Berlin travel guide
City/town information
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Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population, is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media and science and a city wit 138 museums and more than 400 art galleries. Great museums and sights await. Visit the classics like the Fernsehturm, Reichstag, or Museum Island, and explore exciting new buildings like the Neue Nationalgalerie. From the theatre to the opera, musicals and concerts at the Philharmonie, the capital city offers a wide range of events.
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Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population, is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media and science and a city wit 138 museums and more than 400 art galleries. Great museums and sights await. Visit the classics like the Fernsehturm, Reichstag, or Museum Island, and explore exciting new buildings like the Neue Nationalgalerie. From the theatre to the opera, musicals and concerts at the Philharmonie, the capital city offers a wide range of events.
Potsdam was historically a centre of European immigration. Its religious tolerance attracted people from France, Russia, the Netherlands and Bohemia. This is still visible in the culture and architecture of the city.
The most popular attraction in Potsdam is Sanssouci Park, 2 km (1 mi) west of the city centre. In 1744 King Frederick the Great ordered the construction of a residence here, where he could live sans souci ("without worries", in the French spoken at the court). The park hosts a botanical garden (Botanical Garden, Potsdam) and many buildings.
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Potsdam
Potsdam was historically a centre of European immigration. Its religious tolerance attracted people from France, Russia, the Netherlands and Bohemia. This is still visible in the culture and architecture of the city.
The most popular attraction in Potsdam is Sanssouci Park, 2 km (1 mi) west of the city centre. In 1744 King Frederick the Great ordered the construction of a residence here, where he could live sans souci ("without worries", in the French spoken at the court). The park hosts a botanical garden (Botanical Garden, Potsdam) and many buildings.
Cool Neighborhoods
Take a guided tour of Charlottenburg or enjoy the memorials and characteristic architecture of Mitte. Berlin and its districts, city of contrasts.
The huge and crowded Mitte is Berlin’s central district and is home to the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island, a collection of art institutions, as well as the impressive Hauptbahnhof train station and the sprawling Tiergarten park. Its elegant boulevards, such as the Unter den Linden, and squares, such as the Gendarmenmarkt, are famous for their restored pre-war buildings, and among the labyrinthine courtyards of the Hackescher Markt area there are several cafés and fine shops.
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Mitte
The huge and crowded Mitte is Berlin’s central district and is home to the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island, a collection of art institutions, as well as the impressive Hauptbahnhof train station and the sprawling Tiergarten park. Its elegant boulevards, such as the Unter den Linden, and squares, such as the Gendarmenmarkt, are famous for their restored pre-war buildings, and among the labyrinthine courtyards of the Hackescher Markt area there are several cafés and fine shops.
Charlottenburg, located to the west of the city, is a district of elegant pre-World War II buildings and luxury shops, famous for its exclusive atmosphere. The Kurfürstendamm shopping boulevard (“Ku’damm”) is full of hotels and department stores. Charlottenburg Palace and Park offer baroque interiors and landscaped gardens. Savignyplatz, the centre of theatrical and literary life before the Second World War, is surrounded by Asian restaurants that attract crowds from all over the world.
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Charlottenburg
Charlottenburg, located to the west of the city, is a district of elegant pre-World War II buildings and luxury shops, famous for its exclusive atmosphere. The Kurfürstendamm shopping boulevard (“Ku’damm”) is full of hotels and department stores. Charlottenburg Palace and Park offer baroque interiors and landscaped gardens. Savignyplatz, the centre of theatrical and literary life before the Second World War, is surrounded by Asian restaurants that attract crowds from all over the world.
The Must
An accurate list of the top spots in Berlin, those that go to the guides and those that don’t go but are worth to visit. Berlin is a city of contrasts but its historical memory always prevails over all, now it’s time to worship it, visit it and learn about it.
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945. It mainly held political prisoners throughout World War II.
Sachsenhausen
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a German Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used from 1936 until the defeat of Nazi Germany in May 1945. It mainly held political prisoners throughout World War II.
