HISTORIC CITY BERLIN WALKING TOUR

Walking tour through Berlin's historic center along the Prussian boulevard Unter den Linden.

Tour information

Learn more about Berlin’s history, and see the famous sights in Berlin’s historical center on a guided tour along the boulevard Unter den Linden. See, for example, the Berlin Cathedral, the State Opera House and the rebuilt castle of the Prussian Emperors. Visit the world-famous museum complex called Museum Island and see one of the most beautiful places in Berlin – the Gendarmenmarkt with its magnificent concert hall and two cathedrals.

Tour description

The famous boulevard Unter den Linden (which means under the linden trees) stretches from the rebuilt city palace to the Brandenburg Gate – the former city gate of Berlin. Along this boulevard you will find the best and most beautiful buildings of Prussian architecture. During our tour, you will learn many interesting facts about Prussian Berlin, the intellectual and artistic attitude of monarchs and their immeasurably creative architects. On the tour we will also visit the most beautiful place in Berlin, called Gendarmenmarkt. Nearby, we will cross the shopping boulevard Friedrichstrasse with its luxury temples, such as the Galeries Lafayette department store.

On this guided tour you will see:

Friedrichstrasse with Galeries Lafayette – the luxurious department store
Gendarmenmarkt with the French and German Dome as well as the Concert Hall
Forum Fridericianum with State Opera House, St. Hedwigs Cathedral and the Royal Library
Humboldt University and the statue of the most popular Prussian King: Frederick the Great
New Guard House – Memorial to the victims of wars
The oldest baroque building of Berlin and today the seat of the German Historical Museum
Castle Bridge
Berlin City Palace – rebuilt after destruction under the GDR
City park, framed by the Old Museum and the Berlin Cathedral