The centre of Berlin, Mitte is most famous for sights
like the Brandenburg Gate, Alexanderplatz, and Museum
Island. The central location makes this one of the
city's most expensive places to live. It is here the
oldest traces of the city can be found, and evidence
of some significant transformations, as well. The
gangsters that once ruled the impoverished streets
between Alexanderplatz and Hackescher Markt have given
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way to an international crowd pursuing fashionable
designer clothes, the newest food trends and
frequenting the many craft shops. Graphic designers
have taken up residence in what used to be backyard
barns and stables. There are still vestiges of the
old days, however. The occasional housing complex is a
reminder of the neighbourhood’s past. And if you look
carefully, an old 1920s ball house nestled amongst the
art galleries and exhibitions of Auguststrasse can
still teach you how to dance the old fashioned way.
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