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Information Tickets, Hotels, Cycling ’s . Developed after German 5 km (+ 15 km length of tour reunification, the park is located on the with detour) former border strip between duration  approx. 20 minutes and and an old train neighbourhoods (by time cycling) (+ 60 minutes with detour) station. Today, this green area is popular district boundary with Berliners and visitors alike. easy tour suitable for all Explore Berlin by bike – and discover the highlights and hid- routes fitness levels, primarily hard Continue along Bernauer Straße towards to the south close to the Bike Tour surface route Nordbahnhof until you reach the den gems off the tourist trails. To make it even easier, we have Berlin WelcomeCard Friedrichstraße/Kochstraße Memorial. When put together 13 tours with fun routes and special insider tips – Partners 21.2 km junction. Here, the world- - the Wall went up on 13 August Berlin Wall famous sentry box recalls and our partner komoot, the online route planner, provides all  1961, this street saw dramatic the former border crossing Berlin Wall Cycle Trail approx. 85 minutes Bike Tour Cycle Trail the details for leisure or dedicated cyclists for a great day out scenes as residents desperately point between West and medium route requiring good 23.1 km Worth a visit attempted to escape from . on two wheels. 014 windows in their apartment Worth a visit basic fitness levels, easy surfaces  approx. 01 Worth a visit park houses, still in East Berlin, to reach the to ride on 90 minutes 015 Following the Wall markers Borsig engineering works and the Golgatha beer garden pavement outside, which was in the along Zimmerstraße, you pass the 02 7 “Der verlassene Raum” 016 0 West. Axel Springer publishing house. The Our tips Greenwichpromenade 03 (The Deserted Room) memorial easy tour suitable for all Landwehr Canal 08 fitness levels, primarily hard 017 Schillingbrücke bridge leads to the East 04 Dicke Marie oak tree Neue Synagoge Moritzplatz Simply register for free on komoot.de, 09 surface route Past green Invalidenpark and Side Gallery, a 1.3 km section of the Tegeler See Lake Berlin Central Station, you reach the old inner Berlin Wall – both the world’s download the app and enter the code 05 10 Monbijoupark Fishermanns Fish Restaurant 0 government quarter. The buildings largest open-air gallery and the longest ­visitBerlin under “Regions”. 06 park 011 Märkisches Viertel quarter on the river banks symbolise the section of surviving Wall. Galleries in Auguststraße reunification of a once divided . Our Going Local app for Berlin not only 012 Jüdische Mädchenschule The Reichstag’s glass dome* offers an Berlin Wall Bike Tour shows you all the city’s neighbourhood (former Jewish School for Girls) aerial view of the nearby gems and includes tours, but also has countless personal tips, events Bike Tour 013 12.3 km Prime Time Theater Gate. The impressive silhouette of and recommendations for eating out. Download new ­inspiration for your to the south represents

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Cycling Take your bike on local trains. With the VBB ‘Bus & Bahn’ app, check Friedrichstraße. is primarily hard surface route the dedicated cycle carriages on trains – a relaxed way to reach your easy bike tour suitable for *Free access to the dome; advance registration required. ­­destination! all fitness levels, primarily .de/en/visittheBundestag hard surface route Berlin’s hotels are bike friendly

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H 01 019 Drying area for clothing and equipment Eiscafé Florida Bike Tour 058 04 021 Two Wheels Two H ice cream parlour Regional cycling maps available 059 14.2 km

Spandau Old Town 027 Worth a visit H Information on guided tours and customised suggestions 060 05 Reinickendorf 020 (+ 4 km with detour)

