Moritz Klein, Author at Secret Berlin

After moving back and forth between Berlin, Munich, and Vienna many times, I know our major cities like the back of my hand. When I’m not reporting on the latest events in Berlin, I work both independently and collaboratively on art projects such as “Schmalk Magazine.”

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After a violent crash, they had to build a completely new boat. Now this team races across the water at speeds of up to 100 km/h. Why the Black Foils keep going despite setbacks

Imagine it’s the grand opening day of the Sail Grand Prix in Auckland earlier this year. A catamaran is racing across the water at 90 km/h. But suddenly, an unexpected gust of wind hits. The New Zealand t...

Culture Things to do

In the south of Berlin, a church over 800 years old awaits. Berlin’s oldest building houses the skeleton of a Knight Templar in a glass coffin

If you ’re looking for the oldest surviving building in our capital , you don’t need to go to Mitte (where St. Mary’s Church awaits with its incredible history) or to Spandau. In southern Berlin, surround...

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Just 40 minutes from Tiergarten, one of Berlin’s most beautiful observation towers towers over the Havel. On a 13-km hike, you’ll discover the idyllic south of Berlin and a 55-meter-high giant

Lace up your hiking boots, because the approximately 13-kilometer-long Havelhöhenweg trail between Pichelsberg and Wannsee offers an extensive hike through the dense Grunewald Forest. In addition to shady...

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One hour from Berlin, the von Loriot family once raised carp. 200 years later, the scientists from “Resident Evil” cultivated their deadly virus in this castle.

What was planned as a quiet retirement home for the Prussian King Frederick William IV turned, decades later, into the entrance to a dark secret laboratory. In the heart of Brandenburg lies a central sett...

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Just 50 minutes from Berlin, you’ll find this early-Classical palace, built nearly 240 years ago by a Prussian king. It stands right on the shore of one of Brandenburg’s most beautiful lakes

Below Belvedere Palace on the Pfingstberg, you’ll find sprawling meadows, centuries-old shady trees, and hidden little structures. Grab your friends and head over to Potsdam, where the Marble Palace await...

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Just 50 minutes from Berlin, you’ll find ancient ruins on a hill. This 270-year-old complex in one of Brandenburg’s most beautiful parks was once intended to serve a very different purpose

The Ruinenberg is located in Potsdam’s Sanssouci Park and overlooks the Orangery Palace, the New Palace, the Peace Church, and the Chinese House. It offers a unique blend of pseudo-classical architecture...

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Located 50 minutes from Berlin, this church captivates visitors with an original Venetian mosaic from the early 13th century. The forgotten “99-day emperor” lies in the adjacent mausoleum

There’s plenty to see in the picturesque Marly Garden of Sanssouci Palace Park. Alongside the Orangery Palace, the New Palace, and the Chinese House, the Peace Church awaits. Built starting in 1845 by Kin...

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Just 50 minutes from Berlin, you’ll find a 300-meter-long Italian Renaissance palace. Hidden inside are over 50 replicas of Raphael’s most famous paintings

In beautiful Potsdam, not far from Berlin, a Renaissance dream awaits you in Sanssouci Park among the New Palace, rose gardens, and the Chinese House. The Orangery Palace was built in the 19th century and...

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50 minutes from Berlin lies the pinnacle of Chinoiserie. This 262-year-old pavilion with gilded figures took nine years to build

Frederick the Great wanted Asia in Brandenburg —and that’s exactly what you’ll experience today. Right in the heart of Potsdam, between the New Palace and Sanssouci Palace, the Chinese House in Sanssouci...

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Just 50 minutes from Berlin lies this stunning Rococo palace, which bore the name of the forgotten emperor—the one between Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II—for 15 days before it was renamed

The New Palace is perched at the western end of the Sanssouci park grounds. Here, you’ll find massive halls, countless sandstone statues, and magnificent colonnades. And it’s worth delving into the site’s...