BERLIN - Guiomatic

BERLIN
custom travel guide
just made for John Smith
from August  until August , 
Table of contents
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Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Mitte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Get out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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City West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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East Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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North. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Get in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sleep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Berlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Districts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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See. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 Districts Districts · DISTRICTS
Districts
In Berlin there is more than one downtown area. Berlin has
many boroughs (Bezirke), and each borough is composed
of several localities (Kieze) — each of these boroughs and
localities have their unique style. Some boroughs of Berlin,
as noted below, are more worthy of a visitor's attention than
others. Originally Berlin was officially divided into 23 boroughs,
and these boroughs are still used in Wikitravel as they remain
foremost in popular conceptions of the city and are generally
of a good practical size and cultural division for visitors as well.
Since January 2001, the boroughs have officially been reduced
from 23 to 12 for administrative efficiency. The boroughs can
roughly be grouped into six districts:
Districts of Berlin
6 Districts Mitte · Understand MITTE
See
Landmarks
Understand
Here, we speak about the districts in their old sense (Mitte,
Tiergarten, Wedding).
Orientation
The old district Mitte can be divided into several
neighborhoods and sub-districts in order to help travellers
crossing it:
Get in
The Brandenburg Gate
Berlin from below (Berliner Unterwelten), Brunnenstraße
105 (at Gesundbrunnen station), . Several daily tours
10AM-4PM in different languages. Go on guided tours below
Berlin to the WWII bunkers, flak towers, cold war defence
shelters, etc.
Old Jewish Cemetery (Alter Jüdischer Friedhof), Grosse
Hamburger Strasse. €9-12 for tours.
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral), Am Lustgarten (U-Bahn:
U2, U5, or U8 to Alexanderplatz. S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7,
or S75 to Hackescher Markt), ☎ +49 (0/20) 2026 91
36 ([email protected]), . M-Sa 9AM-8PM, Sunday and
holidays noon-8PM (From October until April the cathedral
is open only until 7PM). The city's Protestant cathedral and
the burial place of the Prussian kings.
Inside the Sony center, near Potsdamer Platz
Mitte regained its position as the main transfer point as
in June 2006 with the opening of the new main station
(Hauptbahnhof), a giant palace of glass and steel, which
is at the border of Mitte and Tiergarten. Almost all shortand long-haul trains will arrive and depart from this station.
Other main public transport stations are Friedrichstrasse and
Alexanderplatz.
Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), . The only surviving
Berlin city gate and a potent symbol of the city. This is the
point where Straße des 17. Juni becomes Unter den Linden.
The gate was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in 1791
and was intended to resemble the Acropolis in Athens.
The Brandenburg Gate now symbolizes reunification, after
dividing East and West Berlin for decades)
Public transport
Mitte is served by many S- and U-Bahn lines. The S1, S2 and
S25 go from north (Oranienburg and Gesundbrunnen) to south
(Potsdamer Platz and Schöneberg), the Stadtbahn (city S-Bahn,
line 3, 5, 7, and 75) goes from west (Charlottenburg) to east
(Friedrichshain). They cross at Friedrichstraße. U-Bahn line 2
connects Mitte with Charlottenburg (west) and Prenzlauer
Berg (northeast), the U-Bahn lines 6 and 8 go north to Wedding
and south to Kreuzberg and Neukölln.
7 Districts Mitte · See the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz, only a few hundred
metres from the site of Hitler's bunker. The memorial is a
very controversial one with several painful scandals coming
to light over the project's life. Some criticize the memorial
for only being dedicated to murdered Jews and not to
other victims of Nazi genocide. It was later discovered
that a company producing an anti-graffiti chemical which
was used to protect the memorial owned a company that
produced Zyklon-B, which was used in concentration and
death camps to kill prisoners. After much criticism, it was
decided to continue working with the company, much to
the dismay of the Jewish community. Furthermore, Joesph
Goebbels', the Nazi propaganda minister, wartime bunker is
located under a part of the memorial.
Neue Synagoge (New Synagogue), Oranienburger Straße
28/30, ☎ +49 (0/30) 8802 83 00 ([email protected], fax:
+49 (0/30) 8802 84 83), .
The Television Asparagus
Fernsehturm/Alexanderplatz. The Fernsehturm's nickname,
"Telespargel" (television-asparagus) does not come close to
expressing how this huge monument to tacky 20th-century
culture dominates the sweeping, open square. This 368meter high metal vegetable (it's a TV tower) sprouted from
the concrete in the years 1965-69, during a particularly
hideous Soviet-inspired architectural era in the East. During
certain times of day, sunlight reflecting from the top caused
a large cross-shaped light to shine down on the city. Called
the Rache des Papstes (Pope's revenge) by nominally atheist
East Berliners, the light-cross was an ironic result of socialist
architecture. Rumour has it the architect was deprived of
more than his next commission after that fiasco. At night, the
Fernsehturm sometimes appears to be shooting light beams
from the tower section, giving the impression it's a Death
Star a la Star Wars.