Zitadelle Berlin fortress for local tours 061  (+ 20 minutes with detour) 018 Berliner Unterwelten e.V. Behnitz quarter (Berlin Underworlds Association) Berlin on on Berlin Pankow H Basic bike repair kit available for simple repairs 062 easy tour suitable for all 019 Brauhaus Spandau brewpub 25 033 Pankeweg hiking and cycling trail and maintenance 063 0 fitness levels, primarily hard Ulis Museumsladen shop 018 surface route Bürgerpark Pankow park 020 H  026 024 Hire bikes available for exploring 010 (Beer Garden and Rosenstein Café) Spandau 063 013 032 021 the city on your own 062 031 Niederschönhausen park 061 060 022 023 022 059 Mitte Konnopke‘s Imbiss - Snack Bar 01207 030 #ridelikealocal 058 011 Berlin’s bike-friendly hotels and more tours on 08 054 visitBerlin.de/cycling-tours 09 055 Berlin Wall Cycle Trail More information at 056 029 T+49 (0)30-25 00 25 057 Friedrichshain- 028 Kreuzberg 017 - - 016 Bike Tour Berlin Tourist Info Centres 045 015 047 035 034 11.3 km 044 014  Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf 046 Local info approx. 45 minutes 043 048 042 easy bike tour for all levels of 039 Lichtenberg Bike Tour Europa-Center Berlin fitness, primarily paved paths (Brandenburger Tor) Tauentzienstraße 9, ground floor 17.7 km / south gatehouse Mon–Sat 10am–8pm  approx. 60 minutes • Architecture, design & lifestyle daily 9.30am – 6pm* S+U Zoologischer Garten 049 easy tour suitable for all from modernism to today S+U Brandenburger Tor U Kurfürstendamm, ­Wittenbergplatz fitness levels, primarily hard B Europa-Center -Schöneberg 041 036 surface route • Tours to the hidden gems in Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) 037 Berlin’s neighbourhoods Europaplatz entrance, ground floor * Extended opening hours April–October • Bauhaus centenary events daily 8am –9pm 040 Neukölln S+U+B Hauptbahnhof 051 - -Köpenick Airport (TXL) 050 038 Terminal A, Gate 1 Online 052 daily 8am – 7pm 053 and main hall daily 7am – 10pm Worth a visit B TXL, X9, 109, 128 visitBerlin.com 054 District Court Berlin Worth a visit facebook.com/visitBerlin 055 Charlottenburg Palace 23 Hohenschönhausen Hotel Park Inn by Radisson facebook.com/Berlin 056 0 Berggruen Museum Worth a visit Memorial Berlin twitter.com/visitBerlin 57 024 0 039 Mies van der Rohe Haus Alexanderplatz 7, youtube.com/Berlin Schustehrus park park 025 Tempelhof-Schöneberg 040 Fauler See nature reserve hotel lobby instagram.com/visit_Berlin park 026 Mon–Sat 7am–9pm, Sun 8am–6pm visitBerlin.de/blog Bike Tour 041 Orankesee beer garden Hufeisensiedlung Modernist Estate 027 S+U+B Alexanderplatz #visit_Berlin 042 Falkenberger Luch nature reserve 16.5 km Karl-Marx-Straße 043  approx. 75 minutes Klunkerkranich rooftop bar Marzahn-Hellersdorf easy bike tour suitable for THE OFFICIAL TOURIST TICKET Bike Tour Steglitz-Zehlendorf Bike Tour all fitness levels, primarily hard surface route Neukölln Bike Tour approx. 17 km 16.8 km Worth a visit approx. 34 km 034   Insel der Jugend (Island of Youth)  approx. 80 minutes approx. 60 minutes  approx. 2 hours 035 Soviet War Memorial medium route requiring good basic and 20 minutes easy tour suitable for all fitness levels, primarily hard surface route Köpenick Old Town medium route requiring fitness levels, primarily hard

