Are you counting down the days until spring finally arrives in Berlin? Our visitBerlin social media team has been out exploring the city’s most beautiful spring spots for you. From pink cherry blossoms and fairytale day-trip destinations to the best picnic places, we’ve been filming, testing and scouting all across the city. Here are five ideas for your perfect spring moment in Berlin.
Tip 1: #BerlinBlossom - Share your most beautiful spring photos
Soon it will be #BerlinBlossom time - and (almost) all of Berlin will be bathed in pink and greens. Our Blog and Instagram feed will soon be awash with delicate blossoms, as we head out across the city to track down the very first trees in bloom. We’ve gathered some of the most beautiful spots for you in this reel. Join in and share your own spring highlights with #BerlinBlossom.
Did you know that many cherry trees were sent to the capital from Japan as a gift to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall, for example on TV-Asahi-Alle on the Mauerweg in Teltow? The best way to get there is to take the S-Bahn to Lichterfelde Süd and then the bus to Schwelmer Straße. You can find directions to the other enchanting places in our reel here:
- Norweger Straße, directions: S-Bahn to Bornholmer Straße
- Cecilengärten, directions: S+U Innsbrucker Platz
- Hohenzollernplatz, directions: U Hohenzollernplatz
- Scharnweberstraße, directions: U Kurt-Schumacher-Platz
- Fliegerberg in Otto Lilienthalpark Berlin, directions: bus Lilienthalpark
- Gardens of the World, access: bus Blumenberger Damm / Gardens of the World
Tip: Tag your most beautiful cherry blossom photos with #BerlinBlossom and share them with all other Berlin fans worldwide. You can find more wonderful spots for this on our spring map for Berlin.
Tip 2: Natural Bobsleigh Track – Race into spring with us
We’ve put this tip to the test more than once, because racing down the Kienberg at 40 kilometres per hour on the bobsleigh run is simply too much fun to try just once. See for yourself.
Combine your ride on the natural bobsleigh track with a visit to the Gardens of the World, which you can enjoy a wonderful view of on the gondola ride back up the Kienberg. From the beginning of April until May, the Gardens of the World offer guided tours of the Japanese cherry blossoms. Many cosplayers traditionally attend the big cherry blossom festival on 11 and 12 April. Those who come in costume can enjoy discounted admission on both days.
Tip: The bobsleigh run is open daily from 10.30 a.m. from 21 March. With the Berlin Welcome Card, you get 25 per cent off admission to the Gardens of the World.
Tip 3: Peacock Island – a Spring Fairytale
We’ve been here more than once, and for good reason. Peacock Island is not only a truly enchanting destination, it is also surprisingly easy to reach from the city centre.
Travel back in time with us: take historic bus line 218 from Wannsee and complete the journey with a short ferry ride across the water.
In addition to the many curious peacocks, the small, white summer palace, which has been open to visitors again since 2025, is a special highlight. King Frederick William II had it built in 1794 for himself and his lover Wilhelmine Enke. Take your time on your spring walk and discover the many enchanted places in these gardens, which were designed by Peter Joseph Lenné. Incidentally, the island with its small castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tip 4: Springtime is Flea Market time
Spring is flea market season in Berlin. And even we are always amazed at how many different flea markets there actually are. We visited three of the largest flea markets for you. Come with us and discover some unexpected treasures!
The market on Straße des 17. Juni is probably the oldest and largest flea market in Berlin. Here, dealers mainly offer bric-a-brac and antiques. You'll find curiosities, records, crockery, books and, at the directly adjacent art market, prints and pictures. Tip: Combine your visit to the flea market with a spring walk through the Tiergarten.
Right next to the Bode Museum, around 60 dealers offer books, records and handicrafts at the antique and book market every weekend. Tip: With a day ticket for Museum Island, you can visit all five museums and exhibitions of the historic ensemble: Neues Museum, Altes Museum, Bode Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Pergamon. The Panorama, as well as the PETRI Berlin.
The historic flea market at Schöneberg Town Hall is always good for a surprise: here, where John F. Kennedy once uttered his legendary words "Ich bin ein Berliner", you will find everything that Berlin's flea market traders have to offer: clothes, bric-a-brac, jewellery, small electrical items and snack bars. You can find even more flea markets in our blog.
Tip 5: Favourite places for your Spring Picnic
After all that action, it’s time to slow down. We’ll take you to our favourite spots, tucked away from the city’s hustle and bustle. Pack your picnic blanket and look forward to sunny spring hours at seven wonderful locations we’ve explored and filmed for you.
- From Viktoriapark , you can look out over an idyllic waterfall towards Kreuzberg. The best thing to do is to come for a picnic and stay until sunset.
- A classic is, of course, the Tiergarten in Berlin's Mitte district. Be sure to stop by Luiseninsel, where the flowers bloom especially beautifully in spring.
- A pretty bridge over the Spree leads to the Insel der Jugend (Island of Youth). Here, on the other side, you will find a cultural centre with a programme of events and a beautiful garden, as well as a beer garden and café.
- The Britzer Garten is a wonderful destination, especially for families. Between the extensive green spaces for your picnic, you will find playgrounds, kiosks and a café by the water. Tip: Every year from the beginning of April to the beginning of May, over 100,000 tulips bloom among the cherry blossoms for the Tulipan tulip festival.
- A real insider tip is the Lietzensee in Charlottenburg. You will find pretty picnic spots around the small, charming lake. Another tip for the first sunny hours of the year is the café at Engelbecken.
- There is a lot to discover around Lake Tegel. Take a walk, a boat trip or relax in one of the nice cafés and restaurants on the Greenwich Promenade. Tip: Along Borsigdamm, you will pass the forest playground and enter Artpark Tegel with its gigantic murals, which rise up to 42 metres into the spring sky.
- A spacious palace garden awaits you around the magnificent Charlottenburg Palace. Initially modelled on the garden art of Versailles, it was later expanded to include an English-style landscape garden. Here you can take long walks and maybe even encounter a real Berlin beaver.
Charlottenburg+ combination ticket
