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The Festival of Lights Enchants the Nikolaiviertel Once Again
Every year, as fall arrives in Berlin, the capital transforms into a grand stage for international light art. Through October 18, 2026, the Festival of Lights invites visitors to discover well-known buildings, squares, and streets from a whole new perspective. Under...
Stadtmuseum Berlin is now the Berlin Museum – and it has plenty to offer this summer! Here are our tips for summer school holidays!
In the middle of summer school break, the Stadtmuseum Berlin is surprising visitors with a new name and a new look. “Berlin Museum” is the new brand name under which, effective immediately, three venues in the Nikolaiviertel will operate: the Ephraim-Palais, the...
Cast in bronze, three iconic Berlin characters say “Welcome to the Nikolaiviertel”
Anyone entering the Nikolaiviertel across the street from the Rotes Rathaus through the northeast entrance at the corner of Spandauer Straße and Am Nußbaum will encounter three very special figures after just a few steps—and they “tell” plenty of stories about old...
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The city within the city
The first Berlin houses, the first market and of course the first church were built here at the end of the 12th century. Today, small shops, cozy restaurants and many historic corners characterize the quarter. In the heart of the picturesque scenery, the oldest church building in the city still rises into the sky with two slender towers: St. Nicholas Church.
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