Photo: Steve Simon Steve Photo: (Altstadtcafé Cöpenick – good basic fitness levels, 036 surface route Worth a visit traditional coffee house) Worth a visit 044 primarily hard surface 037 028 Worth a visit SpreeArche Palace park 049 Schöneberg Town Hall route 038 029 Domäne Treptow-Köpenick Bike Tour Dämeritzsee lake Wuhletal Cycle Path 050 046 Schwerbelastungskörper 045 030 lake (Heavy Load-Bearing Body) Gardens of the World Public Transport 051 approx. 35 km 031 (Peacock Island) Schöneberg Gasometer Alt-Marzahn village Savings of up to 50% 047  approx. 2 hours 032 052 Glienicker Brücke Viktoriapark and 20 minutes Windmill A product by 048 033 200 Attractions (“Bridge of Spies”) 053 SA Prison Papestraße Memorial medium route requiring good Ahrensfelder Berge hill visitberlin.de/berlin-modernism Available here: Berlin Tourist Info berlin-welcomecard.com Five Palace View basic fitness levels, primarily hard surface route

EN I 2019/2020 published by Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH, Am Karlsbad 11, 10785 Berlin Cover photo: Design/Layout: Beate Autering, beworx; Illustrations: Judith Carnaby; Map: beworx, basic data Many more tips in the app! Dagmar Schwelle © OpenStreetMap participants; Printed by: Druckhaus Haberbeck GmbH; As of: March 2019 Download for free now! Charlottenburg Palace Charlottenburg Palace Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Marzahn-Hellersdorf Neukölln A special zest for life A village green with a capital view Vibrant cosmopolitan diversity

Enjoy panoramic views of the district and insights into its An old historic village and green recreational areas amid In Neukölln, you can feel the pulse of Berlin’s urban vibe and famed culture and creativity. modern tower blocks and colourfully designed high-rises. enjoy architectural highlights and spreading green areas.

From Hermannplatz, cycle past the This tour starts just as it ends – in some Here, Berlin’s history mixes with Volkspark Hasenheide park 014 and charming green spaces! On the first stretch, bustling multicultural life, old village across the Südstern intersection to the you cycle through Biesdorf Palace park 028 settlements and the vast Tempelhofer charming Chamissoplatz square, set in with its ornamental fountain and tea pavilion Feld park 039 on the site of the old an area of late 19th-century working class to the Wuhletal Cycle Path 029 . The green Martin Böck Photo: airport – which is where your tour starts apartment blocks. With its cobbled streets Schwelle Dagmar Photo: Wuhletal river valley is ranked as the most and ends. Insider tip Insider tip Insider tip

Photo: istock.com/TravelingLight Photo: and authentic atmosphere, this is a very attractive in eastern Berlin, and has an 18- Photo: Oliver Lang Oliver Photo: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Scholvien Wolfgang Photo: On Sundays from 12 am to 1 pm, popular location for filming. The route to Lichtenberg Fauler See nature reserve wikimedia (PD) Manja Junker, Photo: The Berliner Balkon (“Berlin’s km hiking trail along small meadows and Mitte German Parliament The Rixdorfer Schmiede, an old Cycling through the district, browse the Südstern Christian Kreuzberg leads along Bergmannstraße, balcony”) is a slope of high lakes following the meandering stream. smithy at Richardplatz, goes back you reach one of Berlin’s many green Bookshop to the sounds of with its cafés, restaurants and quirky retail ground between and to 1624! In those days, it made urban oases – the Britzer Garten 040 . Vibrant art and royal history Christian punk or heavy metal. outlets. The heart of Kreuzberg is the Making waves in the ’hood . Set the edge of the Your route takes you past the Marzahn Right at the heart of things! and repaired farm equipment, The popular park includes beautiful suedstern-laden.de green Viktoriapark 015 with its 66-metre- plateau, this has great Recreational Park with its “Gardens of the tools and horseshoes. Today, you flower displays, picnic meadows, great views – on clear days, even out can visit the smithy and see a 030 Follow the River to many of the Charlottenburg high hill, an artificial waterfall and the Lichtenberg offers a fascinating blend of history, lakes, and to the Berlin glacial valley. World” showcasing global landscaping A vivid insight into Germany’s chequered history – combining metalsmith at work. playgrounds and much more! Here, you district’s sights. Golgatha beer garden. Down Tempelhofer nature reserves. traditions. Next stop is Alt-Marzahn’s many of Berlin’s popular sights with exploring off the tourist trail. feine-klingen.de can also find cafés and restaurants for a Ufer and along the banks of the Landwehr Canal 016 , you come to historical centre on the other side of welcome break.

