Hackesche Höfe

The Hackesche Höfe, in Berlin

The Hackesche Höfe form an ensemble of Art Nouveau inner courtyards, lively and full of charm, in the heart of Berlin. The Berlin audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this maze of eight courtyards, a high place of the cultural and convivial life of the city.

The eight Art Nouveau courtyards

The Hackesche Höfe, laid out at the beginning of the twentieth century, form an ensemble of eight communicating inner courtyards, the largest of this type in Germany. Restored with care, they charm by their Art Nouveau façades with colourful bricks and geometric motifs, including the famous first courtyard with glazed tiles. This lively maze shelters cafés, restaurants, shops, galleries, workshops, a theatre and a cinema. A creative and convivial place of life, in the heart of the trendy district of Berlin, the Hackesche Höfe illustrate wonderfully the renewal and the effervescence of the city.

What to see

Here you wander between the eight inner courtyards with colourful Art Nouveau façades, among the cafés, restaurants, shops, galleries, theatre and cinema, in the heart of the trendy district. The Hackesche Höfe are a high place of the cultural life of Berlin. It is a convivial stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Hackesche Höfe lie in the heart of Berlin, in the Hackescher Markt district, reachable on foot and by public transport. The courtyards are freely accessible; the cafés, shops and cultural venues have their own hours. The place is particularly lively in the afternoon and the evening.

What are the Hackesche Höfe in Berlin?

An ensemble of eight communicating inner courtyards with Art Nouveau façades, the largest of this type in Germany, sheltering cafés, shops, galleries, theatre and cinema.

Where are the Hackesche Höfe?

In the heart of Berlin, in the Hackescher Markt district, in Germany.