Socialist traces in the city of spies

Art, Culture, & Historical

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Joerg S.

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Berlin

English, German (Native)

4 hrs 30 mins

Private tour (only you and Joerg S.)

Up to 10 people

We will explore the center of former East Berlin, capital of socialist Germany. Hundreds of secret traces can be found and we will talk about vision, reality and styles.

Itinerary

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10:00 AM

Meeting Point

Alexanderplatz

- We meet like former spies and lovers at "Weltzeituhr" on Alexanderplatz.

10:10 AM

Explore "Alex"

We will see Wall Art on spots like:

Haus des Lehrers

Haus des Reisens

Presse Cafe

We will talk about architectural visions and how this aesthetic is seen today on spots like:

Kongresshalle

Berliner Verlag

Stalinallee

10:40 AM

Museum Island

We will walk towards Museum Island and follow some quite surprising traces of socialist Germany that are still there. We will talk about why it is kept. Spots will be:

TV Tower

Nicolaiviertel

Marstall

Management University

Law Faculty

Lustgarten

11:40 AM

Stalin Allee

We will have a look at Stalins showcase piece of socialist architecture.

The promise of a paradise for the working class was kept only a short while

1953 people demanded here the better life - same as they could see in the west. It ended with Soviet tanks against protesters.

Learn about Stalins Ear.

12:40 AM

"Friedhof der Sozialisten" (Cemetry of the Socialist)

The cemetry for the socialists is imoressing and telles you a lot of historic changes - also about bloody changes of controversial socialist ideas like Anarchy, Bolshevism, Stalinism.

01:30 PM

Ernst Thaelmann

See the impressing "Rotfront" memorial. Learn about the differen Socialist leaders in Germany like Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Ernst Thaelmann, Walter Ulbricht u.v.a.

Learn why during the cold war many people said the best communists lived in the West.

Ending Point

Alexanderplatz

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

*Public Transport

4 hours guided tour

What‘s not included

Not included are additional options like:

Transport by taxi or van

Additional visit of Stasi Headquarter

Additional visit of Stasi Prison

Additional visit of Karlshorst Museum Soviet Headquarter

Additional visit of wall documentation center

Additional visit of "Taenenpalast"

Tour Important Information

* This tour involves a lot of walking. Please take appropriate shoes and clothes with you.

* Ideally you take water and a sandwich with you.

Important message from the supplier

I need to check my calendar before I can accept a tour. I work every day if possible.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time

Joined 2025

Joerg S.

Identity Verified

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About Tour Guide Joerg S.

Berliner since 1988 - I was here when the wall fell and I never left. Came here on the traces of David Bowie, settled, did 44 jobs and raised 2 kids. History is my passion as well as storytelling. With me you can get a deep dive in this city full of history. I do Prussia, 3rd Reich, Cold War, Socialist traces and tours to graveyards, concentration camp memorial sites and battlefields. We can walk, use public transport or car.