Spring in Berlin is particularly characterised by pink blossom trees: an unusually large number of cherry trees adorn the city. Many of them came to the capital from Japan as a gift for the fall of the Wall. But it's not only the cherry blossom that gives you spring fever: In our map we have put together a few of the most beautiful blossom locations for you. Here Berlin blossoms from März to May.
#BerlinBlossom Map
The #BerlinBlossom Map shows you the most beautiful springtime places in Berlin. From Berlin Cathedral, from the Tiergarten park to the Gardens of the world, this free Berlin city map helps you quickly find the best places for a spring trip to Berlin.
You can download the infographic on our press page:
Spring pictures from Berlin
The wonderful flowers can be discovered on walks through any of Berlin’s extensive parks and gardens. We invite you to scroll through some of the most beautiful photos here:
Image gallery
Cherry blossoms at Gardens of the World
Kirschblüten im Frühling
Japanischer Pavillion im Botanischen Garten
Cherry blossoms in Berlin
Kirschblüte am Mauerweg in der Bronholmer Straße
Schloss Charlottenburg im Frühling.
Planetarium Prenzlauer Allee
Our must-do this spring
Go on a photo safari across Berlin’s many districts! Inspiration can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under the hashtag #BerlinBlossom. Share your favourite images with Berliners and visitors from around the world who have fallen in love with spring in Berlin.
1. TV-Asahi Cherry Blossom Avenue
Under a pink roof of thousands of blossoms, you walk along the TV-Asahi Cherry Blossom Avenue on Mauerweg in Teltow. The many Japanese cherry trees here are a gift from Japan.
Directions: S Lichterfelde Süde, bus to Schwelmer Straße
Please note: The avenue is located in the middle of a residential area with no public parking facilities. However, you can get there quickly by taking the S25 or S26. Simply get off at the Lichterfelde-Süd stop and walk along Holtheimer Weg to Kirschblütenallee. Alternatively, you can take the 184 bus to Schwelmer Straße.
You can find out more about this two-kilometre-long avenue in the Teltow Cherry Blossom Ticker
2. East side gallery
Just walk along the Spree from Oberbaumbrücke along the East side gallery in the direction of Ostbahnhof, then you can't miss the avenue of blossoming cherry trees. You can even see the pink blossoms from the boat.
Directions: S+U Warschauer Straße
3. Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World)
In spring, visitors from all over the world come to the Gardens of the World to take pictures under the cherry trees in the Korean, Chinese and Japanese theme parks. You will also find numerous pink-flowered oases in the large meadows around them. Tip: Don’t miss the annual cherry blossom festival.
Directions: Bus Blumenberger Damm / Gardens of the World
4. Britzer Garten
Every spring the Britzer Garten invites you to the Tulipan. From April to the beginning of May you walk through a colourful sea of tulips. Also in Britz, the Britzer Baumblüte (Britz Tree Blossom) is celebrated every year on the Parchimer Allee festival grounds next to the green Gutspark Britz. Directions: Britzer Garten bus
5. Botanischer Garten (Botanical Garden)
In addition to the many other highlights of the Botanical Garden, you'll also find a spacious meadow with delicately flowering crocuses. Perfect for beautiful photos and a little spring picnic. Directions: Bus Königin-Luise-Platz /Botanischer Garten
6 Zeiss Large Planetarium
The best time to visit the cherry trees at the Zeiss-Großplanetarium is in the evening. Afterwards you can watch the sunset on the hills behind the spherical planetarium building. Directions: Tram Fröbelstraße, S Prenzlauer Allee
7. Otto Lilienthal Park Berlin
When you climb up the Fliegerberg to the Lilienthal Monument in spring, it's a bit like rising into the blue sky through the pink blossom clouds of the cherry trees planted to the left of the hill. Directions: Bus Lilienthal Park
8. Tiergarten
Buzzing wildflower meadows and yellow daffodils in April, pink-blossoming chestnut avenues in May, islands of flowers between ponds and monuments, and a rose garden that blossoms especially beautifully from the end of May: Throughout the year, the Tiergarten surprises with a true splendour of flowers and blossoms. A real insider tip for the merry month of May are the wonderfully fragrant rhododendrons, which have grown over the years into a veritable labyrinth of colourful blossoms. It would be hard to imagine a more romantic stroll.