Begin by cycling down Sömmering­ Maybachufer, renowned for its large market every Tuesday and Friday. Begin your tour with the historical Blumberger Damm. Your tour starts at Koppenplatz – a straße and then along the river bank Hohenschönhausen Memorial 023 , the small greened square in the heart of the Next stop is Schloss , an attractive manor house from the early to Tegeler Weg, where you can find a To explore the district’s creative corners, start at the Aufbau Haus 017 must-see site of ’s former Set among Europe’s largest estate of prefab slab-concrete high-rises, the historic district. 18th century. Today, it houses a museum of Wilhelminian decorative neo-Romanesque building housing on Moritzplatz, a centre for culture, design and creativity. The Stasi remand prison. Across Konrad- heritage sites of the old Alt-Marzahn village 031 and green, the local church Heppner Janina Here, you can find Karl Biedermann’s arts and hosts interesting special exhibitions. Cycling on, you come Prime Time Theater/ Time Prime Photo: Platten Pedro Pedro Platten Photo: the District Court 054 . The cafeteria in neighbourhood favourites include Gallery Kai Dikhas, showing Roma Wolf-Straße, carry on to the Mies van der and Marzahn Windmill 032 testify to the borough’s long history, while the bronze sculpture Der verlassene Raum to the Hufeisensiedlung 041 modernist estate, a key work in Berlin’s Hohenschönhausene.V. and Sinti artists, the Prince Charles Club and Theater TAK – and for 024 Wilhelminian interiors in the Gründerzeitmuseum vividly bringing the 19th 07 residential architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Past the the court building has stunning views Schloss Förderverein Photo: Rohe Haus , the last residential house (The Deserted Room) , a memorial to Insider tip Insider tip Insider tip out across the palace and grounds of the ultimate selfie, check out Planet Modulor and the Imago 1:1, the designed by the famous Bauhaus architect century to life. It’s also worth taking a break in the nearby Grips café and Berlin’s many Jewish citizens deported charming Richardplatz and the old Bohemian settlement, you reach world’s only walk-in self-portrait camera. To finish the tour, head for Mies van der Rohe before he emigrated to restaurant, which offers lunch and excellent cakes! The tour finishes with a bustling Karl-Marx-Straße 042 . For fantastic views out over Berlin and For vinyl fans, heaven is just a Charlottenburg Palace to hill Stop off at Hohenschönhausen The Prime Time Theater 013 is and murdered under the Nazi regime. 033 043 few minutes away – Platten and the forest. Friedrichstraße and Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing Palace – an old manor house the United States in 1933. Today, this gem climb up the Ahrensfelder Berge hill with its stunning views across the renowned for its theatre soap The Große Hamburger Straße, just off the great food and drinks, stop off at the rooftopKlunkerkranich bar , Pedro, Tegeler Weg 102, is point between West and East Berlin for Allied personnel and diplomats. steeped in three hundred years of modernist architecture is a heritage countryside around Barnim and down to the Berlin TV Tower. “Gutes Wedding, Schlechtes square, also has many sites testifying to nestling on the car park at the Neukölln Arcades! Germany’s largest second-hand After a short ride along the river bank of history, now used for events building and exhibition site. Wedding”, a parody of the people Jewish life in the city, past and present. and exhibitions. schlosshsh.de record store. platten-pedro.de and over the bridge, you pass the living in Berlin’s Wedding district. Along Oranienburger Straße, you pass the brewpub Brauhaus Lemke– ideal for a The route now leads past no less than Reservation recommended. impressive Neue Synagoge 08 , designed primetimetheater.jimdofree.com break with hearty food and a glass of craft beer (just the one!). three city lakes – the Obersee and by architect Eduard Knoblauch and Orankesee lakes, and the Fauler See nature reserve 025 with its wetlands, consecrated in 1866 and today housing a The entrance to the baroqueCharlottenburg Palace 055 is on Spandauer hiking trails and playgrounds. This is a popular area for joggers, cyclists museum. The littleMonbijou Park 09 is a pleasant green spot for a break.