Marienkirche/Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse,
(next
to
the
Fernsehturm). Gothic church, the second oldest (built in late
13th century) of the historical centre of Berlin. It's the highest
church tower of Berlin (about 90 m), but seems rather small
beneath the gigantic TV tower. The church tower was built
in the late 18th century by Carl Gotthard Langhans, the
architect of the Brandenburg Gate.
Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für
die ermordeten Juden Europas), Ebertstraße 20, ☎ +49 (0/20)
26 39 43 36 ([email protected], fax: +49
(0/20) 26 39 43 21), . A vast Holocaust memorial designed
by the American architect Peter Eisenman and built close to
Neue Wache (New Guardhouse), Unter den Linden 4, .
Originally erected in 1818 to a classically-inspired design
by Karl Friedrich Schinkel as a guardhouse for the imperial
palace, since 1993 this compact building has housed a small,
but extremely powerful war cenotaph, the Central Memorial
of the Federal Republic of Germany, continuing its use under
East German rule as the primary "Memorial to the Victims
of Fascism and Militarism". The interior of the Doric columnfronted building is intentionally empty, but for a small but
moving sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz depicting a mother
cradling a dead child. The statue is positioned beneath a
round hole in the ceiling, exposing the figures to the rain and
snow.
Outside of the Reichstag Dome
The Bebelplatz (formerly Opernplatz), Opernplatz. Nazi
Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels made Bebelplatz (then
called Opernplatz) infamous on 10th May 1933, when he
used the square across from Humboldt University to burn
20,000 books by "immoral" authors of whom the Nazis
did not approve. Their list included Thomas and Heinrich
Mann, Arnold Zweig, Kurt Tucholsky and Sigmund Freud.
Today a monument is the reminder, though it blames Nazi
students for the episode. When entering the square it's easy
to miss the monument. Look dead centre: the monument
8 Districts Mitte · See is underground. A piece of plexiglass allows the viewer
to look underground into a large, white room, filled with
entirely empty, blank white bookcases. The absence of
books reminds the viewer just what was lost here: ideas.
But the event did reveal things to come, as author and
philosopher Heinrich Heine, whose books were burned, said
in 1821: "This was only the foreplay. Where they burn books,
they will also burn people". He was correct.
undergone considerable restoration and alteration, not least
the addition of a spectacular glass dome designed by the
British architect Norman Foster. The Reichstag building is
well-known in the art world thanks to Paris-based Bulgarian
artist Christo's mammoth 'Wrapped Reichstag' project in
1995. The entire building was swathed in silver cloth for two
weeks that summer.
Pariser Platz. The large square in front of the Brandenburg
Gate contains the French and American embassies, as well
as the rebuilt Hotel Adlon and the new building of the
Academy of Arts.
Park Inn Alexanderplatz. The tallest multistory building in
Berlin at 132 meters. There is a panoramic restaurant in
the uppermost floor. Sneak into the main entrance of the
Radison SAS business hotel on Karl-Liebknecht Straße. Here
you can have a quick glance at the famous Aquadom, the
world's biggest cylindrical Aquarium. It was build in 2003 by
the US company Reynolds and Hydro Sight . The best news
at the end; There is no entrance fee for watching (but for
taking a trip with the elevator you have to pay the entrance
fee for the whole Sea Aquarium adjacent to the hotel).
Glass dome and spiral walkway inside the Reichstag
The Reichstag — This imposing building houses the Federal
German Parliament or "Bundestag" and was originally
completed in 1894 to meet the need of the newly-unified
German Empire of the Kaisers' for a larger parliamentary
building. The Reichstag was intended to resemble a
Renaissance palace, and its architect, Paul Wallot, dedicated
the building to the German people. The massive inscription
in front still reads: "Dem Deutschen Volke" - 'For the
German people'. The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler exploited
the fire which gutted the Reichstag building in 1933 by
blaming the Communists for the arson and for attempted
revolution. There is good evidence to suggest, however,
that his followers were actually responsible and that this
was a manufactured crisis. When German reunification
became a reality, the new republic was proclaimed here
at midnight on the 2nd October 1990. The Reichstag has
Siegessäule
Russische Botschaft (Russian Embassy), Unter den Linden
55/65, . A vast wedding cake of a building, built between
1949-1951 in the best Stalinist style and meant to symbolize
the dominance of the Soviet Union in East German affairs
before 1989.
Weltzeituhr (World Clock), Alexanderplatz (U-Bahn & S-Bahn:
Alexanderplatz). Built in 1969, this 16-ton, communist-era
clock is one of Berlin's main meeting points. Each of its 24
sides corresponds to one of Earth's 24 time zones and it
has the names of some of the world's most important cities
written on it.
