Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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-
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)