Urban Trails

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(re)Wandering in Berlin: Humboldt-Siemens

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Humboldt-Siemens

You look at the map and say: “let’s connect the father of ecology with that of the electric elevator”. Today, only a pleasant lakefront, six giant murals, the remains of a magnificent forest, and the runways… Read More

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Street Art Masters #1

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Street Art Masters #1

It is as if the most spectacular street art in Berlin was generated by a powerful explosion from Urban Nation, the “impossible museum” where our trail ends. The works of Shepard Fairey, Jadore Tong… Read More

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Sense the Distance

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Sense the Distance

From the melting pot of Karl-Marx-Straße to the neo-baroque park that used to be a gravel pit. What will stay with us? The boundless spaces of a disused airport, the war cemetery with adjoining mosque… Read More

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Off the Wall Trail

(re)Wandering in Berlin: Off the Wall Trail

Urban decadence sprouts from both sides of the wall (that wall!) and might take on the appearance of wicked clubs, alternative cultural projects, “niche” creative labs, obscure installations… Read More

(re)Wandering in Milan: Botanik Dreamin’

(re)Wandering in Milan: Botanik Dreamin'

From a late 17th century noble villa located in the dreary outskirts of Milan to a botanical museum of dubious existence. The most surreal of all city walks runs along a 4-lane road hovering… Read More

(re)Wandering in Madrid: Panoramix Trail

(re)Wandering in Madrid: Panoramix Trail

Let the pretty royal landscape inspire painters and artists. You are here for that unexpected view over the concrete jungle. But are you willing to get intoxicated by the decadent charm of poor… Read More