Soviet Heritage in Berlin Half-Day Guided Tour

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About the Activity

This itinerary is UNIQUE and offered exclusively by SPOUTNIK.voyage, in French, in Berlin. This half-day itinerary (4-5 hours) starts in the North of Berlin (Pankow) and ends at the famous Brandenburg Gate. This route has been designed to be done by bike using Berlin's very secure cycling infrastructure. This route is also available by car. Visit in half a day the Soviet remains still visible in Berlin. We will visit the Soviet cultural and historical highlights of Berlin, such as: Soviet Memorial Berlin Schönholzer Heide, Palace Schönhausen, Bornholmer Straße, Ernst-Thälmann Park, Alexanderplatz, Karl-Marx-Allee, Soviet Memorial Berlin Treptowe and the Soviet Memorial of Tiergarten.

4 hours 30 minutes

Pickup offered

Mobile ticket

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Travelers

Adult : 1

Inclusions & Exclusions

Visit in 4-5 hours the Soviet vestiges still visible in Berlin, by bike or by car.

Transportation amenities : Private transportation. Private transportation

Food and drink : Lunch. Lunch

Fees : Gratuities. Gratuities

Bike rental for one day / 1 day Bicycle renting (+20€)

Car rental for one day / 1 day car rental (+70€)

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Maximum 4 travellers in this tour.

Locations in the itinerary

Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Schonholzer Heide

Germanenstrasse, Volkspark Schönholzer Heide, Berlin, Germany, 13156We meet at the meeting point to discover together the Soviet Memorial in Berlin Schönholzer Heide. The Schönholzer Heid Soviet Memorial in Pankow, Berlin, was erected between May 1947 and November 1949. The memorial houses the largest Soviet cemetery in Berlin, which is also the largest Soviet cemetery in Europe outside of Russia.1 hour • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Schoenhausen Palace

Tschaikowskistr. 1, , Berlin, Germany, 13156We then head to Schönhausen Palace. Until 1960 it served as the official seat of the President of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Wilhelm Pieck, where he received state guests such as Nikita Khrushchev, Ho Chi Minh, Indira Gandhi, Fidel Castro, the last Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa Gorbachova, in October 1989.15 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Then we will follow the Panke river to reach the old border post Bornholmer Straße. The Bornholmer Straße border post was the center of the events of October 1989, which led to the end of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German reunification and, in the longer term, the collapse of the USSR. We will relive these historic moments step by step and hour by hour and cross the Bornholmer Bridge to then head towards the imposing Karl Marx Allee.30 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Ernst-Thaelmann-Park

Greifswalderstrasse, Berlin, GermanyAlong the way we will discover Ernst-Thälmann Park, located in the center of the Prenzlauer Berg district and named in honor of former Communist Party leader Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944). We will admire the bronze monument of Ernst Thälmann made by the Soviet sculptor Lev Kerbel between 1981 and 1986. The monument still remains a protected site today.15 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Karl-Marx-Allee

Berlin, Germany, 10178Along the way, we will visit the socialist works, mosaics and bas-reliefs of Alexanderplatz, then arrive at the imposing Karl Marx Allee the highlight of this tour. Karl Marx Allee is a monumental socialist boulevard, in Soviet architectural style, built by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) between 1952 and 1960 in Berlin Friedrichshain and Mitte. Today, the boulevard bears the name of Karl Marx. The boulevard was named Stalinallee between 1949 and 1961 and was a landmark building project in East Germany's post-World War II reconstruction program. Designed by architects Hermann Henselmann, Hartmann, Hopp, Leucht, Paulick and Souradny, it was to contain spacious and luxurious apartments for workers, as well as shops, restaurants, cafes (Moscow cafe), a tourist hotel and a huge cinema, the Kino International, which we will discover together.1 hour • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Treptow

Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany, 10117We then head to the site of the Soviet War Memorial (Sowjetisches Kriegerdenkmal) in Treptow. The war memorial and military cemetery located in Berlin's Treptower Park. It was built according to plans by Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky to commemorate 7,000 of the 80,000 Red Army soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in April-May 1945. It was inaugurated four years after the end of World War II in Europe, May 8, 1949. The monument is one of three Soviet memorials built in Berlin after the end of the war.30 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Soviet Memorial Tiergarten

Strasse des 17. Juni, Berlin, Germany, 10623Having reached the southernmost part of our tour, we will head back to central Berlin to visit the last site of our tour, the sublime Tiergarten Soviet War Memorial.30 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, Germany, 10117End of the Brandenburg Gate tour.1 minutes • Admission Ticket FreeView Location

Meeting and Pickup

Starting point

At 10 a.m. - at the S Bahn station Berlin-Schönholz (S1/S25/S26)View Location

End point

Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz, Berlin, GermanyView Location

Pickup details

Tour operator will pick up all customers from their respective locations; or, customers can make their own way to the start point

Travelers CANNOT choose a custom pickup or meeting location.
KulturBrauerei, Schönhauser Allee, Berlin, Germany At 09:30AM - inside the courtyard in front of the REWE supermarket
Travelers will be picked up 30 minutes before departure time

Pickup points

Additional Information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Language And Guide

Tour Guide Available In

English
French

Printed Guide Available In

English
French

Ticket Details

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One per booking

Ticket Redemption

No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticket

Cancellation & Refunds

Cannot be cancelled or amended without incurring a 100% penalty; i.e., the refund amount will be zero.

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Suplier may cancel the activity on account of bad weather conditions.
Suplier may cancel the activity due to too few participants.

Operated by Spoutnik VoyageCreated on 02 Aug 2023Created on 09 Apr 2025

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