Witches, Riots and the Cold War - A Walk Through Wedding
About the Tour
This walk takes you on a ramble through the vivid history of working-class Wedding, one of the most underrated neighbourhoods in Berlin. Wedding is an area that has seen many changes, and is currently transforming again. On this walk, you'll be shown what's beneath the surface of a somewhat plain-looking neighbourhood, which attracts very diverse people. You'll find out about its period of social upheavals, GDR-era ghost stations, and re-appropriated public swimming pools, while following its river, the Panke.
Tour Producer
Marcel Krueger
I am a writer and translator, and also work as the books editor of Elsewhere Journal and as a Berlin Spotter for Spotted by Locals. I live in Berlin, Cologne, and Dublin, and my articles and essays have been published in the Daily Telegraph, Reykjavik Grapevine, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Slow Travel Berlin, the Matador Network, and CNN Travel. 'Berlin - A Literary Guide for Travellers' will be out on I.B. Tauris in the UK in June 2016.
Preview Location
Location 1
S+U Wedding (Berlin)
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Major Landmarks
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Bibliothek am Luisenbad
Getting There
Route Overview
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Start location13347 Berlin, Germany -
Total distance3km -
Final locationBadstraße 39, 13357 Berlin, Germany -
Distance back to start location2km
Directions to Starting Point
S-Bahn 41 and 42 or U-Bahn 6 to Wedding.
Tips
Places to stop along the way
Café Dujardin on Uferstrasse.
Best time of day
Late morning - late afternoon. Daylight preferred.
Precautions
Bring an eye for urban details and a bottle of water.
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