Historic center of Berlin - Tour in Italian
Description
Discover Berlin’s history on a three-hour guided walking tour through the heart of the city, led by an experienced Italian-speaking guide. Germany’s capital—both victim and witness to some of the most decisive and dramatic events of the 20th century—takes center stage as we explore its historic landmarks. Along the way, you will learn about the Berlin Wall, see Checkpoint Charlie, pass through the iconic Brandenburg Gate, visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, and pause at the site where Hitler’s bunker once stood. The tour concludes on Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, and includes views of the Reichstag and the State Opera.
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Itinerary
The tour with an Italian guide starts at the meeting point of Potsdamer Platz no. 10 (S/U-Bahn Potsdamer Platz). Look for the blue bicycle by VIVE BERLIN TOURS, you will easily recognize the flag with our logo!
One of the most famous and certainly, the most modern, squares in Berlin and an excellent starting point for the Italian tour to discover the best of the German capital. The guide will introduce you to the history of Berlin and show you the great and tragic changes of the city.
Together with the guide, you will visit this symbolic place in Berlin and understand how the Nazi dictatorship is remembered today, exactly where the headquarters of the Gestapo and SS were located. From here you can also see buildings such as the former Nazi aviation ministry, the beautiful Martin Gropius Bau museum and, especially, an original segment of the Berlin Wall.
Surely this place in Berlin was for a time the hottest point of the Cold War. The guide will talk about the construction of the Berlin Wall and the division of the city in the time of the communist dictatorship.
This huge and imposing building was built by the Nazi dictatorship to house the offices of the Ministry of Aviation led by Goering. At the time of the Cold War it was the 'home of the ministries' of the Communist dictatorship. Today it is used as a ministry by the Federal Republic of Germany.
The place where the Bunker was and where Hitler spent his last days. With the guide you will understand the meaning of the place and the reasons for its present.
You will be impressed by the stories that the guide will tell you in this place of great emotion. A symbol in Berlin to remember the greatest crime committed by the German state in the time of Nazism.
The seat of the German Parliament. Visit only outside, the guide will be pleased to explain how to book a visit to the dome of the building.
The most famous gateway to Berlin. One of the city's landmarks and the most photographed by visitors. The guide will tell you the story of the Brandenburg Gate, from the symbol of a king's strength to that of the Cold War, to become one of the symbols of German reunification.
You will walk through this great avenue, once the access road to the emperor's palace. The guide will show you how to recognize the various periods of construction and the wounds left by the war.
The square of the burning of books during the Nazi dictatorship but also the square where there is the seat of the famous Humboldt University and the Catholic Cathedral.
Discover, thanks to the guide's narrations, the monument that remembers the sadly famous burning of books during the Nazi dictatorship: a propaganda action remembered today in a very significant memorial placed in the center of the square.
Get to know the history of this very important university and find out who its most famous students have been.
In the idea of the emperor who had it built, this impressive church must have been the equivalent of St. Peter's for the Luetrana religion.
The most known island of Berlin, UNESCO World Heritage Site. The guide will finish the tour in one of the most famous places in Berlin and will give you all the directions to continue to visit the city in the best possible way. At the end of this tour you will have understood the soul of a city so complicated by such an exciting and tragic history.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately!
Reviews(155)
Excellent Guide (Paul) passionate who managed to pass on to everyone his knowledge, making us immerse ourselves in the present and past mentality of the place and making us fully understand what we were seeing both from an architectural and historical point of view. Great, absolutely recommended!
This is a great tour to get up close and personal with the history of Berlin. The Marsella guide was competent and very helpful. In late autumn you have to cover very well, the cold is biting! Highly recommended.
Paolo was a perfect guide, empathic and prepared .. a storyteller who absorbed my attention for 3 consecutive hours without ever boring me and telling me the true story (soul and heart) of Berlin! All the historical details that without him I would have struggled to find or recognize! Great experience!
Beautiful tour Silvio was an exceptional guide and despite the rain he was able to make the route rainproof ....... Available and ready to joke, he accompanied us to discover the iconic places of Berlin, giving us food for thought and advice on the city Much appreciated also by the guys who had fun
Our guide Antonella took us to the most interesting places in the city on foot and by public transport. Very good and professional, we had a great time, we highly recommend!
We did the "Berlin Indispensable Tour" with Elisa, a very good Italian girl and trained on the history of Berlin, from the why of the bear as a symbol of the city, to our time. Three pleasant hours made even more inspiring by Elisa to understand what Berlin was in the GDR era and what it is now after the fall of the wall, to understand its architecture, its avant-garde city nature. In short, an indispensable tour to approach Berlin.
Elisa guide super prepared, enthusiastic and engaging! I highly recommend this tour to better understand the Berlin of today and yesterday.
The guide, Antonella, was really engaging and helpful. Very prepared and clear in explanations. I found myself totally ignorant about the history of Berlin and Germany in general. Highly recommended tour.
Guide prepared and available to answer various questions. She's nice. Obviously the tour was the basis of the highlights that can then be deepened. Ideas also for experiences further from the center. To do on the first day of arrival.
We participated in the tour with the guide Antonella and we found her very prepared and competent. We recommend it to those who want to discover Berlin
