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Berlin beyond the guidebook: Cold War memories, a boat trip to Köpenick, changing neighbourhoods and the city's property market, with insights from a long-time local guide on how to experience everyday Berlin.
The Best Berlin Tour Guide: Your Guide to the City
Discover Berlin with The Berlin Expert, a top-rated private guide offering customized tours on Jewish heritage, WWII, the Cold War, and architecture, plus day trips to Potsdam and Sachsenhausen.
Cold War Berlin Tours with a Native English-Speaking Guide
This photo is of capturing me from my first visit to Berlin in 1981 with My cousin Vicki, who was stationed with her husband Dan in the US military, likely played a role in my introduction to the city and its history.
Is Berlin the Next Big Thing in Real Estate?
Berlin’s real estate boom since the 2000s has driven up prices, fueled gentrification in Neukölln and Kreuzberg, and sparked debate over Rene Benko’s controversial Hermannplatz redevelopment.
A Boat Tour to Köpenick: A Perfect Day Trip from Berlin
Feel like cruising out of town while in Berlin? Take a boat from Treptower Park down the Spree to Köpenick, a medieval town now part of Berlin. The cruise is not long, but nice, and Köpenick has a quaint old town part plus a little palace on an island.
About the author
Jeremy Minsberg is an American-born private tour guide in Berlin and the founder of The Berlin Expert. He has lived in Berlin since 2001 and writes practical guides to Jewish history, WWII, the Cold War, architecture and day trips.
