Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hackesche Höfe: courtyards of old Berlin
Your local guide
Jürgen Schmitt
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Highlights
- Restored nineteenth-century tile patterns
- Courtyards linked without a single corridor
- Art Nouveau ironwork, seen up close
- A quieter courtyard behind the first
- Old Berlin's linked inner spaces
About this tour
This session moves through Hackesche Höfe, from the tiled Art Nouveau facade of the first courtyard to a quieter, linked courtyard further in. You see coloured tiles restored using their original nineteenth-century patterns. The session finishes in the quieter courtyard, part of a complex designed to link several buildings without a single long corridor.
We open with a short sound check in the first courtyard. I move slowly through the passages, since the tiling and ironwork reward a close look, and take questions throughout. Afterwards I send a short note on the shops and venues in each courtyard.
This suits anyone interested in Art Nouveau architecture or unusual shopping and gallery spaces. It also works well before a session in the Scheunenviertel nearby.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Berlin before heading out.
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The first courtyard 21 min
The camera takes in the tiled Art Nouveau facade of the first courtyard, and I point out how the coloured tiles were restored using the original nineteenth-century patterns.
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A quieter linked courtyard 21 min
We move through a passage into a quieter courtyard further in, and I explain how the whole complex was designed to link several buildings without a single long corridor.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Berlin: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Königsberger Klopse and Mitte, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 9 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Berlin, showing you The first courtyard and A quieter linked courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Berlin live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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