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Christmas markets from colorful hustle and bustle to charming tranquility: our top five winter events in Berlin-Mitte
The most wonderful time of the year is fast approaching, and all the Christmas markets and winter events have been open again for a few days now, tempting visitors with the scent of roasted almonds, vanilla, mulled wine, and the anticipation of Christmas. Berlin...
The White Lady – A Berlin Ghost Story
The Nikolaiviertel has many stories to tell—not only about real people such as Lessing and Mendelsohn, but also legends and ghost stories. One of these is the subject of the 15th panel of the historical trail in Poststraße: Carl Gause & belief in ghosts. It is the...
Nikolaiviertel in person: Philipp Satzer and his restaurant “Julchen Hoppe”
Traditional German food in Berlin Mitte: rouladen, veal liver and much more - a restaurant on Rathausstraße serves up the popular German dishes with a generous helping of passion. How did you get into cooking and how did you end up in the Nikolaiviertel? I first...
Everything there is to know about an ancient crop at the Hemp Museum
The Nikolaiviertel neighborhood is home to a museum that is unique in Germany: the Hemp Museum. Set in a heritage-listed building, it tells the story of a plant with an ancient history that is also highly relevant in today's political climate. Since its opening in...
Festival of Lights 2025: An evening stroll through the Nikolaiviertel
From October 8 to 15, the 21st Festival of Lights invites visitors to experience Berlin in an enchanting atmosphere of color and light, daily from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. This year's edition of the festival has the motto “Let's shine together” and aims to send a...
Nikolaiviertel in person: Frank Möhler and Franky’s Best
Beef jerky and hot sauces straight from the Nikolaiviertel: we chatted with Frank Möhler about his passion for dried beef and the Carolina Reaper chili. You opened your store in the Nikolaiviertel in August. Is this your first retail store, or do you have other...
A tale of taverns and amphibians: the Paddenwirt
Between Spandauer Straße and the banks of the Spree, there is an inn whose name puzzles many visitors: the restaurant Zum Paddenwirt. It is located just a stone's throw away from where the first fortified crossing over the Spree was built in the Middle Ages at the...
NikolaiZauber: a festival for the whole family – on August 30 and 31 in the Nikolaiviertel district
Before the “3rd NikolaiZauber” invites visitors to experience and participate in a colorful, artistic event that will amaze the audience, Stefanie Remlinger, mayor of Mitte, together with WBM managing director Lars Dormeyer, will open the festival on Saturday, August...
It’s a collector’s paradise
You'll find a surprisingly large and exciting range of collectibles here in the Nikolaiviertel. Most people collect things out of a passion for a particular subject, out of nostalgia, or as an investment in tangible assets, and from bottle caps to sports cars, there's...