A Slow Guide to Leipzig

Paul Sullivan visits one of Saxony’s most interesting and culturally-endowed cities…

Ghosts in the Schloss

Marcel Krüger on the controversial reincarnation of Berlin’s City Palace… 

Berlin Repurposed: 10 Great Reimagined Spaces

Peggy Hughes profiles some of her favourite reinvented buildings in Berlin…

Berlin am Meer

Kieran Drake hops on his paddle board—and hires a kayak or two—to explore Berlin’s waterways…

Franz Hessel: An Apolitical Flâneur

Paul Sullivan on a classic of Weimar walking literature…

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Books

 

Stories from the City

To celebrate Slow Travel Berlin's fifth birthday: a curated anthology of articles and photography on a wide range of topics and places that you won’t find in the guidebooks.
 

100 Favourite Places

Instead of highlighting the city’s hippest ‘hotspots’, we’ve taken a more patient and personal approach to bring you 100 special places, many of which would not be mentioned in conventional guides.
 

Mauerweg: Stories From The Berlin Wall Trail

A documented walk around the entire 160km length of the Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail)

Walking Berlin

 

Berlin’s Main Telegraph Office (Haupttelegrafenamt)

Fenced off and looking somewhat forlorn compared to…
 

Olympic Stadium & A Magic Schnitzel

Earlier this week I caught a train up…
 

Berlin in Snow

Following a distinctly spring-like festive period, where temperatures hovered around 8-10…
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Art & Culture
 

A Slow Guide to Leipzig

Paul Sullivan visits one of Saxony's most interesting and culturally-endowed cities...
Design & Architecture
 

Ghosts in the Schloss

Marcel Krüger on the controversial reincarnation of Berlin's City Palace... 
Art & Culture
 

Berlin Repurposed: 10 Great Reimagined Spaces

Peggy Hughes profiles some of her favourite reinvented buildings in Berlin...
Brandenburg
 

Berlin am Meer

Kieran Drake hops on his paddle board—and hires a kayak or two—to explore Berlin's waterways...
Art & Culture
 

Franz Hessel: An Apolitical Flâneur

Paul Sullivan on a classic of Weimar walking literature…
Bars
 

Five Great Beer Hikes in Berlin

Beer hiking experts Dan Cole and Yvonne Hartmann recommend five pub walks from their book...