Damm. Berlin’s largest surviving former Hohenzollern royal palace Koschel Philip Photo: and walkers to wind down from the hectic of everyday life. houses magnificent suites of rooms, an exquisite porcelain collection, From here, you might want to take the detour past the Nordhafen habour Photo: Wolfgang Scholvien Wolfgang Photo: and high quality art works. The entrance to Schloßstraße At Obersee lake, the old water tower has been lovingly transformed into basin and follow the Nordufer along the River Spree to the Volkspark is flanked by the two 19th-century “Stülerbau” buildings. The eastern a modern cocktail bar, not only with great drinks, but a series of themed Rehberge 010 . The park’s interesting landscaping, open-air cinema, animal

Stülerbau houses the stunning Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection of evenings. The opening times vary during the year. enclosures, playgrounds, sports tracks and nature trail offer something Libuda Christo - Lichtschwärmer Photo: surrealist art. for everyone! One of Berlin’s loveliest beer gardens, set under the chestnut trees on The western building is home to theBerggruen Museum 056 , with the shores of the Orankesee lake 026 , is an inviting place to take a break. Back in the city centre, Auguststraße has a wealth of art galleries 011 its paintings by Picasso, Klee and Matisse showing art’s transition to From here, you cycle past numerous heritage sites, including the village showcasing contemporary art. The refurbished formerJewish School modernity. And directly next door, the Bröhan Museum showcases art green, the church yard and church yard wall, and then on across the for Girls 012 not only houses exhibition spaces and galleries, but also nouveau interiors and paintings! Thepalace grounds are also ideal for green spaces around Malchower See lake to the Falkenberger Luch the restaurants Pauly Saal and Mogg. Carry on down Auguststraße to relaxing – as is the small but idyllic Schustehrus Park 057 , half-hidden in nature reserve 027 before heading back to Hohenschönhausen. Linienstraße. Since Linienstraße is a designated cycle route, this is easy a side street. cycling – and even offers space to cycle side by side while you discuss your plans for the evening! Landwehr Canal Local church in Alt-Marzahn Tempelhofer Feld park The National in Viktoriapark Reinickendorf Steglitz-Zehlendorf Treptow-Köpenick Photo: Arthur F. Selbach Arthur F. Photo: Photo: istock.com / hsvrs / istock.com Photo: Where opposites attract Scholvien Wolfgang Photo: A landscape of lakes and Water, water everywhere ...

