Uncover the dark history behind the middle ages in Berlin on this walking tour. Listen as your guide tells you macabre tales of myths, witch hunts, pogroms, and torture.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: German

Highlights

Feel chills run up your spine as you Berlin's dark history is revealed
Uncover why Alexanderplatz is also known as the Devil's pleasure garden
Learn about the tragic Jewish pogrom that took place at Große Jüdenhof
Find out how torture was used to extract confessions from accused witches
Step back in time as you hear dark legends about demons and werewolves

Full description

Step back in time to the middle ages on this walking tour of Berlin. Hear about executions and see where these sentences were carried out. Discover what happened to the Jewish population that lived at Große Jüdenhof.

Meet your guide in Alexanderplatz and start your walking tour. Let your guide explain to you why Alexanderplatz is also known as the "Teufels Lustgarten" (the Devil's Pleasure Garden).

Immerse yourself in stories about German witchhunts where the accused needed to confess before being convicted. Learn about the methods used to extract these confessions. Be regaled by legends about werewolves and demons.

Unlock the truth behind a mysterious event that happened in Klosterstrasse in the 1980s. See how it is related to the secret burial chamber in a parochial church in Berlin.

Continue to Große Jüdenhof to find out how a simple theft led to a cruel Jewish pogrom in the Middle Ages. Finish your tour at Alexanderplatz.

Includes

Walking tour
Guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Not suitable for

Children under 12 years
People with mobility impairments
Wheelchair users
People with vertigo

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Meet your guide in front of the Commerzbank which is directly across from exit for the Alexanderplatz S-bahn.

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Important information

What to bring

Passport or ID card
Comfortable shoes
Comfortable clothes
Weather-appropriate clothing

Know before you go

This tour will take place in rain or shine

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.2 /5

based on 6 reviews

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A great entertaining informative evening. Many thanks to the guide, who gave us a lot of knowledge and many stories from Berlin's underworld in such an exciting way. He did it so well that we still have a lot of data and facts in our heads today. Many thanks, gladly again!

May 1, 2022

A great tour around Alexanderplatz, perfect to start the evening. The guide gives an interesting overview of historical events and stories about werewolves, demons, witches, etc. You are taken to a wide variety of places with humor and excitement. We learned a lot and had a lot of fun!

April 23, 2022

Entertaining, humorous, interesting and exciting! Very likeable guide, who takes care of individual wishes/enquiries with commitment! Clear recommendation!

Berlin: Mysterious Dark Ages Walking Tour

Berlin: Mysterious Dark Ages Walking Tour

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