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Rüdesheimer Platz
Perhaps there are better known places in Berlin (well, it sure is an insider tipp), probably there are more impressive areas - but the Rüdesheimer Platz in Wilmersdorf is one of the most beautiful places in the city. The houses all around the Rüdesheimer Platz were created in the English country house style in the early 20th century and give the place its very own character.
Especially worthwhile visiting: during the summer wine from the Rheingau is served at the Rüdesheimer Platz. Everyone brings his own food and buys a delicious wine - and the whole area around the Rüdesheimer Platz turns into a large, cheerful picnic area.
Schloßstraße
Vive la France in Berlin: The Schloßstraße in Charlottenburg conjures French flair in the city! A walk along the old mansions introduces visitors to other eras. Museums, art exhibitions and boule players characterize the area.
And at the very end of the boulevard is the castle Schloß Charlottenburg located. Palace.
The museums and collections around the Schloss Charlottenburg offer a cultural diversity that is second to none. Behind the castle one of the largest and most preserved Baroque castle gardens invite visitors to relax and to take in the beautiful scenery.
Flea market at the Arkonaplatz
Enjoy a lovely Sunday on the oldest flea market in Germany and rummage through things of the past: every Sunday the flea market at the Arkonaplatz in Pankow invites visitors to haggle and buy. The less professional than private traders spread a unique neighborhood atmosphere.
This is where the neighborhood meets to dig through each other vinyl record boxes, sells household items, clothes, musical instruments and bicycles.
And as in any good flea market the motto here: it´s worth to get up early! Find the dates here.
Tip: Near to the Arkonaplatz runs the Swinemünder road, which was divided in 1961by the Berlin Wall. And from there you come across the Bernauer Strasse. Now please take a look to your left and to your right: Right here was the Berlin Wall. A memorial stone remembers the dead oft he Berlin Wall.
Jewish cemetery in Weissensee
In 1880 the Berlin Jewish community lay out a cemetery in the Weissensee district: The largest Jewish cemetery in Europe with more than 115,000 grave stones on 40 acres!
Stories in stone: The cemetery looks like an enchanted fairytale forest, telling the stories of the people who are buried here over the past 300 years.
100 years later, the cemetery was declared a historical monument. Today the Jewish cemetery is not only a memorial but an enchanted green idyll for Berliners and visitors.
Bornholm Bridge
After the declaration of freedom of travel for the citizens of the GDR on November 9th 1989, the events accelerated. The media spread that the Wall had fallen, border guards opened the border crossing and the people of East and West Berlin celebrated this night as the end of the inner German border demarcation.
The border crossing Bornholmer Street in Pankow, at the eastern end of the bridge (known as "Bösebrücke"), was the first point where the Berlin Wall was opened. About 100 ornamental cherry trees line the Trail of the Wall here. They were a gift of the Japanese people in 1990 as an expression of great sympathy over the reunified Germany.
Tempelhofer Park
Out of the city without leaving the city? In Berlin everything is possible! Because the airfield of the former airport Tempelhof-Schöneberg offers so much space that you might think you have left the capital, although it is actually right in the middle of it. The Tempelhofer feld is a 386-acre open space that housed the Tempelhofer Airport by the end of 2008 - one of the first airports in Germany. The site is now a popular leisure area for cyclists, kite flyers, joggers and cross-country skiers.
The three entrances (Columbiadamm, Tempelhofer Damm and Oderstraße) are open from sunrise to sunset.
Winterfeldplatz
The Winterfeldtplatz in Schöneberg is geographically situated between the trendy district of Kreuzberg and the bourgeois Wilmersdorf - and is one of the most popular residential areas of Berlin. Great apartments in lavishly restored ancient houses, quiet streets and at least one store for every need within walking distance: It almost seems as if the term "neighborhood" (in german: “Kiez”) was defined right here.
The area around the Winterfeldtplatz is full of joie de vivre: With its stylish pubs, cafes and restaurants, the area is also a lively place to go out at night and the address for an extended Sunday brunch.
Market hall IX
In the Eisenbahnstraße in Kreuzberg the traditional and historic market hall opened in October 2011 its doors again - exactly 120 years after its opening.
On Fridays and Saturdays a traditional weekly market takes place. And every Thursday evening (5:00 – 10:00 pm) Berliners and visitors meet for the "Street Food Thursday". The various stalls offer culinary delights from all around the world: British Pies, Thai Tapioca Dumplings, Mexican tacos, Allgäu cheese noodles, Nigerian FuFu.
For more information on Berlin market activities can be found here.