9 Districts Mitte · See Museums and Galleries
Pergamon Museum, (Museumsinsel), . There are three huge
collections housed within this grand building: the Collection
of Classical Antiquities, the Museum of Near Eastern
Antiquities and the Museum of Islamic Art. The Pergamon
Museum was the last museum built on Museumsinsel
(Museum Island) and was intended to house the great
acquisitions brought to Germany by archaeologists of the
eighteenth and nineteenth century. The museum's bestknown attraction is the Pergamonsaal. The Pergamon Altar
(165 BC), from the eponymous Asia Minor city-state, is three
stories high and served as the entrance gate to an entire
complex. It is astounding both because of its size and
extremely precise detail, especially in a frieze which shows
the gods battling giants. The entire room is the same color as
the building's stone, making the details on the frieze section
stand out even more. Facing the stairs, on the left hand
side of the room there is a small-scale model of the altar
which allows the viewer to see where the frieze segments
would have originally been mounted. A 1:300 scale model
of Pergamon city is on the right side of the room. The
monumental market door of Milet is under restoration, but it is
still possible to see large parts of it.
through the long gallery and turn left into a small room at
the end.
Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), Bodestraße 1-3,
☎ +49 (0/30) 2090 5801 ([email protected], fax: +49
(0/30) 2090 5802), . Specializes in 19th century painting
and sculpture; Monet, Manet, Cézanne, C. David Friedrich
and other important 18th and 19th century artists are wellrepresented.
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Unter den Linden
2 (U-Bahn: Französische Straße, Hausvogteiplatz or
Friedrichstraße. Bus: 100, 200 und TXL (Staatsoper stop)), ☎
+49 30 203040 (fax: +49 30 20304 - 543), . Daily 10AM-4PM.
German historical museum covering everything from prehistory right up to the present day. One can spend many,
many hours here! €5 for a day, €30 for annual pass. Children
and under-18s free.
Deutsche Guggenheim, Unter den Linden 13-15 (U-Bahn:
U6 to Französische Strasse), ☎ +49 (0/30) 20 20 930
([email protected], fax: +49 (0/30) 20 20 9320), .
Compared to New York, Bilbao and Venezia, it is a relatively
small exhibition place. It usually hosts a temporary exibition
and is free on Monday, with a free guided tour starting at
4PM. Since the place is small and the name "Guggenheim" a
very famous one, the place is often very crowded.
Museum für Post und Kommunikation, Leipziger Straße
16, ☎ +49 (0/30) 202 94 0 ([email protected], fax: +49
(0/30) 202 94 111), . Hours: Tu. - Fr.: 9AM - 5PM. Sa.,
Su., and holidays: 10AM - 6PM (Closed Monday). Museum
for telecommunication and post with many interesting
historical objects. Normal ticket: 3 Euro.
Zille Museum, Propststraße 11, ☎ +49 (0/30) 246 32 502, . A
museum dedicated to the Berliner artist.
Museum of Applied Arts divided between two sites the Culture Forum (together with the Picture Gallery) and
Koepenick Castle.
The Pergamonsaal - Pergamon Museum
Part of the Antikensammlung (Collection of Classical
Antiquities) — The most spectacular part of which is the
reconstructed façade of the great altar of Pergamon. There is
also the perhaps even greater Ish-Tar gate of Babylon, from
centuries BC, which is reconstructed together with a strech
of the procession way.
Altes Museum, Museumsinsel, . The main floor houses the
antiquities collection in an ongoing exhibit called "Neue
Antike im Alten Museum" (New Antiquities in the Old
Museum). Directly through the front door, entering from the
Lustgarten (Pleasure Garden, now under reconstruction),
there is a domed rotunda with red and white cameos, Greekstyle, with statues of the gods. To reach the Hildesheim silver
collection, go to the back of the rotunda, turn left, walk
Ramones
Museum
Berlin,
Krausnickstrasse
23
(off Oranienburgerstrasse), ☎ ''0049'' 30 75528890
([email protected]), . The Ramones Museum
Berlin pays tribute to the Punk band The Ramones. It displays
more than 300 unique and original Ramones memorabilia.
You can get a drink at cafe Mania inside the museum. EUR
3.50.
Berlin Wall Documentation Center, Bernauer Straße 111, ☎
+49 (0/30) 464 10 30 (fax: +49 (0/30) 460 69 740), . April to
October; Tu. - Su.: 10AM - 6PM. November - March; Tu. - Su.:
10AM - 5PM. (Closed Monday).
DDR Museum, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1, ☎ +49 (0/30) 847
123 73-1 (+49 (0/30) 847 123 73-0, [email protected],
fax: +49 (0/30) 847 123 73-9), . M. - Su.: 10AM - 8PM (Open
Saturday until 10PM). A museum dedicated to every day life
at the DDR time. The museum has very relaxed rules and
10 Districts Mitte · See you are allowed to touch and examine almost every object,
which adds greatly to the experience. Regular admission:
€5.50.
