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Top Tip
In summer, big international acts like Billy Idol, Lana del Rey and Limp Bizkit gig to appre-
ciative audiences alfresco during the Citadel Music Festival ( www.citadel-music-festiv-
al.de ) . Year-round concerts take place in the Gothic Hall.
Getting There & Away
U-Bahn The recommended route is via the U7, which travels to Spandau in 30 to 40
minutes and stops at the Zitadelle, the Altstadt and the Rathaus.
S-Bahn The S5 makes the trip to central Spandau in about 30 to 40 minutes.
Need to Know
Area Code 030
Location About 13km northwest of central Berlin
Tourist Office (
030-333 9388; www.partner-fuer-spandau.de ; Breite Strasse 32;
10am-6pm
Mon-Fri, to 3pm Sat;
Altstadt Spandau,
Spandau) Hires out audioguides (€6.50) for self-
guided tours of the historic centre.
SIGHTS
CASTLE
ZITADELLE SPANDAU
( 030-354 9440; www.zitadelle-spandau.de ; Am Juliusturm 64; adult/concession €4.50/2.50, audi-
oguide €2; 10am-5pm; Zitadelle)
The 16th-century Spandau Citadel, on a little island in the Havel River, is one of the world's
best-preserved Renaissance fortresses. With its moat, drawbridge and arrowhead-shaped
bastions, it is also a veritable textbook in military architecture and now multitasks as mu-
seum, cultural venue and wintering ground for thousands of bats. Climb the 30m-high
Juliusturm for sweeping views.
CHURCH
NIKOLAIKIRCHE
(Church of St Nicholas; 030-333 5639; www.nikolai-spandau.de ; Reformationsplatz 6; tower €1;
noon-4pm Mon-Fri, 11am-3pm Sat, 11am-4pm Sun, tower tours 12.30pm Sat, 2.30pm Sun Apr-Oct;
Altstadt Spandau)
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