Schoeneberg is a neighborhood that loves to show off its beautiful colors: from bars and cafes to galleries and street celebrations. Known since the 1920s for its vibrant LGBTQ community, Schoeneberg is one brave part of Berlin that has its struggles and success written all over its streets.
A fabulous place for shopping fans, KaDeWe is 60,000 square meters and the largest department store in continental Europe. Short for Kaufhaus des Westens, KaDeWe is a commercial center built in the early 20th century by the famous architect Emil Schaudt. After being almost completely destroyed by the Second World War bombings, it was reconstructed in the 1950s as a symbol of the emerging economic power of the western part of Berlin. Today it is part of Luxury Boulevard and attracts over 50 000 visitors a day.
More
Bar, Restaurant
More is a bar-restaurant located at the heart of Schoeneberg at Motzstraße. The brilliant red interior is simply dazzling, yet still maintains an atmosphere of elegance and class. Here, every day is a celebration of different flavors such as juicy minute stakes, polenta or frittata.
Museum of Unheard Things
Museum
Museum of Unheard Things is full of objects that surround daily life, some of them attached to extraordinary people or events, while others are simply unheard of. Here, storytelling lives within objects, creating a narrative of the extraordinary emerging from the ordinary.
Matzfabrik
Maltzfabrik is an impressive six story malt factory. The site is an award winning complex of sustainability and creativity which puts on community projects and workshops with an environmental leaning. The main attractions are the energetic reconstruction, LED lighting technology, local biodiversity and particularly the preservation of the bee communities, showing us that industrial ruins can be transformed into environmental sanctuaries.
A protected biological park, Schöneberger Südgelände is a wonderful example of the cleansing power of Mother Nature. Given the chance, she has reclaimed this WWII oil rail yard and it is now a protected haven for dozens of species of plant-life, animals and birds.
Cosima Cinema is one of the oldest cinemas in Berlin, showing an impressive collection of carefully selected artistic movies and documentaries. The post-WW2 Art-Deco cinema has a particular late 1950s atmosphere. With space for 250 film-lovers, this cinema is a must in terms of design, art and film.
Tempelhofer Feld
Tempelhofer Feld is one of the oldest airports in Germany and opened operations in 1923. While in 2008 it ended the service, it left behind an extraordinary history ranging from military and concentration camps to airport usage. Transformed and re-conceptualized, the former airport is now a community project dedicated to leisure activities, shared gardens, and community engagement in a space of over 300 hectares.
Travel is more than just an experience, is a continual process of education, self-discovery and exchange that leaves necessary marks. Opted for an alternative educational method that goes outside of mainstream culture and seeks to enrich every day learning through genuine exchange as a form of knowledge. Passionate for cooking, eating, trees and breath-taking off-beaten panoramas, Eliza is on a continuous learning process. With a B.A in International Relations and a current M.A in World Heritage Studies, she is focused on heritage as an identity factor in a globalized era and seeks to comprise this into a future narrative.
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