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Berlin

<h1>From working class district to jewelry box</h1>
<h2>Duration</h2>
<p>3 hours</p>
<h2>About</h2>
<p>One reason why the Berlin Wall fell first in Bornholmer Strasse is probably that the residents of Prenzlauer Berg have always set themselves apart from the other parts of the city and organized themselves in a special way.</p>
<p>In no other East Berlin district lived so many people who were &quot;different&quot;. Besides the small worker, artists, homosexuals, punks, squatters and of course many opposition members lived in their neighbourhood.</p>
<p>After the turnaround the picture changed very fast. The destruction during the war was kept within limits and in the GDR people relied on new buildings in the bicycle districts. So it happened that the many beautiful buildings were found in their original state and could be renovated.</p>
<p>Since 1989 a lot has changed, many of the &quot;natives&quot; have disappeared. The new inhabitants of Prenzlauer Berg are people who can afford the now high rents and young families. Today, Prenzlauer Berg is the district with the most children in Berlin. On our walk we will show you why so many want to live here. We will show you residential ensembles that are still not renovated and the &quot;hip&quot; streets and squares in Prenzlauer Berg. A tour through time, with a small coffee break in the neighbourhood and, except Sundays, a currywurst at the famous Konnopke snack bar.</p>
<p><em>The meeting point of the tour is the entrance to the Jewish Cemetery (Schönhauser Allee 23-25)</em></p>
<h2>Highlights</h2>
<p>Kottbusser Tor / Line 1 / Dresdner Straße<br>
Oranienstraße / Municipal Institute for the Blind / Kreuzberg Backyards / SO36<br>
Heinrichplatz / Women&#x27;s centre chocolate factory<br>
Mariannenplatz / fire brigade monument / Bethanien art quarter / Fontane pharmacy / Georg-von-Rauch-Haus (&quot;smoke house&quot;) / tree house on the wall / clay stone gardens / Thomas church<br>
Spreewaldplatz/ Görlitz Park / former Görlitz railway station<br>
Falckensteinstraße / nightlife district Wrangel-Kiez<br>
Oberbaumbrücke / East Port / East/West Side Gallery</p>