Small Group Walking Tour of East Berlin with a French Guide

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3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: French

This tour will go beyond an standard “East/Communist Berlin Tour”. We will visit places to understand Berlin’s history as the capital of East Germany. You will visit with a French speaking Guide the Wall Memorial at the Bernauerstrasse. You will take a look to one of the former "ghost stations"  and will talk about the communist architecture at the famous former Stalin Allee and go the "East Side Gallery".

What's Included

Local guide
Local taxes
Transportation to/from attractions. You will need an public transportation day card for the zones AB
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Tip for the guide (optional)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Potsdamer Platz 10

We wait you 20 minutes before the tour starts in front of / Espresso House.

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    We start at the meeting point of Potsdamer Platz to reach Nordbahnhof by S-Bahn, one of the ghost stations that remained closed for nearly thirty years after the Wall's construction.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Memorial of the Berlin Wall

    At the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauerstrasse, we'll relive the trauma of separation, visiting an original part of the death strip, the no man's land. We'll discuss escape attempts, tunnels dug for this purpose, and the terrible stories of those who lost their lives because of the Wall.

    50 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Alexanderplatz

    On the famous Alexanderplatz, in front of representative buildings of socialist Berlin, we'll relive the emotions of the thousands who, through peaceful demonstrations, defied STASI's political repression, triggering the "collapse" of the Wall and the subsequent disintegration of the Soviet bloc.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    East Side Gallery

    We conclude our visit with the most famous and colorful piece of the Berlin Wall: the East Side Gallery and its 104 murals, including the now-famous kiss between Brezhnev and Honecker.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Vive Berlin Tours

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