Brandenburg Gate is Berlin's most famous landmark and a must-see for all visitors. A symbol of Berlin and German division during the Cold War, it is now a national symbol of peace and unity.
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Brandenburg Gate
Pariser PlatzBrandenburg Gate is Berlin's most famous landmark and a must-see for all visitors. A symbol of Berlin and German division during the Cold War, it is now a national symbol of peace and unity.
The Parliament (Reichstag) is a landmark of Berlin, steeped in history and a reflection of recent German history. It is located in the heart of Berlin and has been the seat of the German parliament (Bundestag) since the end of the 19th century.
You can visit the terrace and the dome of the Reichstag building, which offers spectacular views of the parliament and the government district, as well as some of Berlin’s most important enclaves. Once on the terrace, you will be given an audio guide, also free of charge, which will tell you some very interesting facts about the Reichstag dome designed by renowned architect Norman Foster.
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Reichstag Building
1 Platz der RepublikThe Parliament (Reichstag) is a landmark of Berlin, steeped in history and a reflection of recent German history. It is located in the heart of Berlin and has been the seat of the German parliament (Bundestag) since the end of the 19th century.
You can visit the terrace and the dome of the Reichstag building, which offers spectacular views of the parliament and the government district, as well as some of Berlin’s most important enclaves. Once on the terrace, you will be given an audio guide, also free of charge, which will tell you some very interesting facts about the Reichstag dome designed by renowned architect Norman Foster.
The Berlin TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm), with its 368 meters, is the tallest publicly accessible building in Europe. Every year more than a million tourists go up to it. Once up and more than 200 meters high, you can see the entire city of Berlin.
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Berliner Fernsehturm
1A PanoramastraßeThe Berlin TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm), with its 368 meters, is the tallest publicly accessible building in Europe. Every year more than a million tourists go up to it. Once up and more than 200 meters high, you can see the entire city of Berlin.
Sightseeings
Abandoned amusement park covered by vegetation, with guided tours and themed events depending on the season.
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Spreepark
1-3 KiehnwerderalleeAbandoned amusement park covered by vegetation, with guided tours and themed events depending on the season.
The Gendarmenmarkt square, one of the most beautiful in the city with the twin churches and the konzerthaus.
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Gendarmenmarkt
GendarmenmarktThe Gendarmenmarkt square, one of the most beautiful in the city with the twin churches and the konzerthaus.
The last house built by Mies Van der Rohe in Germany before his emigration to the USA, which was known as the Lemke House in the architectural history of the Bauhaus, is now a small but fine museum with park and lake.
Modern architecture from the 1930s, with beautiful, spacious gardens overlooking Lake Obersee, overlooking the lake.
Changing art exhibitions, with meeting for artists and painters, has also a registered association in this regard.
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Haus Lemke, Mies van der Rohe Haus
60 OberseestraßeThe last house built by Mies Van der Rohe in Germany before his emigration to the USA, which was known as the Lemke House in the architectural history of the Bauhaus, is now a small but fine museum with park and lake.
Modern architecture from the 1930s, with beautiful, spacious gardens overlooking Lake Obersee, overlooking the lake.
Changing art exhibitions, with meeting for artists and painters, has also a registered association in this regard.
The hunting lodge is the oldest surviving Hohenzollern castle in Berlin. Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg had it built in 1542.
Jagdschloss Grunewald
100 HüttenwegThe hunting lodge is the oldest surviving Hohenzollern castle in Berlin. Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg had it built in 1542.
The Berlin Botanical Garden is a botanical garden of 43 hectares and some 22,000 species of plants, located in Berlin, the capital of Germany and administratively dependent on the Free University of Berlin.
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Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
6-8 Königin-Luise-StraßeThe Berlin Botanical Garden is a botanical garden of 43 hectares and some 22,000 species of plants, located in Berlin, the capital of Germany and administratively dependent on the Free University of Berlin.