Hugenottenmuseum, in Französischer Dom, Platz der
Akademie. The Hugenottenmuseum represents the
ongoing influence on Berlin by the Huguenots who
emigrated from France after the revocation of the Edict of
Nantes. Crown Prince Friedrich William encouraged them
to settle here because most of them were skilled workers
or otherwise useful to the Kingdom. One memorable
artwork, in room nine of the museum, pictures Crown
Princess Dorothea exclaiming "But he's a refugee!" upon
being presented a very valuable set of jewels by Pierre
Fromery. The generally agreed-upon view of refugees as
poor, without resources let alone diamonds, was blown
apart by the talented French Protestants forced to leave their
country due to religion.
One of the most notable effects of having such a large
French population was their influence on the infamous Berlin
dialect. Berlinerisch words such as Kinkerlitzchen (from French
"quincaillerie" - kitchen equipment) and Muckefuck (from
French "mocca faux" - artificial coffee) are unique to the area.
The Französischen Dom (cathedral) itself was built to resemble
the main church of the Huguenots in Charenton, France,
destroyed in 1688. It has housed the museum since 1929.
Hanf Museum Berlin, (Mitte) Mühlendamm 5 (Bus M48,
Station 'Nikolaiviertel', everything else near Alexanderplatz),
030 / 242 48 27 ([email protected]), open Tue-Fr:
10AM-9PM, Sa/So: 12PM-8PM, Mo closed; It is the only hemp
museum in Germany; you can see the history of hemp, the
culture and use of it. You can see hemp grow. There is a
cafe downstairs, with an open wavelan access. 3,- Euros, Kids
under 10 go free and tours are possible.
The Neptunbrunnen bronze fountain by Reinhold Begas. It
was erected in 1891 as a present from the city of Berlin
to the Kaiser. It stands between the Marienkirche and the
Rotes Rathaus, Berlin's 5th town hall, built in 1869. This is
one of the nicer Neptune statues in Europe, and there are
many. Neptune, trident in hand, presides over the square
supported by sea-nymphs with webbed feet carrying him on
a seashell. Denizens of the deep (a seal, an alligator, snakes
and turtles, among others) spray water at him in homage
while languishing mer-ladies pour water into the fountain,
clutching sea-nets overflowing with marine bounty.
The Rotes Rathaus, which is the town hall, is so called because it
is made of red brick, not due to its former political persuasion.
There are nice Prussian rooms inside, which are worth a look.
Looking back in time, it becomes easier to appreciate
Alexanderplatz's importance to Berlin. Historically the square
was called Ochsenplatz or Ochsenmarkt (Ox-Place or Market),
and the southern segment known as Paradeplatz. The section
nearer the old town wall housed a wool and meat market
until the nineteenth century and the southern section was
used to exercise horses. The square was renamed in 1805
when Tsar Alexander I came to town to make a mutual-defense
pact with Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm III against Napoleon.
Five streets which radiate out from the square like spokes
are named after their intended destinations (Schönhauser,
Prenzlauer, Greifswalder, Landsberger, and Frankfurter Allees "allée" is another word contributed to the German language by
its seventeenth-century French settlers, meaning boulevard.)
In 1882 Alexanderplatz gained a train station, cementing its
importance as a transportation center. Four years later, north
of the station, Berlin's first large department store, the ZentralMarkthalle opened. The "Berolina," a 7.5 meter high statue by
Emil Hundreiser which symbolized Berlin until it was melted
down for its copper during World War II, was installed nearby
in 1895, close to the then-central police station. All the hustle
and bustle would soon come to an end - luckily, doctor and
sometime novelist Alfred Döblin immortalized the square in
a novel titled Berlin Alexanderplatz in 1929 before everything
came crashing down. Literally. During World War II almost
everything in Alexanderplatz was bombed out, crashed into or
otherwise destroyed.
The Gemäldegalerie (Tiergarten) (Painting Gallery) ,
Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz (Stauffenbergstraße 40),
tel 030-2662101, fax 030-2662103, open Tu- Su
10AM-6PM, Th 10AM-10PM U-Bahn / S-Bahn PotsdamerPlatz, Bus 129, 341 (Potsdamer Brücke), 148, 348,
(Kulturforum), 200 (Philharmonie), 248 (Potsdamer Platz)
— The Gemäldegalerie contains an astounding array of
paintings, including works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Botticelli,
Raphael, Titian, Goya, Velasquez and Watteau. The collection
contains works from the old Bodemuseum on Museumsinsel
in the East, now closed, and the former Gemäldegalerie
in Dahlem. Its strong points are German paintings of the
13-16th centuries, Netherlandish painting of the 15th and
16th centuries, Flemish paintings of the 17th century, and
miniature paintings of the 16th-19th centuries. In the newer
section of the museum, designed by architects Heinz Hilmer
and Christoph Sattler, there is enough space to display 1,150
masterpieces in the main gallery and 350 in the studio
gallery - of the almost 2,900 pieces in the European painting
collections. Established in 1830, the newly built gallery from
1998 is situated at the Kulturforum complex and has about
7,000 sq m of exhibition space (a complete tour of the 72
rooms covers almost 2 km).
Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts),
Tiergartenstraße 6 (U-Bahn / S-Bahn Potsdamer-Platz, Bus
129, 341 (Potsdamer Brücke), 148, 348, (Kulturforum), 200
(Philharmonie), 248 (Potsdamer Platz)), ☎ +49 (0/20) 266
2902 ([email protected], fax: +49 (0/20) 266 2947), .
Tu-Fri-10AM-6PM, Sa & Sun-11AM -6PM (Closed Monday).
The oldest museum of its kind in Germany which, despite
great losses during the World War II, still possesses one
of the world's primary collections of European applied art.
There are two sections to the collection: one located at the
11 Districts Mitte · Do Kulturforum in Tiergarten, the other at Köpenick Palace (reopened 27th May 2004).
Nikolaikirche. Berlin's oldest church (1230) is a 3-nave
hall church. It is in the center of an area destroyed by
bombs in the war which was then turned into a faux "old
town" by the East German authorities called Nikolaiviertel.
The area is more a hodge-podge of relocated buildings
than an authentic reproduction, and the newly-built 1988
apartments that attempt to "harmonize" with the older
buildings are embarrassing. The church itself is one of the
only structures that was renovated rather than rebuilt. It is
best known for a sandstone sculpture called the Spandauer
Madonna (1290), but there are other interesting pieces here.
When the church was destroyed in 1938 and rebuilt in
the 1970s, the communist officials intended to use it as
a museum, which did not open until 1987. The museum
includes sacred textiles and religious sculpture from the
fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries. The Nikolaikirche is
the showplace of the Nikolaiviertel, which isn't saying much.
Private art galleries
As Berlin is a city of art, it is quite easy to find an art gallery
on your way. They provide a nice opportunity to have a look
at modern artists' work in a not so crowded environment
for free. Some gallery streets in Mitte with more than about
a dozen galleries are Auguststraße, Linienstraße, Torstraße,
Brunnenstraße (all north of S-Bahn station Oranienburger
Straße) and Zimmerstraße (U-Bahn station Kochstraße). A
directory listing of all Mitte's art galleries can be found on The
Art of Berlin: Complete Berlin Art Gallery Directory
Do
During summertime you can enjoy an open-air cinema in front
of the Altes Museum, showing alternative movies (most of
them in original language). It's very wise to buy tickets for the
"Sommerkino" in the afternoon if you don't want to join a long
queue at night with the chance of not getting a ticket.
Theater
Grips Theater, ([email protected]), . Famous children's
theater with a light political touch, European recognition for
the musical Linie 1.
Kabaret Theater Distel, Friedrichstraße 101, ☎ +49 (0/30) 20
44 704 ([email protected], fax: +49 (0/30) 20 81 555), .
Cabaret and comedy, political satire in German.
Maxim Gorki Theater, Am Festungsgraben 2, ☎ +49 (0/30)
20221-0, . Sometimes plays the 3 Pennys Opera by Brecht.
Buy
Potsdamer Platz Arkaden is a medium sized shopping mall
with the usual variety of department stores and boutiques.
Flea markets
Arkonaplatz, Prenzlauer Berg/Mitte, Sundays 10AM-5PM.
Am Kupfergraben/Museumsinsel, Saturdays and Sundays
10AM-4PM.
Gifts and souvenirs
boxoffberlin (a/k/a bob), Zimmerstrasse 11 (U Kochstr.) Only
100 meters from Checkpoint Charlie you will find a small
but very interesting place for extraordinary souvenirs and
gifts made by local designers. The gallery shows changing
exhibitions of contemporary art, films and more from
Berlin artists and the little Café offers the best Espresso –
fairly traded and organically grown, refreshing lemonades
without artificial additives, »Berliner Weisse with a shot« ...
in summer also outside in the deck chair. Open daily 11am
- 6pm
Eat
City centre Berlin "Mitte".
Budget
Cafe Restaurant Berlin, Gleimstrasse 24, tel 030-4480792 .
German & regional cuisine, breakfast buffet daily 8AM-12AM
Kasbah, Gipsstraße 2, tel 030-2759 4361. Moroccan
restaurant, cafe and bar.
Susuru, Rosa-Luxemburg Str. 17, tel 030-211 1182 . Stylish
new Japanese restaurant specialises in Udon dishes Japanese noodles in a tasty soup. Be prepared to get a bit
slurpy with your soup - it adds to the flavour!
De Nhat, Auguststrasse (near Oranienburger Strasse). The
best Vietnamese in town, every meal is 5 euro.
