Berlin: The Gay Districts: Mitte – Friedrichstrasse

Friedrichstraße is the most legendary street in the whole city and combines the tradition of the "Golden Twenties" with the architecture of the New Berlin.
In the Twenties, the 3.5 km long street was the location for pleasure palaces, cafés, theatres and variety theatres such as the famous "Wintergarten".

After the division of the city, the Wall also cut through Friedrichstraße, where the famous Checkpoint Charlie was located at the border of the districts of Kreuzberg and Mitte and thus at the border of East and West Berlin.

The train station at Friedrichstraße, which has recently undergone complete renovation, remains rather more tragically in the minds of many East and West Berliners as the border crossing point between the two Germanys.

The former customs hall, known as the "Tränenpalast" or "Palace of Tears", now hosts arts and entertainment events. Further north, the Friedrichstadtpalast offers revue theatre of international standing.

The trendy district of Mitte is an ideal place to dance the night away in various dance clubs. As a matter of course there are also strictly lesbian or gay parties that are taking place more or less regularly. While lesbians have fun at Driven Attacks in the Kalkscheune and the female jungle in the Ackerkeller, gay men will enjoy partying at the Club 69 in the Kalkscheune or at the Klub International. Gays and lesbians who would love to have a night out with their hetero friends are perfectly right at the Nightclub in the Sage Club or in the Café Moskau.