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4 audio walks in the center of Berlin

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4 audio tours to understand Berlin history and heart: Unter den linden Avenue : that is the Imperial Berlin Old Berlin from Castle Bridge to AlexanderPlatz through Nikolaï Viertel (dist...

Discovering Unter den Linden Avenue

Central Berlin - About 2h30

Between Brandenburg Gate and the Spree River, the prestigious Unter den Linden presents an overview of Berlin’s history. While walking down the avenue we will encounter the monuments that made Royal and Imperial famous: the Berlin Brandenburg Gate, the Neue Wache, the late 17th-century Baroque-style Arsenal… But we will also pass by the structures built by the 20th century’s greatest architects, for Berlin, once again the capital of a reunited Germany, projects itself into the future.

Old Berlin from Castle Bridge to Alexanderplatz

Central Berlin - About 2 hours

This visit of the historical centre of Berlin will begin at Schlossplatz square on the site of the 15th century Berlin City Palace, which was demolished during the 1950s to house government buildings of the East German regime such as the Palast der Republik. From here, we will make our way to Alexanderplatz, Berlin with its enormous TV tower – another symbol of the cold war. We will pass through the charming old Nikolai quarter, founded in the 13th century, as well as ’s gigantic 19th-century Rotes Rathaus City Hall. ….

Museum Island and the little-known neighbourhood nearby

Central Berlin - About 2 hours

During the Cold War, Berlin’s heart beat slowly. However, since reunification, a burst of renewal has taken over – perfectly exemplified by Museum Island. It is home to the Old Museum and the Pergamon Museum, as well as the adjacent neighbourhoods on Oranienburger Strasse which - during our walk - will reveal their hidden Art Nouveau alleys, now inhabited by a new generation of artists.

Potsdamerplatz

Centre Berlin - About 1h30

This walk will take us to the most ambitious contemporary architectural project in Europe. Starting in the 1990s, in what had been a desolate zone that served as no man’s land between the eastern and western military powers, startling buildings by some of the world’s most famous architects began to spring up: Renzo Piano, Arata Isozaki, Hans Kollhoff, Helmut Jahn, Sir Richard Rogers…

The Masterpieces of the Old Picture Gallery in Berlin

Berlin center- Kultur Forum - About 2h15

The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin has one of the largest painting collections in Germany. All the great names are there and this audio guide will concentrate on 14 of them. These are the most famous works that best represent a certain period or style. Our selection includes Botticelli, Baldung, Cranach, Van der Weyden, Holbein, Hals, Vermeer, Pesne, Caravaggio and Titian. There’s no need to be an art historian to follow this tour – our descriptions are simple and take you through the evolution of Western painting. We’ll look at the development in the themes depicted, the techniques and colours used and even the progression in the compositions themselves….