Directions: S Tiergarten, bus Großer Stern, bus Tiergartenstraße
9. Bornholmer Strasse
If you walk north from the S-Bahn, a veritable tunnel of pink blossoms awaits you. Heading south, you'll discover another type of cherry blossom that blooms very early, sometimes as early as February, but only until April. Directions: Tram Björnsonstraße, S Bornholmer Straße
10. Schwedter Strasse
You have to walk a good distance from the S-Bahn, but the bus stops nearby. The journey is definitely worth it. Here you can photograph the long cherry blossom avenue with the TV tower in the background. In March and April, the cherries on Schwedter Straße are in full bloom. Directions: S Bornholmer Strasse, bus Gleimstrasse
11. Kolonnenweg
Hopped off the bus and into the sea of cherry blossoms: here you can sometimes lose your bearings in front of pink cherry blossoms.
Directions: S Wollankstraße, bus Wollankstraße/Sternstraße
12. Kommandantenstraße, Alexandrinenstraße/Luisenstadt
Directions: Alexandrinenstraße bus
13. Oberbaumbrücke
On the northern side of the Oberbaumbrücke Berlin's first trees are blooming always very early in the year. The blossoms last until April.
Directions: S+U Warschauer Strasse
14. Nymphenburger Strasse at Rudolf Wilde Park
So many cherries blossom in one spot here that the blossom island close to Rathaus Schöneberg is even indicated on the online street map.
Directions: U Rathaus Schöneberg
15. Berliner Mauerweg in Treptow
This happiness only lasts a few weeks. The cherry blossom along the former border strip, now the Berliner Mauerweg (Berlin Wall Trail), is a spectacle that captivates Berliners every year. Directions: Wildenbruchstraße 33B, bus Heidelberger Straße, Lohmühlenstraße, bus Lohmühlenplatz
16 Ceciliengärten
Not only is the Ceciliengärten housing estate, built between 1922 and 1927, a listed building, but the estate’s green spaces have also been designated a listed garden since 1977, enchanting visitors in spring with its blossoming trees.
Directions: S+U Innsbrucker Platz
17. Hohenzollernplatz
In spring, this small square—surrounded by magnificent historic buildings and a brick church dating from the 1930s—becomes a popular spot for photos. That’s when the towering cherry trees come into bloom, bathing the surroundings in a delicate shade of pink.
Tip: A charming weekly market takes place here on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Directions: U Hohenzollernplatz
18. Botanischer Volkspark
The Botanical Public Park is a place that appeals to all the senses – especially the love of flowers – all year round. This listed public park is home to 6,000 species of plants, some of which are endangered. Originally established in 1909 as a school garden, the Pankow Botanical Garden served as a fruit and vegetable garden during both World Wars and today enchants visitors with its magnificent tree blossoms.
Directions: Bus Botanischer Volkspark
19. PalaisPopulaire
Whenever the time of the yellow daffodils arrives, you will find a particularly beautiful splash of colour in bright yellow at the PalaisPopulair. by the way, ideally suited for beautiful photos.
Directions: U Museumsinsel, Bus Staatsoper
20. Schlosspark Biesdorf
Tip for all those who eagerly await spring and go in search of blossoms as early as February: Schlosspark Biesdorf has made it onto the map because of its romantically flowering crocus meadow in soft purple.
Directions: S Biesdorf, U Elsterwerdaer Platz, Bus Schlosspark Biesdorf
21. Schloss Charlottenburg
Stroll between freshly planted, fragrant flower beds and glittering water features against the baroque backdrop of the gardens of Charlottenburg Palace.
Directions: Schloss Charlottenburg bus
22. Greenwich Promenade
Take advantage of the warm sunshine for a trip to Tegeler See (Lake Tegel). Here, a sea of tulips spreads out before you directly on the promenade, with the glittering water panorama of the lake just behind.
Directions: Bus Veitstraße
23. Royal Garden Academy
A place as enchanting as its name: At the Royal Garden Academy you can stock up on your own Blossom after having strolled through the Botanical Garden.
Directions: Limonenstraße bus
