Neukölln is a borough of Berlin. It consists of four areas (Britz, Buckow, Rudow and Neukölln). Neukölln was and likely always will be an under-class working borough with a big migration scene. Neukölln offers big constrats between the poor northern part of Neukölln and the more village looking south parts. Britz, Buckow and Rudow were suburbanized in the 1930s to Berlin and kept the calm structure

Get in

The U-Bahn line U7 is the heart of Neukölln. All stations between Gneisenaustrasse and Blaschkoallee are northern Neukölln. From Parchimer Allee until final station Rudow you will notice the smaller and nicer houses.

See

Neukölln has no must see sights.To see the influence of the migrants best you may leave at U-Bahnstation Hermannplatz and walk the Karl Marx Str south to the next station Rathaus (town hall) Neukölln. Jump on the U7 again and stop at Britz Süd. Take the bus 181 to the Britzer Garten and imagine that just 10 km lay between both places

Do

• Neuköllner Oper Visit a play and be amazed by the creativeness
• Britzer Garten A 90 hectare garden and former national garden show place; it's pedestrian only with big playgrounds for kids , very famous with children and seniors to watch the beautiful flora
• Schwimmbad Ganghoferstrasse Very old and carefully renovated swimming bath (actually two in one building) in 19th century style, Mosaics and domes everywhere. For architecture fans a must.
• Sonnenallee got famous through the film named after this street. During the cold war, the street was split in an Eastern and Western part. Today mainly migrants live here and changed the face of the street

Buy

The Gropiusstadt Passagen at U7 station Johannistaler Chaussee are the biggest mall in Berlin and offer all kind of shops.

Eat

There are only few good restaurants in Neukölln.

• Cafe Rix - Next to the Neukölln Opera house with international cuisine done for Berliners, Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin, T: 030-686 90 20
• Britzer Mühle - Classical German cuisine in a old wind mill, Buckower Damm 130, 12349 Berlin, T: 030-604 10 05
• Casa Montella - Best italian restaurant in Rudow, Krokusstraße 80, 12357 Berlin, T:030-662 03 95

Drink

There are no real special bars and if you really want cocktails better leave for Kreuzberg or Schöneberg because it's a 10 min ride with the U-Bahn and much better

If you want to drink a real turkish chay (tea) stroll around Sonnenalle or Hermannstrasse and make your choice.

Sleep

Neukölln is a bit remote and most hotels are for coach tours or bigger groups. There are busy at the weekends and during the week full of crafts men who work in Berlin. If you come with a group (at least 10 people) negotiate a discount

• Estrel- Self call biggest hotel and entertainment complex in Europe. 1,125 rooms a convention center and Michael Jackson's father stayed here

Contact

At Sonnenallee, Karl Marx Strasse and Hermannstrasse you will find a lot of telephone shops with discount rates. Most reflect the nations the migrants next door are orginating.