Europe

Three Country Border: Where Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium meet

Aachen (category), Belgium (category), Germany (category), Netherlands (category)
7 min read
06/04/201611/04/2024

I have been in Berlin for more than 4 years by now and I have shown this city to a lot of people. These experiences made me realize that are places in Berlin that are advertised as really cool but that are just tourist traps. If you have been to Berlin a few times, I believe that you already picture some places inside your head. This article is focused on the worst places to visit in Berlin or how to ruin your Berlin experience in 5 places.

How to Ruin Your Berlin Experience

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
9 min read
04/04/201602/02/2024

In the 1960’s the area around what was known as Leninplatz worked as a breaking pointing between Friedrichshain and Alexanderplatz. It was there that, gradually, the buildings started to look bigger and bigger resulting on what was the center of East Berlin at Alexanderplatz. But it wasn’t always like that.

Leninplatz Berlin: The Past of Platz der Vereinten Nationen

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
8 min read
28/03/201614/06/2024

Even though the Cold War ended more than 25 years ago, you can see remains of it everywhere. The Berlin Wall, the most famous symbol of it, is easily found around Berlin but this is not the only relic that still stands and Martin Roemers is here to show us those decaying testaments of a world that doesn’t exist anymore.

Relics of the Cold War: A Photography Exhibition in Berlin back in 2016

Berlin (category), Photography (category)
4 min read
23/03/201630/12/2023

These extraordinary and never-before-seen home movies were filmed by a German-American family who visited Berlin and Germany during the Olympic Games in 1936. They give a good idea of what a tourist might have experienced. The film begins with shots aboard the liner Deutschland during the trans-Atlantic crossing, including a visit to the ship's bridge, dancing on deck to music provided by the ship's band, and more.

The 1936 Berlin Olympics: A Family Vacation Movie

Berlin (category)
3 min read
21/03/201605/07/2024

Matthias Makarinus did it again but this time he uses different techniques to show a Berlin you probably never saw before. On his amazing video, he uses time-lapses, hyperlapse, slow motion and some tilt shift to show you how amazing this city really is. He does all that is amazing 4k.

Matthias Makarinus: Berlin as you have never seen before

Berlin (category)
2 min read
11/03/201620/11/2023

It was early June 1945 when LIFE Magazine published an article titled the The Battered Face of Germany showing all the destruction caused by the Second World War in Germany. This article was published not long after the surrender of Germany where, today, we have the Russian German Museum in Karlshorst. In this article you could see amazing pictures made from the air by Margaret Bourke-White who would later be accredited as the first american woman to photograph in the Second World War. Also, the first authorized to fly on combat missions. Her pictures showed the devastation of Germany and show the pattern of destruction caused by Allied air bombing.

Second World War in Germany: The Battered Face of a Country

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
3 min read
09/03/201601/12/2023

Turku Biological Museum

Finland (category), Turku (category)
5 min read
07/03/201628/11/2023

Working in Berlin- What Germany taught me about work

Working in Berlin: What Germany taught me about work

Berlin (category), Tips and Tricks (category)
9 min read
02/03/201621/12/2023

The first time we visited Sweden, we also visited Älvsborg Fortress in Gothenburg. This large fortress is located, strategically, in Göta River since it was built to protect what was then the only access Sweden had to the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. But the fortress we visited isn’t the first one built to protect what would become Gothenburg later.

Älvsborg Fortress: A Visit to Medieval Sweden

Gothenburg (category), Sweden (category)
4 min read
26/02/201627/10/2016

If you were around Gendarmenmarkt a few days ago, you saw something quite spectacular. World-renowned chinese artist Ai Weiwei turned the columns of Konzerthaus Berlin into something different. Thousands of orange life vests covered the columns turning them into pillars for the refugees that are arriving every day in the greek island of Lesbos. The installation is a part of Cinema for Peace, a fundraiser gala event that happened on February 15, 2016.

Ai Weiwei commemorates Refugees with #Safepassage

Berlin (category)
3 min read
19/02/201611/07/2024

Things to do in Hall in Tirol

Tirol (category)
9 min read
17/02/201609/07/2023

Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and the largest city and the capital of Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland. Fotostrasse was there for a few days in early 2015 and we fell in love with this city that hosts almost a million people. Because we love the days we spent there, we decided to write this short guide with a few things you need to do in Wrocław.

Things to do in Wroclaw Poland

Poland (category), Wroclaw (category)
13 min read
14/02/201621/12/2023

Please meet Krampus, Santa Claus’ shadow. Krampus is a horrific beast that is half-demon and half-goat who literally beats children up from naughty to nice. Krampus isn’t exactly what you expect for Christmas, I assure you.

Naughty or Nice? Why You Should Fear Krampus

Austria (category), Tirol (category)
5 min read
27/01/201619/01/2025

Nordbahnhof Park in the Winter by Felipe Tofani

Beyond the Tracks: Exploring the Nordbahnhof Park in Winter and its Surroundings

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
6 min read
23/01/201609/01/2026

If you are looking to travel back in time to Prenzlauer Berg in 1993, this short movie from Hannes Stöhr might be one of the best ways to go there. A short trip back into a neighborhood that was still, somewhat, divided between East and West Berlin.

A trip back in time to Prenzlauer Berg in 1993 with Hannes Stöhr

Berlin (category)
3 min read
16/01/201630/12/2023

Neukölln Wind - A movie about a changing neighborhood

Neukölln Wind: A movie about a changing neighborhood

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
3 min read
08/01/201620/02/2024

Most people don’t know but there is a piece of Africa in Berlin and you can find it in Wedding, a district north of Berlin. There you are going to see the African Quarter of Berlin and we only manage to discover that because we were invited by With Locals to try one of their tours. Once we took a look at what was available, we knew we had to explore Wedding with Henning, our connection with the African Roots of Berlin.

The African Quarter of Berlin

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
5 min read
28/12/201521/12/2023

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg is a church of many names. Some call it Church of Our Savior on Blood, Church on the Blood, Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Either way, this is a special church since it was built where Tzar Alexander II was fatally wounded in March 1881.

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg

Russia (category), St Petersburg (category)
8 min read
18/12/201520/10/2024

To celebrate Anton Corbijn’s sixtieth birthday, C/O Berlin is presenting a retrospective of his work encompassing around 600 photographs, with a lot of never seen before work. At the exhibition you will be able to see the evolution of a self taught novice to a celebrated video director and influential photographer.

Anton Corbijn Berlin Retrospective at C/O Berlin in 2015

Berlin (category), Photography (category)
5 min read
14/12/201515/07/2026

The first thing we did when we got to Saint Petersburg with the guys from Timetravels was the visit to the Sphinx of Saint Petersburg. Such an unexpected sight to have in Russia. It is even more weird when you look across the river into all the neo-classical palaces and building overlooking the waters. Somehow it felt like a weird trip back in time.

The Sphinx of Saint Petersburg

Russia (category), St Petersburg (category)
4 min read
27/11/201504/05/2026