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(Not) A Bad Idea: The Volksbühne gets a swimming pool
A free swimming pool on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, complete with a fries stall, will welcome bathers from August 7.
Tuesday, April 28
Spree swimming demonstrations are back
Summer is coming back to Berlin, and with it the great debate resurfaces: should swimming be allowed […]
Berlin
Ice, Ice, Bathing: Our guide to Ice Dipping
As temperatures drop, let us be your guide in one of the city’s favourite winter pastimes. All […]
Water wars
Swimming in the Spree? Berlin’s great debate continues
Speedo-clad swimmers take to the Spree, defying a century-old swimming ban in a playful act of protest.
Water wars
The battle over Berlin’s outdoor pools
Berliners lament cold outdoor pool temperatures, rising costs and biases as swimming becomes a battle over the […]
Tuesday, July 1
Heatwave incoming: Berlin heads for 40°C
Just in case the chaos of last week’s storm wasn’t enough, a heatwave is rolling into Berlin […]
