told us about contradictory and irony of this city, which, by all means, accompanied the story Berlin all the time of its existence. In 4 hours we were in different periods and eras of the history. We had started in 20 century, but then we found ourselves even in Babylon. Moreover, Sean is an English native speaker and his language is very clean and proper. So it would also be good to take this tour and practise your English.

georgeconstantin

23 Nov, 2017

I have to thank Sean Stewart , the guide, for this amazing tour of Berlin. He first asked me if I have visited before the city and what I would like to see. Taking into consideration that I have saw the most iconic places in Berlin during my previous trip, I asked for an alternative walk tour. We covered all important stages: medieval / imperial / 3rd Reich and communist era. Sean is a great story teller so I have traveled in time at each point of interest, discovering the feeling of each era. He has an in-depth knowledge of Berlin and Germany’s history that helped me understand better what happened and why. To give you a glint of what is to be seen I can tell you that I have saw one water fountain used in WWII, oldest bar still in use in Berlin and a point of view where, if you turn 360 degrees, you can see buildings of imperial, nazi and communist Berlin. I felt great to discover the “Berlin of contradiction” – Sean’s expression.

stina e

05 Apr, 2018

Sean är en otroligt duktig historiker och guide. Det blandas nytt och gammalt alltid med en liten tvist. Vill man veta mer om Berlin är detta rätt person att bli guidad av. vi kommer tillbaka och då blir det en annan sida av stan. Thank you Sean for today. :D / Stina and Anton

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Sean taught us how to read Berlin like a historain

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Very nice tour

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