Lübars is the oldest village in Berlin and was first mentioned in 1247. Pre 1989 it was a place of real affection for the West Berliners who were completely surrounded by the Berlin wall as it was the only place that felt like a village. Their next opportunity would be several hundred kilometers away in West Germany.
Josefine and I can certainly confirm that that it feels like a village, complete with a little church, school, village hall, fresh air and is surrounded by fields with walking paths. There also seems to be a rather high concentration of horse riding schools here which makes a mockery out the old German saying “Das Leben ist kein Pony Hof”.
To get there (and we promise you that you are the only foreigner there) you take the U8 to Wittenau, then the S-Bahn to Wiadmannslust followed by Bus 222 to Alt-Lübers.
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