This part of German history can be experienced most comprehensively on the "Berlin Wall Trail" during a guided tour. On the 11 mile long cycle and hiking paths, traces of the wall can be discovered. There are memorials, remains of wall border observation towers, as well as plaques containing historical information along the trail of the Wall which leads through the city.
TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH
Am Neuen Markt 1
14467 Potsdam
Tel.: +49 331 2004747
Fax: +49 331 2987373
Email: tmb@reiseland-brandenburg.de
Website
Round trip without borders, Helmstedt
The tour starts at the "Border Zone Museum" in Helmstedt and continues by bus or car, direction Hötensleben. After viewing the border facilities, it leads to the Marienborn Memorial of German Division. The next stop is the "La Voute des Mains" (Vaulted Arms" monument, which symbolizes the victory of the people and humanity over an inhuman political system.
Information: 3 1/2- hour tour, $13 per person, group rates available.
Grenzenlos -Wege zum Nachbarn e.V.
Markt 1
38350 Helmstedt
Tel.: +49 5351 177777
Fax: +49 5351 595714
Email: grenzenlos@stadt-helmstedt.de
Website (German and French only)
