t Leafy avenue in the Alter Jüdischer Friedhof
t Leafy avenue in the Alter Jüdischer Friedhof
Experience North Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg
The area northwest of Alexanderplatz, formerly called Spandauer Vorstadt, is a historic district established in the Middle Ages. Some 18th-century buildings still stand here, though the area has mainly developed into a lively neighbourhood of buzzing bars, cafés and designer shops.
The southeastern part of the area is known as Scheunenviertel (Barn Quarter). In 1672, the Great Elector moved the hay barns – a fire hazard – out of the city limits. From that time it became a refuge for Jews fleeing Russia and Eastern Europe, and the Spandauer Vorstadt later developed into Berlin’s affluent Jewish Quarter. To the north is Prenzlauer Berg, a bohemian hub in the 1990s and now, after gentrification, a beautiful and pleasant place to live and visit.