Teufelsberg is a non-natural hill in Berlin, Germany, in the Grunewald locality of former West Berlin. It rises about 80 metres (260 ft) above the surrounding Teltow plateau and 120.1 metres (394 ft) above the sea level, in the north of Berlin's Grunewald Forest. It was named after the Teufelssee (Devil's Lake) in its southerly vicinity. The hill is made of debris and rubble, and covers an unfinished Nazi military-technical college (Wehrtechnische Fakultät). During the Cold War, there was a U.S. listening station on the hill, Field Station Berlin. The site of the former field station is now fenced off and is currently being managed by an organisation which charges 5 to 10 euros for public access.
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Teufelsberg
10 TeufelsseechausseeTeufelsberg is a non-natural hill in Berlin, Germany, in the Grunewald locality of former West Berlin. It rises about 80 metres (260 ft) above the surrounding Teltow plateau and 120.1 metres (394 ft) above the sea level, in the north of Berlin's Grunewald Forest. It was named after the Teufelssee (Devil's Lake) in its southerly vicinity. The hill is made of debris and rubble, and covers an unfinished Nazi military-technical college (Wehrtechnische Fakultät). During the Cold War, there was a U.S. listening station on the hill, Field Station Berlin. The site of the former field station is now fenced off and is currently being managed by an organisation which charges 5 to 10 euros for public access.
The Britzer Garten is a large park in Berlin, named after Britz, a neighborhood of the borough of Neukölln. It was constructed for the Bundesgartenschau 1985, in order to provide a new landscape park to the citizens in the southeast of West-Berlin, who were at that time cut off from the surrounding countryside.
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Britzer Garten
163 Buckower DammThe Britzer Garten is a large park in Berlin, named after Britz, a neighborhood of the borough of Neukölln. It was constructed for the Bundesgartenschau 1985, in order to provide a new landscape park to the citizens in the southeast of West-Berlin, who were at that time cut off from the surrounding countryside.
Food scene
Get to know the best places to eat in the whole city, enjoy a variety of tastes and colors that will leave you wanting more. Berlin can offer you food from 150 countries!!
This market is one of the best ways to stay on top of food trends in Berlin. In addition to the events that take place, there are different stalls with all kinds of food and of course beer.
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Markthalle
34 EisenbahnstraßeThis market is one of the best ways to stay on top of food trends in Berlin. In addition to the events that take place, there are different stalls with all kinds of food and of course beer.
Indonesian Bistro with a nice terrace or heated outdoor tables.
It's Mabuhay is an Indonesian restaurant (with an Indonesian owner) with a small terrace near the German Technological Museum. Very good option to eat cheaply in the area and escape at least one day from currywurst and sauerkraut.
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Mabuhay
6 Köthener Str.Indonesian Bistro with a nice terrace or heated outdoor tables.
It's Mabuhay is an Indonesian restaurant (with an Indonesian owner) with a small terrace near the German Technological Museum. Very good option to eat cheaply in the area and escape at least one day from currywurst and sauerkraut.
This place is one of those that we always recommend when asked about where to try some Berlin dishes without spending half of our budget. Dicke Wirtin is located in Charlottenburg.
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Dicke Wirtin
9 CarmerstraßeThis place is one of those that we always recommend when asked about where to try some Berlin dishes without spending half of our budget. Dicke Wirtin is located in Charlottenburg.
Nightlife
Find the most anticipated recommendations, where to dance good music? where to listen the best jazz?
where to move the body till tuesday morning? here you will find a list of quality clubs and discos and pubs, bars and much more!
The Sisyphos Berlin is an open-air club in the Rummelsburger Bucht in Lichtenberg. In the old dog biscuit factory, people dance and party to electronic music for days.
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Sisyphos
15 HauptstraßeThe Sisyphos Berlin is an open-air club in the Rummelsburger Bucht in Lichtenberg. In the old dog biscuit factory, people dance and party to electronic music for days.
