Berlin Kreuzberg

A meander through one of Berlin’s most areas, taking in important museums, lush green spaces and cutting-edge art

- Becky Anbury

1 Jewish Museum

Berlin’s tumultuous history is easily traceable in Kreuzberg, a large, diverse area south of the River Spree. Start at Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing between East and West before the Wall came down in 1989, and head towards the Jewish Museum on Lindenstrasse. Even from the outside, the Daniel Libeskind building is haunting, with its angular, zigzagging structure bringing a sense of disorientation. Inside, the story of the Jewish contribution to the city and the impact of the Holocaust, symbolised by towering empty spaces within the building’s architecture and personalised by the poignant belongings of the victims, is a stark, upsetting and very necessary reminder of this period of history. Open 10am-8pm daily, €8; jmberlin.de/en

2 Viktoriapark