Cycling Tour of Alternative Berlin

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Berlino, Germania	Visite guidate

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Today’s Berlin is a city of contrasts; where order and disorder live under the same roof. Having reclaimed its place as Germany’s political capital, it has also done so as Europe’s capital of counterculture. Unravel the mysteries behind Berlin’s alternative side on this cycling tour.

HIGHLIGHTS:


* Learn about urban renewal, multiculturalism and creative spaces

* Tour the trendy district of Kreuzberg

* Visit the former Tempelhof Airport


The story of Berlin has always been a tale of two cities, even before the trauma of the Wall. Today is no different, with the city housing both the bureaucratic machinery of the state and a vibrant counterculture under one big umbrella. Throughout the city there are districts where street artists and non-conformists live cheek by jowl with yuppies and hipsters.

Among the topics covered during this five-hour cycle tour of alternative Berlin are urban renewal, multiculturalism and creative spaces. Learn how the city has met the challenges of reunification and dealing with its traumatic past while exploring its hidden gems. Visit what was no man’s land and hear how public spaces were argues over, while others saw the former deathstrip as an investment opportunity.

Visit the former Tempelhof Airport and hear about its astonishing rise and fall, and how it became after much debate a massive city park. Then, to understand multi-culturalism (“multi-kulti”) delve deep into the trendy district of Kreuzberg to focus on Germany’s historical guest worker programmes and how they impact on the city’s politics and social dynamics. See both famous squats as well as where this much maligned lifestyle is being transformed.


Meeting point: Panoramastrasse 1a at the entrance to the TV Tower.
Start time: 10:30am.
Languages: English.