Berghain is a nightclub in Berlin, Germany. It is named after its location near the border between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in Berlin, and is a short walk from Berlin Ostbahnhof main line railway station. Founded in 2004 become one of the world's most famous clubs and has been called the "world capital of techno."
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Panorama Bar
Am Wriezener BahnhofBerghain is a nightclub in Berlin, Germany. It is named after its location near the border between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain in Berlin, and is a short walk from Berlin Ostbahnhof main line railway station. Founded in 2004 become one of the world's most famous clubs and has been called the "world capital of techno."
A-Trane is a small venue that has been operating since the 90s and where jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock or Diana Krall have passed. It is also in a very lively area of Charlottenburg full of cafes and restaurants, so you can go to dinner first and then to one of the performances.
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A-Trane
1 BleibtreustraßeA-Trane is a small venue that has been operating since the 90s and where jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock or Diana Krall have passed. It is also in a very lively area of Charlottenburg full of cafes and restaurants, so you can go to dinner first and then to one of the performances.
Things cannot turn more Caribbean in Berlin than at YAAM! Located directly at the banks of the river Spree you can find Yaam at Schillingbrücke close to the train station Ostbahnhof in Berlin-Friedrichshain. It combines an open air club with a beach bar and a street art gallery.
The Yaam is a club and much more than that: Here you get the best Reggea vibes, Jamaican beer, original food from the Caribbean like Jerk Chicken while feeling the fine sand under your feet. Reggea, hip hop, dancehall and afro beats dominated the musical program of the club.
Also, there are a lot more activities to enjoy there at YAAM Beach such as soccer, table tennis or table soccer. There is an extra kids corner with plenty of activities and workshops for children, too. And all of this in a totally laid-back chilling atmosphere - "stress" is an unknown word here.
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YAAM
3 An d. SchillingbrückeThings cannot turn more Caribbean in Berlin than at YAAM! Located directly at the banks of the river Spree you can find Yaam at Schillingbrücke close to the train station Ostbahnhof in Berlin-Friedrichshain. It combines an open air club with a beach bar and a street art gallery.
The Yaam is a club and much more than that: Here you get the best Reggea vibes, Jamaican beer, original food from the Caribbean like Jerk Chicken while feeling the fine sand under your feet. Reggea, hip hop, dancehall and afro beats dominated the musical program of the club.
Also, there are a lot more activities to enjoy there at YAAM Beach such as soccer, table tennis or table soccer. There is an extra kids corner with plenty of activities and workshops for children, too. And all of this in a totally laid-back chilling atmosphere - "stress" is an unknown word here.
Time to swim
Berlin has the best spots to cool off in summer, have fun with your family, have a barbecue with friends and enjoy the summer without being suffering the sun. How? Check our list of bathing spots and you’re sure to find your dream spot.
The Schlachtensee lies in the southwestern part of Berlin, in the middle of the forest, between Krumme Lanke and Wannsee. And it is not only because of its good travel connections a popular excursion destination.
In summer, encircling the Schlachtensee, countless bathers are to be found; yet, the cleanest Berliner swimming lake is not only favoured by them. The fishermen also value the high water quality—and pull perch, white bream and gudgeons out of the waters of the tubular formed lake. . Around the lake is a seven kilometre long continuous boardwalk, which invites for strolling or jogging. Situated on the east bank is the “fisher-hut”, a heritage protected historical guesthouse with beer garden and children’s playground.
Boats can also be rented there. In the south part of the lake, direct at the S-Bahnhof with the same name, lies the “Paul Ernst Park”, a green and recreation park, which winds itself down to the lake and reaches almost a kilometre along the south-bank of the lake up to a craggy peninsula.
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Schlachtensee
40 TerrassenstraßeThe Schlachtensee lies in the southwestern part of Berlin, in the middle of the forest, between Krumme Lanke and Wannsee. And it is not only because of its good travel connections a popular excursion destination.