Schinkel-Klause Unter den Linden, 5 . Restaurant of German
cuisine in the Opera House, where it possible to taste
Berliner Weisse und Berliner Eisbein for only €13 per dish (be
aware the whole leg with side-dish are served, so it's quite
an amount of meat per person)
Midrange
Midtown Grill, Ebertstrasse 3, ☎ 030-22000 6415
([email protected]), . Following the tradition of
12 Districts Mitte · Drink the old American steakhouses, at Midtown Grill you will find
the best steaks in town.
from Tegel airport, 2 stops with the U-Bahn from the zoo
station Tiergarten.
Block House - a number of restaurants in Berlin, where you
can taste wonderful steaks.
baxpax Mitte Hostel Berlin (Mittes Backpacker Hostel),
Chausseestr. 102 (U Naturkundemuseum), ☎ 28 39 09 65
([email protected], fax: 28 39 09 35), . checkin: 14:00;
checkout: 11:00. Berlin's first art hostel was completly
renovated in early 2011. The rooms are light and stylish! They
have a guest kitchen and bike rental. Wifi is for free! from 10
€. (52.53206,13.38018)
Restaurant Angkor Wat Paulstraße 22, Tel. 030-393 39 22,
Mo-Fr. 6PM - midnight & Sa-Su noon-midnight - Very good
cambodian restaurant with authentic style. Lunch & Dinner
sets are excellent value for money
Drink
Haifischbar, Arndtstr. 25, tel 030-691 13 52 . Bar with sushi
and excellent cocktail and whiskey selection.
Victoria Bar, Potsdamer Straße 102, tel 030-25 75 99 77 .
Comfortable bar with a huge variety of cocktails.
Newton Bar, Charlottenstr. 57 (direct at Gendarmenmarkt),
tel 030-20 61 29 90. Impressive bar that is the must hangout place for the beautiful, the famous and the rich. Excellent
cigar and whiskey selection.
Reingold, Novalisstrasse 11, tel. 030 217 516 45. Lounge in
a former locomotive construction hall (1930s style), mix of
after work crowd and normal scene.
Riva, Dircksenstrasse 142, ☎ +49 030 24 72 2688. Sa-Th 8PMafter 1AM, F 7PM-after 1AM. This stylish bar, named after
Italian football star Luigi Riva, boasts a colorfully displayed
curved ceiling painted in red, yellow, and purple squares. It's
the perfect spot for grabbing one of the assortment of exotic
martinis or champagne cocktails.
Belushi's, 39-41 Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse, Berlin, ☎ +49 30
8145 3960, . 12 till late. A popular English speaking bar with
one of Berlin's largest range of live sports events. A very
relaxed atmosphere with a 5 hour happy hour each night.
Relatively low prices on food and drink.
Sleep
Accommodation in Mitte is mostly catered for the backpacker
or business traveller so the mid-range market is small. When
you intend to travel for a trade fair, prices tend to rise fast but
not as bad as in Frankfurt. During off-peak times, the splurge
hotels offer substantials discounts that bring down the price to
mid-range level (120 Euros per night are offered sometimes),
so check carefully upfront for special offers.
Budget
Amstel House Berlin, Waldenserstr. 31, ☎ +49 30 395 4072
([email protected]), . A newly refurbished guest house
in an Art Nouveau style building. Four-bedded dorms from
€15/person/night. Single and twin rooms en-suite also
available. 7 minutes away from the central station, 15 mins
baxpax downtown Hostel Berlin, Ziegelstr. 29 (S-Bahn
Friedrichsstr.), ☎ 27874880 ([email protected], fax:
28 39 09 35), . checkin: 14:00; checkout: 11:00. The baxpax
downtown Hostel Hotel is a hip, stylish cross between Youth
Hostels and Hotels with a mixture of top level service and
a famous multi-cultural and cozy atmosphere. They have a
nice bar, a roof top terrace with a pool and free wifi! from 13
€. (52.58887,13.46899)
The Circus Hostel, Weinbergsweg 1a (U-Bahn: Rosenthaler
Platz), ☎ 2839 1433 ([email protected], fax: 2839 1484), .
2-Bed rooms start at €28 per person, sleeping hall starts at
€19. Not to be confused with the hotel of the same name
across the street.
City Guesthouse Pension Berlin, Gleimstrasse 24 (Metro
Station Schoenhauser Allee (200m), Central Line U2/S4/S8/
Metro Tram), ☎ 0(049)30 4480792 ([email protected],
fax: 0(049)30 44047489), . checkin: 04:00pm. Offering
free Wi-Fi and free parking, these welcoming rooms and
apartments are situated in Berlin's popular Prenzlauer Berg
district. Alexanderplatz is 8 minutes away by underground
train. All rooms include flat-screen TV with cable channels, a
cosy seating area and facilities for making hot drinks.
Citystay Hostel Berlin-Mitte, Rosenstraße 16, ☎ +49 30 2362
4031 ([email protected], fax: +49 30 2790 7170), . Citystay is
a modern city hostel, opened in April 2005. Comfortable
ambience and low prices.
