Berlin and car culture
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Duration - 4 hours
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Guide optionsEnglish, Spanish
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
BERLIN AND CAR CULTURE. The only tour that tells the story of Berlin through the history of the automobile. Germany invented the car. We'll walk through history, visit the ruins of the Nazis' favorite race track, and see some of the best cars in the world.
Highlights
- The only tour that combines the history of automobiles and Berlin.
- Founded and guided by an automotive journalist who has been testing cars for 20 years.
- You will visit places that are 100% off the traditional tourist circuit.
- The only tour that analyzes how automobiles are part of the German idiosyncrasy.
- The most original tour of Berlin!
Description
Berlin and car culture
More than a century ago, Berlin issued the patent for the first automobile in history. Metres away from this place we will start a tour outside the traditional tourist spots. We will see live some of the best cars of all times, and the history of this invention will be the excuse to get to know unique places in the German capital.
At Germany’s oldest traffic lights, we will review the furore that the new invention caused, and then we will meet the most technological cars of today. All this at a key intersection in the history of Berlin and its development as a modern – and motorised – city at the beginning of the 20th century.
The tour continues on the outskirts of the city. There we will discover the ruins of what was once the fastest and most dangerous racetrack in the world, as well as Germany’s first motorway. We will relive records, tragedies and how the Nazis used motor racing at the time to propagandize their dictatorship.
Finally, we will visit an old tram workshop that has been recycled and converted into a classic car paradise. Located outside the traditional tourist guides, it will be the highlight of the tour, as the best cars in Berlin live here.
If you like cars, are interested in mobility or are just curious, this is the tour for you – there is no other tour like it in Berlin!
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Guide who is a journalist specialized in automobiles
- Entrance to the workshop/museum
- Exclusions:
- Metro ticket
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Potsdamer Platz
- Mall of Berlin
- AVUS Tribüne - Berlin
- Classic-Remise Berlin
POTSDAMER PLATZ. An emblematic place in Berlin where the Wall used to pass through. You will learn about the history of this mythical intersection in the German capital, and how the history of the automobile intertwines with it. You will see Germany's first traffic light and the place where Karl Benz received the patent for his invention, the first automobile in history.
CAR SHOWROOM. We will enter a showroom to learn about the cars of the future. Autonomous driving and electrification, where does Germany stand on these issues? Petrolheads vs. pro-electrification. All about the debate surrounding unlimited speed on German highways!
NAZI RACETRACK. You will discover the race track where Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union cars were flying at over 350 km/h (217 mph) in the 1930s! A legendary place for motor enthusiasts, which also served as Germany's first highway and now operates as a road for passenger cars.
CLASSIC PARADISE. We'll visit the most important classic car restoration workshop in Berlin. You'll see artisans at work and marvel at machines from all eras, shining like the first day. Pure love for the motor!
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Berlin and car culture duration is 4 hours.
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