In summer, encircling the Schlachtensee, countless bathers are to be found; yet, the cleanest Berliner swimming lake is not only favoured by them. The fishermen also value the high water quality—and pull perch, white bream and gudgeons out of the waters of the tubular formed lake. . Around the lake is a seven kilometre long continuous boardwalk, which invites for strolling or jogging. Situated on the east bank is the “fisher-hut”, a heritage protected historical guesthouse with beer garden and children’s playground.
Boats can also be rented there. In the south part of the lake, direct at the S-Bahnhof with the same name, lies the “Paul Ernst Park”, a green and recreation park, which winds itself down to the lake and reaches almost a kilometre along the south-bank of the lake up to a craggy peninsula.
The Rangsdorfer See is a natural lake located south of Berlin in the district of Teltow-Fläming . It is the heart of the Rangsdorfer See nature reserve . The lake is a popular water sports area in summer, and also for ice sailing and other ice sports in winter. The Rangsdorfer See has a declining water level and threatens to silt up completely in the next 150 years . Restrictions on use should already exist in 50-70 years. A non-profit association has been founded to save the Rangsdorfer See. In 2008, the district council of Teltow-Fläming unanimously approved an application to rehabilitate the five large lakes in the district - the Rangsdorfer See, the Mellensee, the Großer Wünsdorfer See, the Blankensee and the Siethener See in the next 30 years
Rangsdorfer See
The Rangsdorfer See is a natural lake located south of Berlin in the district of Teltow-Fläming . It is the heart of the Rangsdorfer See nature reserve . The lake is a popular water sports area in summer, and also for ice sailing and other ice sports in winter. The Rangsdorfer See has a declining water level and threatens to silt up completely in the next 150 years . Restrictions on use should already exist in 50-70 years. A non-profit association has been founded to save the Rangsdorfer See. In 2008, the district council of Teltow-Fläming unanimously approved an application to rehabilitate the five large lakes in the district - the Rangsdorfer See, the Mellensee, the Großer Wünsdorfer See, the Blankensee and the Siethener See in the next 30 years
The lake is located in the southeast of the large Müggelsee and is its little brother. Both are directly connected to each other via the Müggelspree. The bathing area has a large sandy beach surrounded by forest. The beach is ideal for sunbathing. If you prefer something shady or prefer sunbathing lawns, you will definitely find what you are looking for near the forest. In the further text you will find interesting information on the topics of how to get there, gastronomy, dog bans and more.
Badestelle Kleiner Müggelsee
The lake is located in the southeast of the large Müggelsee and is its little brother. Both are directly connected to each other via the Müggelspree. The bathing area has a large sandy beach surrounded by forest. The beach is ideal for sunbathing. If you prefer something shady or prefer sunbathing lawns, you will definitely find what you are looking for near the forest. In the further text you will find interesting information on the topics of how to get there, gastronomy, dog bans and more.
Lake Leipnitz is a lake located northeast of the city of Berlin, in the rural district of Barnim, in the state of Brandenburg, at an elevation of 49.7 meters; It has an area of 117 hectares.
Crystal clear and refreshing water and everything else a lake can offer: Hike around the lake in one day, visit the island via ferry and have a snack at the island's own rustic beer garden (our suggestion: potato salad). Or rent a boat or have a swim in the official swimming place: There you get everything you need for a nice day outside the city.
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Liepnitzsee
11 Am LiepnitzseeLake Leipnitz is a lake located northeast of the city of Berlin, in the rural district of Barnim, in the state of Brandenburg, at an elevation of 49.7 meters; It has an area of 117 hectares.
Crystal clear and refreshing water and everything else a lake can offer: Hike around the lake in one day, visit the island via ferry and have a snack at the island's own rustic beer garden (our suggestion: potato salad). Or rent a boat or have a swim in the official swimming place: There you get everything you need for a nice day outside the city.