Gästehaus Berlin Mitte (former Gästehaus der Charité),
Habersaathstraße 40a (Metro station Naturkundemuseum,
S-Bahn Hauptbahnhof or Friedrichstrasse TRAM M6, M8),
☎ +49.30.992 968 820 ([email protected],
fax: +49.30.992 968 849). checkin: 10.30; checkout: 10.00.
* Heart of Gold Hostel Berlin, Johannisstr. 11 (U-Bahn:
Oranienburger Tor, S-Bahn: Friedrichstrasse/Oranienburger
Straße), ☎ 2900 3300 ([email protected], fax: 290
44 717), . 2-Bed rooms start at €48/room, big dorms start at
€14.
Helter Skelter Hostel Berlin (former Clubhouse
Hostel), Kalkscheunenstr. 4-5 (U-Bahn: Oranienburger
Tor, S-Bahn: Friedrichstrasse), ☎ 280 44 997
([email protected], fax: 290 44 717), . 2-Bed
Rooms start at €46/room, big dorms start at €13.
Jugendgästehaus Berlin International, Kluckstr. 3, ☎ +49
30 261 1097 ([email protected]), . Four-bed
13 Districts Mitte · Get out rooms start at 21 € (depending on age), ten-persondormitories start at €15, all overnights including breakfast
and bedsheets. Central location near Potsdam Square
with quiet surroundings. HI-Hostel-membership required,
international guests may also pay €3.10 extra for an
overnight membership.
MEININGER Hotel Berlin Central Station, Ella-Trebe-Straße
9 (S-Bahn: Hauptbahnhof), tel. +49 30 666 36 100 (fax: +49
30 666 36 222) ([email protected]), . Double
Rooms start at €39 per person, dormitory starts at €21. It's
next to the Central Station - just 50 m to walk.
Pestana Berlin Tiergarten Hotel located next to the
Tiergaten, Berlin’s largest park, in the heart of the diplomatic
quarter and close to the famous Potzdammer Platz. Within
walking distance to the unique KadeWe shopping and to the
Bradenburg Gate. email:[email protected]
Get out
St Christopher's Berlin (Berlin Hostel), 39-41 RosaLuxemburg-Strasse, Berlin, 10178, ☎ +49 30 8145 3960
([email protected], fax: +49 30 8145 3960), .
checkin: 2PM; checkout: 11AM. A new well maintained
hostel with large public bar downstairs located in Mitte.
Generally good security and friendly international staff. Part
of a large independent hostel chain. €18 with breakfast.
wombats CITY HOSTEL Berlin, Alte Schönhauser Str. 2,
10119 Berlin (near to Alexanderplatz and Hackesche Höfe
in a trendy area), ☎ +49/30/8471028-0 ([email protected]), . checkin: 2 p.m.; checkout: 10 a.m.. Opened in
2008, next to Metro Rosa Luxemburg Platz. All rooms with
shower and toilet; free WLAN, bar with happy hour etc.
17,00-60,00 Euro.
Mid-range
Circus Hotel Rosenthalerstr. 1 - About ten steps from the
Rosenthaler Platz U-bahn. Nicer version of the hostel with
excellent amenities at affordable rates. Breakfast included,
free wifi; free laptops, DVDs, and iPods available to borrow.
Reserve early and ask for interior room if street noise bothers
you at night. Exceptionally friendly service.
Hotel Berlin Berlin Luetzowplatz 17 - Located in the heart
of the city and just a few minutes from shopping on
Kurfürstendamm or sightseeing in the Tiergarten park. Also
nearby is the newer Potsdamer Platz area with restaurants,
theatres, movies and shops as well as the more elegant
area of Friedrichstrasse. Hotel Berlin Berlin is one of the best
business hotels in Berlin, with ample conference rooms and
discounts for large parties and conventions.
Flats in Berlin, Office address: Schönhauser Allee 5, 10119
Berlin, ☎ +49 (0)30 5471 3890 ([email protected]), . Short
term rental apartments in various locations and sections of
Berlin. Well priced and located both in Mitte as well as the
other locations in the city center.
NH Berlin Mitte, Leipziger Strasse 106-111, . Located at the
heart of Berlin and renovated in 2008, this hotel offers
392 spacious bedrooms, meeting rooms and a spa. Being
situated in the heart of the city, there are many sightseeing
opportunities close-by.
Courtyard by Marriott Berlin City Centre Just a twominute walk to the subway and situated close to Berlin
highlights.
14 Districts City West · Understand CITY WEST
Understand
Schöneberg is the traditional center of the homosexual scene
in Berlin. Today the borough is gentrified and very popular
with young families and middle-aged singles. Old renovated
apartments with stucco are pretty common. You can start
to walk from U-Nollendorfplatz and head directly to the
Winterfeldmarkt (lovely market, open Saturday from morning
until early afternoon, all year, on Wednesday there is a smaller
market). It is not the main center but the district townhall
was the main townhall for West Berlin during the Cold War.
