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Easter in the Nikolai Quarter: our top picks

13. April 2025

Spring is finally here and we get to spend more time outside again. The upcoming Easter weekend is a great opportunity for a stroll through Berlin's oldest district, the Nikolaiviertel. We have put together the best tips for enjoying, shopping and relaxing in the...

Heinrich Zille has returned to the Nikolai Quarter

04. December 2024

There is an entire museum dedicated to the legendary Berlin artist in the Nikolai Quarter and the Zille Museum has reopened on December 1, 2024 after renovation work and a redesign of the exhibition. There are a number of new exhibits on display, including busts and a...

Nikolaiviertel in person: Stefan Kels and his “Tigertörtchen”

29. November 2024

Between cupcakes, cakes and macarons: Stefan Kels and his team run one of the “sweetest” places in the Nikolai Quarter. First of all, of course, we need to know how the name Tigertörtchen, or „tiger tartlet“, actually came about. A lot of people actually want to know,...

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Visit the museums, galleries and art projects of Nikolaiviertel.

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Almost 40 shops and boutiques – many of them owner-operated.

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The picturesque oasis in the middle of the bustling city – come visit us!

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Event calendar

(Available in German only)

Die nächsten Termine:

Nikolai-Musik am Freitag
- Fri, 18. April 2025 - 17:00 Uhr
- Ort: Museum Nikolaikirche
Fotowerkstatt
- Sat, 19. April 2025 - 13:00 Uhr
- Ort: Museum Ephraim-Palais
Wo Berlin begann
- Sun, 20. April 2025 - 11:00 Uhr
- Ort: Museum Nikolaikirche
Im Sauseschritt durch Berliner Geschichte(n)
- Sun, 20. April 2025 - 14:00 Uhr
- Ort: Museum Ephraim-Palais
Nikolai-Musik am Freitag
- Fri, 25. April 2025 - 17:00 Uhr
- Ort: Museum Nikolaikirche
Bunte Druckwerkstatt
- Sat, 26. April 2025 - 13:00 Uhr
- Ort: Museum Ephraim-Palais
Zum Veranstaltungskalender

The city within the city

In the heart of the city, between Alexanderplatz, the Red Town Hall, the Berlin Cathedral, Gendarmenmarkt and the new Stadtschloss, the Nikolaiviertel is a slow-paced and charming oasis in the middle of the pulsating 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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