Rebel Kreuzberg SO36: from punk and squats to alternative myth

Kreuzberg is a neighborhood that never gave up.

Divided by the Wall, isolated on the outskirts of West Berlin: What seemed like an abandoned ghetto became a refuge for immigrants, punks, squatters and artists who turned its streets into the epicenter of European counterculture .

On this tour, we'll explore the legendary SO36 , where new wave and punk shaped an entire generation; learn the story of the 36 Boys on Naunynstrasse; and discover how abandoned hospitals like Bethanien and houses like the Rauch-Haus became symbols of squatter resistance.

We'll see iconic murals like the Cosmonaut or Roa 's animals, we'll talk about the political voice of Rio Reiser, and we'll delve into the eternal debate of gentrification: how did a marginal neighborhood become one of the most desirable and expensive in Berlin today?

We will also visit the magical Baumhaus an der Mauer , a cabin built against the Wall that survived all odds, and we will pass through the controversial Görlitzer Park , between railway past and current tensions.

The tour ends at the Schillingbrücke , opposite the Spree, where the city still retains its alternative spirit.

This isn't a monument tour, it's an immersion in Berlin's rebellious soul. If you want to experience Kreuzberg's creative chaos and understand why it continues to inspire the world... I'll be waiting for you at Kotti .