Berlin by Boat

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A cruise on the Spree River takes you past many of Berlin's most famous sights - here, Museum Island and the Bode Museum.

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A popular starting point for a Spree cruise through Berlin is the pier at Berlin Central Station.

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Excursion steamer on the Spree in front of Berlin Central Station.

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An excursion boat on the Spree River passes the bank of the Spreebogen Park.

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Building in Berlin's government district seen from a ship on the Spree River.

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When the weather is nice, visitors can enjoy a trip on a steamboat on the Spree River.

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A building in Berlin's government district seen from a ship on the Spree River.

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An excursion steamer is sailing on the Spree in front of the Reichstag in Berlin.

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A building on Berlin's Schiffbauerdamm near Friedrichstraße, seen from a boat on the Spree.

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An excursion steamer on the Spree at the Friedrichstraße Bridge.

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Excursion steamer under a bridge on the Spree near Friedrichstraße, with Schiffbauerdamm on the right and the Reichtstag in the background.

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An excursion boat on the Spree approaches Museum Island with the Bode Museum.

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The Bode Museum on Berlin's Museum Island as seen from a ship on the Spree River.

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Monbijou Park in Berlin-Mitte seen from a boat on the Spree River.

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An excursion steamer on the Spree River near the Berlin Cathedral.

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An excursion steamer on the Spree River in Berlin near the historic quarter Nikolaiviertel.

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An excursion steamer on the Spree River in Berlin near the historic quarter Nikolaiviertel.

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Excursion boats in the lock chambers of the Mühlendamm lock in Berlin's city center on the Spree River.

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Near the Mühlendamm lock in Berlin.

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An excursion steamer on the Spree River in Berlin near the pier at Märkisches Ufer.

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Pier at Märkisches Ufer in Berlin.

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Excursion boat on the Spree in Berlin

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A nostalgic paddle steamer is moored at the landing stage near Mercedes Platz in Berlin-Friedrichshain.

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An excursion boat on the Spree near Oberbaum Bridge in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

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The banks of the Spree in Berlin-Kreuzberg

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The East Side Gallery in Berlin seen from the water

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An excursion steamer sails through a canal in Berlin-Kreuzberg.

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Facades and residential buildings in Berlin-Kreuzberg seen from a ship on the Landwehr Canal.

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An excursion boat is moored at the Hallesches Tor pier stage at Tempelhofer Ufer on the Landwehr Canal in Berlin.