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If you travel to Berlin with the intention of exploring the “underground” culture of the city, visiting squats should be among your plans. It is quite difficult to mention all activities that may happen in the squats since they are in an ever-changing flow of people and events, but they can be roughly divided into the following categories:
WORKSHOPS
Sometimes, you may face problems with finding the squats, since the entrances are rather kept hidden from people. The only advice could be: speak and ask people around, cafes, markets etc. as the entry to the squat might even be through the nearest bar/pub.
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As an example, to get into “Kastanienkeller” (one of the legitimated squats), you have to enter Cafe Mogenrot first and ask the staff about the event.
Security and privacy protection courses, yoga classes and others. All activities in squats are free or donation based. Some of the work-shops are held weekly (for instance, “Hearts’ Fear” hosts Infosec Workshop every
Monday at 19:00). You can just check their websites or hear it around and you only need to show up at the time and date of the workshop. They may not be regular, so if you would like, just check it after the event.
IC S U M Punk, experimental, hip-hop, electro, reggae or even karaoke of the 80s. Usually, concerts are donationbased or with a suggested price. Some squats are focused on holding music events, and among them are “Schokoladen” and “Kastanienkeller”, that exquisite international alternative concerts for every taste. If you look for more experimental music, then take “Köpi” into consideration.
