Sunday 12.7.2026 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.
others, the Italian architect Francesco Chiaramella de Gandino and the Italian military engineer Count Rochus Guerini zu Lynar, the citadel remained in military use until 1945. Join us on a journey through the history of the citadel’s construction, Napoleon Bonaparte’s visit, the events of the Wars of Liberation, and the storage of the Imperial War Treasury between 1874 and 1919.
The citadel’s casemates form one of Europe’s largest winter habitats for bats. For this reason, they are open to visitors only three months a year. The vaulted passages with their thick walls were originally built for defensive purposes. During the tour of the casemates of the König Bastion, you will not only explore one of the oldest areas of the citadel, which has been largely preserved in its original condition, but also a location of cinematic interest; among other things, Edgar Wallace’s *The Sorcerer* was filmed here in 1964.
In cooperation with the Heimatkundliche Vereinigung Spandau 1954 e. V., the tour will be led by Manfred Schulze, Hans Dambietz, or Sebastian Gramigna.
/ Tour fee: €4.50 plus admission to Spandau Citadel
/ Walking distance: approx. 1.5 km
/ Duration: up to two hours
/ Registration on site; meeting point: Gatehouse
/ Sturdy footwear is strongly recommended; the tour route is not wheelchair accessible
