(c)Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt, Kulturbrauerei

It´s getting colder it´s getting christmas time. EastSeven Berlin Hostel made a top 10 of cool Christmas Markets in Berlin.
In a couple of weeks the Berlin Christmas markets will be open again. Go here to warm up with `glühwein`(mulled wine), find some nice christmas presents for your folks, enjoy the german way of celebrating christmas.
Here you will find our top 10 of christmas markets in Berlin. Also we provide some more detailed info on one of the nicest markets in our opinion, the Lucia Christmas Market at the Kulturbrauerei, not far from the EastSeven Berlin Hostel.

Our TOP 10:

1. Lucia Christmas Market at the Kulturbrauerei.
2. Nostalgic Christmas Market at the Oper Unter den Linden
3. Christmas Market Spandau
4. Christmas Market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Remorial Church
5. Magic Winterworld and Christmas Market at Potsdamer Platz
6. Christmas Market Alexander Platz

7. Christmas Market at Schloss-park Mitte

8. Christmas Market at Charlottenburg Palace

9. Christmas Market Gendarmen Markt

10. Christmas Market Kollwitzplatz

Closeby the EastSeven Berlin Hostel you´ll find the Kulturbrauerei, a former beer brewery wich now stands for diverse range of cultural events during the year. One of our favorite christmas markets will be held here, every year. Read on for more details.
The romantic world of the Lucia Christmas Market invites you to the Kulturbrauerei for the ninth time in the year 2009.
The “Lucia Christmas Market“ takes place in the outdoor space in the two courtyards of the Kulturbrauerei in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district.

The Kulturbrauerei, an area of 25,000 m², with its lovely ensemble of 20 buildings and six courtyards, is situated between Schönhauser Allee, Knaack, Sredzki and Danziger Straßes. The buildings are all connected – creating a brick wall with chimneys and distinctive towers in the corners. The richly decorated buildings of red and yellow brick with their casting pillars, dome vaults and stone ceilings represent the industrial architecture of the 19th century.

This beautiful building complex is home to the Lucia Christmas Market. With its picturesque setting, this market offers a very charming and romantic atmosphere and has become very popular with families. It offers a daily cultural program for everbody, on weekend afternoons for kids and invites the grown-ups to meet for a hot mulled red (and white) wine „Glühwein or Glög“. Named after Lucia, the Nordic goddess of light, the market is dedicated to the Scandinavian countries.

Highlights:
* bungee trampoline and swing boat
* merry-go-round for children and adults
* “Coat-Open-Air-Heater“ and “Swedenfire“ artworks
* Santa visits the market daily between 5 and 6 pm
* cultural program/ show daily at 8 pm, admission free
* every Saturday at 4 pm program for children at Alte Kantine, 3 €
* every Sunday between 4 and 6 pm Children’s handicraft hour at Alte Kantine, admission free

Opening Hours (free entry):
Monday – Friday 3 pm – 10pm
Saturday & Sunday 1pm – 10pm

Location: Kulturbrauerei, 10439 Berlin-PrenzlauerBerg/ Pankow
Knaackstr. 97 and/or Sredzkistr. 1 and/or Schönhauser Allee 36-39
Public Transport: Metro U2 Eberswalder Str., Bus 245, Tram 12, M10, M1
Parking: in-ground parking facility with 250 spaces, Sredzkistr. 2

(tekst: lucia-weihnachtsmarkt.de)

For more events, parties and insider tips check out our online staff-recommendations. Enjoy wintertime in Berlin!!

A piece of the Berlin Wall

…an amazing street theatre event, from 1-4 October in the streets of Berlin, FREE of charge!!

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall the legendary French street theatre company Royal the Luxe, in cooperation with the Berliner Festspiele, will present this gigantic open air event.
On their way through Berlin  two marionettes Little Giantess and Big Giant, which measure up to 15 metres in height,will be telling out a fairy tale about a reunion after years of separation.
The Little Giantess and the Big Giant, created by the legendary French street theatre company Royal de Luxe, will amaze and astonish Berlin’s people and visitors and shall resurrect this moment in world history and the overwhelming emotions of 1989. The giant puppets will pass by significant Berlin sites – such as Unter den Linden, Brandenburg Gate, Hauptbahnhof and Straße des 17. Juni. As last seen in London (2006) and Santiago de Chile (2007), Royal de Luxe will move and enthuse millions of people in the German capital.

Directed by Jean Luc Courcoult
When: 1 to 4 October 2009
Daily app. 10:00 – 12:00 and 15:00 – 18:00

Theatre Spectacle in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary
of the Fall of the Berlin Wall –>Open air and free admission

Route of the Giants:
Rotes Rathaus, Unter den Linden, Bebelplatz, Lustgarten, Hauptbahnhof, Straße des 17. Juni, Pariser Platz,
Brandenburger Tor

(text: riesen-in-berlin.de)

For visualisation of the route klick HERE

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Brandenburg Gate

BIG 25 Berlin on the 10th of may 2009…

Take part when Germany’s most traditional city race will enter a new era. Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Friedrichstraße, Gendarmenmarkt, Potsdamer Platz, Kurfürstendamm, Funkturm and finally the unique finish inside the Berlin Olympic Stadium – these are some of the most spectacular sightseeing points you will pass during the race. No need to book a sightseeing tour! Thousands of spectators will cheer you on. Once initiated by the French Allied Forces in West Berlin in spring 1981 the ,25 km de Berlin’ was Germany’s first big city race. On May 4th the event will have a new Take part when Germany’s most traditional city race will enter a new era. Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Friedrichstraße, Gendarmenmarkt, Potsdamer Platz, Kurfürstendamm, Funkturm and finally the unique finish inside the Berlin Olympic Stadium – these are some of the most spectacular sightseeing points you will pass during the race. No need to book a sightseeing tour! Thousands of spectators will cheer you on. Once initiated by the French Allied Forces in West Berlin in spring 1981 the ,25 km de Berlin’ was Germany’s first big city race. On May 4th the event will have a new title: BERLIN RUNS … 25 k. Come to Berlin to experience the start of a new era of this traditional running event.
Start 10.00h: Olympic Square (Olympischer Platz) / Siegessäule / Brandenburger Tor / Friedrichstraße / Gendarmenmarkt / Potsdamer Platz / Tauentzienstraße / Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche / Kurfürstendamm / Funkturm / Finish: Olympic Stadium Berlin.

(Text: www.berlin-laeuft.de)