A comprehensive, chronological understanding of Berlin’s history from its 13th-century origins to the showpiece of the Hohenzollern dynasty, the capital of Imperial Germany and of the Third Reich, the divided city, and the modern metropolis. As well as all the sites of the 3-Hour Highlights tour, we’ll also see:
the last remaining stretch of the (original!) Berlin Wall
central Berlin’s oldest church, the 13th-century Nikolaikirche
the site of Berlin’s Stadtschloss (City Palace), torn down during the Communist regime and recently (and controversially) rebuilt – in part!
the Gendarmenmarkt, testament to the French Huguenot diaspora
the legacy of Prussia’s most beloved and longest-reigning monarch, Friedrich the Great
Museum Island, with its architectural blend of 19th-century neoclassicism and 21st-century modernism
the Humboldt University and its line of ‘stumble stones’
the breathtakingly pompous Berlin Cathedral
the 1920s Cabaret Mile where Marlene Dietrich rose to stardom
the site of Berlin’s first Nazi Party HQ
the monument which commemorates the book-burning of 1933