A tour through Reinickendorf on the trail of architectural Discover a wealth of sights – and no less than three of Berlin’s From green to the charm of Köpenick Old history, beautiful lakes and forests. best-loved bathing lakes: Wannsee, Krumme Lanke and Town – past industrial heritage sites and palaces to the lakes . in Berlin’s green south-east. At Borsigwerke U-Bahn station, the tour starts with an architectural highlight – TheWannsee route is one of Berlin’s Your tour starts where Berliners love to the gateway built in 1898 for the former longest and most varied bike tours. The picnic, near the waterfront in Treptow Borsigwerke (Borsig engineering works) full route runs from Schlossplatz in the Park. A bridge leads to the “Insel der 01 , once the world’s second largest steam heart of the city to the stunning landscape Jugend” (Island of Youth) 034 , with locomotive manufacturer. The Borsigturm Cotte Frank Photo: Photo: Janine Blechschmidt Janine Photo: of parks and lakes near , not only a summer beer garden and open-air Insider tip was Berlin first official tower block – Photo: Wolfgang Scholvien Wolfgang Photo: crossing parts of the former East and West music. Across Puschkinallee, view the Pankow Schönhausen Palace Berlin’s oldest tree is around yet though only built in 1922 and away Berlin Insider tip Berlin, but also combining architectural Tempelhof-Schöneberg Insider tip impressive Soviet War Memorial 035 at 300 meters from the shore of from the city centre, it now symbolises a and historical sites with countryside and Take the mini-ferry to the the heart of Treptower Park. the lake. The oak tree, dubbed The “Five Palace View” 053 successful industrial era. relaxation. SpreeArche 037 , a small Urban life to the power of three! “Dicke Marie” 03 (Fat Marie) Young at heart! Enjoy the panoramic views of Proud of its diversity! floating log cabin restaurant, Cycle through the Plänterwald by the Humboldt brothers after and grounds, the From here on, you can enjoy some of and enjoy tasty fish, meat and their cook, is over 800 years small Sacrow Palace, the This tour follows a section of that route, forest to Wuhlheide Park and on to Berlin’s oldest borough – ideal for cycling through history! Discover Schöneberg’s diversity – and explore heritage and vegetarian dishes. Discover Berlin’s underground world, bustling urban life and old. Berlin’s best loved countryside. The Peacock Island Palace, Schloss and starts at the Domäne Dahlem 049 Köpenick Old Town 036 with its lovely spreearche.de idyllic countryside. Tegeler See, Berlin’s second largest lake, Babelsberg and the Glienicke open-air museum in Zehlendorf. Cycle memorial sites. baroque palace. In summer, the Town The tour with the easiest start – with a is renowned for its clean, clear water. The royal hunting lodge. to the Wannsee bridge for a great view of Hall courtyard hosts an open-air break at Eiscafé Florida 058 , a renowned On a cycle ride through Pankow, you tour boats leaving the Greenwichpromenade 02 cruise the River , two lakes – the large Großer Wannsee lake Right at the start of the tour, you can see performance of Zuckmayer’s renowned satirical play “Der Hauptmann Berlin ice cream parlour with a 044 can discover the entire world in just the Wannsee lake and the government quarter. Your route continues on and the small Kleiner Wannsee lake 050 . Then follow the Mauerweg until Schöneberg Town Hall , renowned von Köpenick “(The Captain of Köpenick). spectacular selection of home-made one district! From vibrant Prenzlauer past the attractive Tegel harbour to Schloss Tegel manor house, designed you reach Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) 051 . Here, you can take a little as the site of US President John F. Berg, cycle a short way into the Wedding by Schinkel and the birthplace of the famous Humboldt brothers. Follow Koschel Philip Photo: ice cream! Fully refreshed, head for Kennedy’s famous “” 059 ferry to the island where a charming and picturesque folly palace built by Approaching Müggelsee lake, you leave town life behind. Pick up the Spandau Old Town , where you stroll (I am a Berliner) speech in 1963. district to the U-Bahn the shoreline at the edge of Tegel Forest, past the Tegeler See Lake, and Insider tip Friedrich Wilhelm II is set between lawns and trees. Euroroute R1 along the lake – and take a break with great views at the Photo: Wolfgang Bittner Wolfgang Photo: through charming alleyways and past station for a special kind of sightseeing! enjoy beautiful views of the Scharfenberg and Valentinswerder islands on Scholvien Wolfgang Photo: Rübezahl restaurant and beer garden in Müggelheim. Past the smaller

© Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Berlin, Landesdenkmalamt © Insider tip Insider tip 018 half-timbered houses and such historical TheBerliner Unterwelten e.V. your way to the Tegelorter Ufer. Time for a break – at the nearby lakeside In Uli’s Museumsladen 063 Afterwards, carry on along the lake shore toGlienicker Brücke bridge 052 , Cycling on, you cross the Bayerisches “Kleiner Müggelsee” lake, cycle on to the Dämeritzsee lake 038 , crossing 05 sites as the Nikolai Church, the medieval A detour to the Wohnstadt Carl (Berlin Underworlds Association) offers Fishermans restaurant , with fish dishes in a young, modern style and (Museum Shop), you can not the “Bridge of Spies”. During the , this bridge became renowned Take a guided tour of the old Viertel district with its Places of the “Alter Spreearm” waterway over a little wooden bridge. It’s also Gotisches Haus and the ruins of a 13th- 046 Legien residential estate is well an exciting insight into Berlin’s history, great views of the water. Now, either take a boat back to Spandau or cycle only marvel at historic bicycles, as the site of various exchanges of captured secret agents from the East Schöneberg Gasometer , Remembrance – a decentralised worth taking the detour to visit the “Neu-Venedig” (New Venice) area but also buy spare parts for clas- century Dominican monastery. now a listed building. Nothing worth it. Planned by Taut and with tours through mysterious and long back along the beautiful shoreline. A detour east leads to the Märkisches and the West. The bridge also offers stunning views of the nearby palaces memorial of 80 double-sided signs before catching an S-Bahn train from Erkner back to town. Hilliger and built in 1930, this forgotten bunkers, air raid shelters and Viertel 06 – another interesting site for architecture fans. sic bikes. The Museum Shop also for the faint-hearted or vertigo with Nazi anti-Jewish laws and organises an annual market for 060 and grounds. sufferers, it offers some is one of six Berlin Modernism Zitadelle Berlin , one of the oldest decrees. The route continues down rail tunnels under the city. classic and historic bicycles. stunning views of the city! estates now a UNESCO World Tegeler See lake surviving Renaissance fortresses, is just Glienicker Brücke bridge Hauptstraße, where David Bowie and Müggelsee lake Heritage Site. historische-fahrraeder-berlin.de euref.de Afterwards, head north onPankeweg 019 , a few minutes from the Old Town. The Iggy Pop lived in the mid-1970s, to the a signed cycling path and hiking trail along the little River , to the Juliusturm tower offers magnificent Schwerbelastungskörper 045 – (literally!) Bürgerpark Pankow 020 – a delightful 12-hectare park with spreading panoramic views across Spandau. Now head back to the bridge over the a “heavy load-bearing body”. Weighing 12,650 tons, this massive green spaces, flower displays, and a rose garden. River Havel, where you can watch the river traffic in the busy Spandau concrete cylindrical block was set up during the Nazi era to test ground lock. subsidence for a monumental triumphal arch planned as part of a Photo: Wolfgang Scholvien Wolfgang Photo: The route then takes you through some of the idyllic green spaces in “World Capital ”.

061 iStock.com/typo-graphics Photo: north Berlin, passing the “Dichterviertel” (The Poets Quarter) to the The nearbyBehnitz quarter is the oldest in Spandau. Past an old Niederschönhausen Palace grounds 021 . For many years, the palace here section of the city wall, you cross a small bridge to the Brauhaus From here, head for Viktoriapark 047 with its attractive artificial 062 was East Germany’s official guest house. After the Wall fell, it hosted the Spandau brewpub . Here, enjoy a break and discover a real Spandau waterfall and the National Monument on the hill before cycling on to “Round Table” meetings on , and today houses an speciality – a glass of Havelbräu beer! Then cycle along the river and the former Tempelhof airport. Decommissioned in 2008, the spreading exhibition on the palace history. through the spreading Spandauer Forest. The route back takes you along site is now a popular park for leisure and recreation. Leave Platz der part of the Cycle Path and across the green Spektegrünzug Luftbrücke square and cycle to the last stop on the tour – theSA Prison On the last stretch of the tour, enjoy bustling Schönhauser Allee with to Spandau Town Hall. And you can finish the tour as you began – by Papestraße Memorial 048 , the only historical site of an early Nazi its cafés, shops and restaurants – and the unusual experience of cycling relaxing and watching the world go by, this time in one of the many cafés concentration camp in Berlin still with rooms in their original state in the alleyways of Spandau Old Town! from 1933. Opened in March 2013, an on-site exhibition showcases the under the subway viaduct. Then finish the tour Berlin style with a stop (www.tkt-berlin.de) e.V. Treptow-Koepenick Berlin Tourismusverein Photo: at Konnopke’s Imbiss 022 for the iconic currywurst snack! history of this SA detention centre.