Volkspark Friedrichshain (People's Park)
Volkspark Friedrichshain is a 128 acre urban park adjacent to the Berlin neighbourhoods of Friedrichshain and Prenslauer Berg. It was the first public park in Berlin.
Providing a peaceful respite from the city, Volkspark Friedrichshain is popular with joggers and rollerbladers, but is equally suited to a casual stroll or a summer BBQ. Two hills offer a nice vantage point over the adjoining neighbourhoods. Abundant paths including a fitness track meander throughout the park. Several water features complete the diversity of the landscape.
The park's outdoor ampitheatre style cinema is perfect for enjoying a movie on pleasant summer nights.
Children will enjoy seeing over 100 stone sculptures of German fairy tale characters in historic Märchenbrunnen, the Fountain of Fairy Tales. On warm days they can cool off in the park wading pool and enjoy the playgrounds.
Rich in history, the park began on the grounds of a vineyard back in 1846. It suffered much damage during WWII, as the Nazi military used it for bunkers and flak towers making it a target of Allied bombing. After the war the park fell into the Soviet Sector of Berlin and restoration began under the GDR including the addition of the open-air theatre that is still in use today.
During your visit to the park you will come across a number of monuments and memorials including the Peace Bell which was a gift from Japan.
You can grab a bite to eat or even just a cup of coffee at Café Schönbrunn.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: NoVolkspark Friedrichshain Hours:
Opening hours may differ on holidays
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
Address: 10249 Berlin, Germany
Phone: 030 902980
Official Website: Volkspark Friedrichshain
Volkspark Friedrichshain Reviews
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**Volkspark Friedrichshain** is the oldest and one of the most popular public parks in Berlin, located in the **Friedrichshain** district. Covering around **52 hectares**, it offers a mix of green spaces, historical monuments, and recreational facilities, making it a favorite spot for locals and tourists alike.
Mohamed Yoonus - 3 months ago
Beautiful and huge park. We visit it often with our kids. There are lots of things to see and enjoy - grilling area, volleyball area, training area, 3 great playgrounds, football and basketball courts, bicycle trail for kids, skateboarding place. In the middle there's this lake with wild ducks. Few fountains. Garden of smells - which is a quiet place. All the water sites are active at late-spring-summer time.
Near the big lake, there's a restaurant and a Gimme Gelato point, with great ice cream, and they have there great vegan options too. Also coffee with oat milk.
Great place to chill, make a party with friends, spent great time with kids, or just go out for a jog - all year-round.
Katie Zerr - in the last week
The place is a bit empty, good for sports and hiking.
Menny Levinski - a week ago
It seems a very nice place, though we visited the park at the very beginning of flowering season, as things seem, the best period to enjoy the full flowering of the park at late april and so....
Sarhan Asli - 2 months ago
Wonderful and clean big park with nice areas to rest, a little lake, cafe and 400metre lap area for running. Also has a hill you can climb, which is basically rubble from WW11 bombings.
Nice area to chill out for a while or go a run
dave p - a month ago
Directions
How to get to Volkspark Friedrichshain by S-Bahn, Trams
Nearest S-Bahn, Trams Line(s): S3, S5, S7, S9, M5, M6, M8, M10
Nearest S-Bahn, Trams Station(s): Berlin Alexanderplatz Bahnhof
Bus# 200 from Unter den Linden, Alexanderplatz is a good option. It has 3 stops along the north side of the park on Am Friedrichshain.
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