Free Walking Tour Berlin

When: Every day 10am & 12pm every day
Where: The meeting point is in front of the ehemaliges Kaiserliches Postfuhramt Berlin, Oranienburger Straße, 10117 Berlin, Germany, next to the entrance.
Price: Free

Berlin Parks Ultimate Guide

by | Oct 22, 2024 | Walking Tour

The Original Guide to Berlin parks

To many Berlin is among the best world cities. It is a city of culture, a city of war And it is a city of hope, a city of restoration. Today it is popular for its culture and its night life. But when you are in this great city you should comprehend that nature is nearby at all junctures.

And the number of green areas and parks large and small in the city, 2500+! This one I consider to be really something astonishing, and Berliners have something to be proud of.

Every one of the parks has a special feature and we shall be privileged to bring you some of the most attractive features. This will not be easy because a whole 35% of the area of Berlin is occupied by parks, gardens, rivers, lakes and forests.

With regard to these transitions we shall start with the Pfaueninsel.  Here you will get all what you ever wanted from a park. Pfaueninsel is situated in the middle of the River Havel and forms one of the premier recreational centers. As I said there is something for everyone here: With castle, rose garden, and pretty woodlands as well, more importantly, there are lots of peacocks which surely completes the romantic theme of this island.

If you happen to be on a certain 19th century kind of mind, then the Castle Park Charlottenburg gardens are open for visit.  There is possibility to have the afternoon tea just like the royal family had. Many botanical curiosities can be found in the gardens, and the baroque locations make it even better.

Berlin is a city of piece and harmony and this is seen mostly in the Gardens of the World in Marzahn Recreation Park. It is also an excellent illustration of how architecture can blend with Nature. The seven gardens are from the Far to the Near East, including an American themed topiary maze and a French labyrinth. This is symbolic to the harmony of the world.

Unfortunately if you are in Berlin during winter you can perhaps warm your feet in the glazed section where the Balinese are housed but one of the nicest winter getaways would be the GreatMarquee at Dahlem’s Botanical Garden and the temperature there is 30° C or 86° F all year round!

When one is in Berlin s/he will observe that all people in the region have a semblant relationship with their past and history. It is also evident in their parks, and in none better than the in the Volkspark Friedrichshain statue. It consists in the monument to Frederick the Great, the monument to children of eastern Berlin, and several more monuments, dedicated to Berliners who participated in some or other wars.

At Treptower Park these are a very large Soviet Memorial and a large cemetery. If you were a fan of the places shown in the episode then you should go visit it.

Among many other things, the Tiergarten park contains the Soviet Memorial along with two tanks that are believed to be the first to reach Berlin in 1945. The Tiergarten also contains The Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe.

Quite frankly, people in Berlin love the looks of their city and would not sacrifice their parks. This stands in testaments in Volkspark Friedrichshain, Volkspark Humboldthain and Volkspark Hasenheide.  After the Second World War a lot of debris was accumulated and buried and so the hills in all the parks became a pleasant addition. Among those one in Humboldthain Park takes the visitor to the site of the anti-aircraft tower and an air raid bunker.

Viktoriapark, is definitely one of the most beautiful in Berlin. This park has a natural hill on its compound and this has been enhanced by a attractive artificial waterfall flowing from the top of the National Memorial to the street level.

Definitely one of the most curious places is the Modellpark Berlin-Brandenburg. On its 3 acre/1.2 hectare property it displays nearly five dozen Berlin landmarks in 1:25 scale detail. This is perfectly worth a visit.

On this location, what was a death strip of the Berlin Wall is today’s Mauerpark with a notorious karaoke bar dubbed the Bear Pit.

As you can see, there is a tendency of Berliners to turn any free available land into a park or a monument. Such parks are as such in themselves places for people. Retails and young people prefer to relax in parks close to schools and universities during their free time. These are the places where peoples attended, socialized and have time to relax.  On any one time that it is good whether it is just the parks teeming with people jogging or perhaps even having a good time barbecuing.

Take half an hour or an hour and be one of Berliners and maybe you will get to know what harmony and happiness is.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

  • 3.5 hours walking tour
  • Berlin’s major highlights
  • Brandenburg Gate
  • Reichstag and Berlin Wall
  • Historical sites

Free Walking Tour Berlin

When: Every day 10am & 12pm every day
Where: The meeting point is in front of the ehemaliges Kaiserliches Postfuhramt Berlin, Oranienburger Straße, 10117 Berlin, Germany, next to the entrance.
Price: Free