The freedom bell (a present by the American people) and
several memorials from that time, can be found here. On 9th
November 1989, Helmut Kohl (Bundeskanzler from 1983-1998)
and Willy Brandt (former Bundeskanzler) cheered from the
main balcony as they saw the end of the Berlin Wall. The
townhall is an emotional place for most people in Berlin
(especially West Berlin).
Tiergarten is, besides a borough, a large park separating the
district from Mitte.
Get in
By U- or S-Bahn
Bahnhof Zoo ("Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten")
Kurfürstendamm (not Kurfürstenstrasse on the same line.
These are two totally different areas!)
Adenauerplatz
A lot of buslines drive all the way down the Ku'Damm.
Especially when it rains (or snows in winter) or to get a first
impression, it's very convenient to use the buses.
Funkturm
The Ku'damm (short for Kurfürstendamm) is the center of
the area, it consists of the main shopping streets and the
Tauentzienstrasse and Fasanenstrasse, which are adjacent to
the Ku'Damm. City West is composed of four boroughs:
Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf, Schöneberg and Tiergarten.
Charlottenburg used to be the heart of West Berlin
and stretches between the Ku'Damm, jointly shared with
Wilmersdorf, and the Charlottenburg Palace in the north. The
southern part of the district is one of the wealthier areas of
Berlin with posh villas and apartments. The northern part is a
nice living area. Charlottenburg was the center of the former
West Berlin and was well built-up after the war. Today it's
mostly an upmarket shopping and living area for city slickers.
Charlottenburg has a large, wealthy Russian scene, which has
given rise to the area’s nickname, "Charlottograd".
Wilmersdorf has always been a middle and upper class inner
city villa and apartment house area. It is quieter but has nice
restaurants and cafes. About 80% of Berlin's Jewish population
(estimated 25,000 people) — now mostly of Russian descent —
live in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.
Get around
Charlottenburg is considered the heart of former West Berlin
and stretches from the ICC convention center in the west to
Ku'Damm (Kurfürstendamm) in the east. Public transport or a
bike are often ideal modes of transportation in this area since
parking spots are scarce and parking garages expensive. The
city bus system (BVG) covers Wilmersdorf extensively, with its
the northern-most parts being served by the S- and U-stations
Heidelberger Platz or Fehrbelliner Platz.
U-Bahn
To arrive at the central bus station, get off at the U-and SBahnstation Kaiserdamm (U2) / Messe ZOB ICC (S41, S42,
S45) and follow the signs.
If you want to ride a bus the entire length of Ku'Damm, you
can get off at U-Bahn Wittenbergplatz (U1 - U3) or S-Bahn
Halensee (S41, S42, S45) (east to west or vice versa).
15 Districts City West · See To get to Schloss Charlottenburg (palace), exit U-Bahn
station Sophie-Charlotte Platz (U2) or Richard-Wagner-Platz
(U7).
Exit U-and S-Bahn station Zoologischer Garten (U2, U9,
S3, S5, S7, S75) for the city zoo, the Gedächtniskirche, the
Tauentzienstraße (main shopping street) and/or a short walk
to Ku'Damm. Friends of the Berlin partner city, Los Angeles,
can walk right to the Los Angeles friendship place.
The rest of Ku'damm can be easily reached via U-Bahn
station Kurfürstendamm (U1, U9), Ulandstraße (U1) or
Adenauerplatz (U9).
S-Bahn
To reach the former center of West Berlin, get off at S-Bahn
station "Zoologischer Garten."
A good place to start exploring Charlottenburg is at S-Bahn
station "Savignyplatz." This area includes many popular
cafes, bars, restaurants (including fast food), bookshops and
boutiques.
Walking south from the Schöneberg centrally located
Winterfeldplatz you´ll find Goltzstr with lots of small bars and
cafes. Restaurants provide all sorts of food and prices are
low, especially compared with other locations in the "touristy"
center of Berlin. Around Eisenacher Str (extension of Goltzstr.)
you´ll find even more bars and cafes situated in the basement
of nice old houses. During WW II this part of Berlin was
not destroyed by bombs as much as other parts of Berlin,
so you can get an impression of what 19th century Berlin's
architecture looked like. If you walk along Grunewaldstrasse
to the west, you´ll reach "Bayrischer Platz" and around it the
"Bayerisches Viertel" (with many streets named after Bavarian
cities), which was destroyed a lot more during WW II (about
60%). Somewhere around there Albert Einstein lived once. You
´ll find several memorial signs providing information about the
Nazi-regime's rules against gays and Jews.
See
Landmarks
Siegessäule (Tiergarten) (Victory Column). Want to feel like
one of the angels in Wim Wenders' classic film Der Himmel
über Berlin (a.k.a. Wings of Desire)? Climb to the top of
Gold-Else, as the statue of Victory on the top of the Victory
Column is known. Just don't jump off if you're not actually an
angel. Else was moved to her present location by the Nazis,
but was originally built to commemorate Prussian military
prowess in the wars against Denmark (1864), Austria (1866)
and France (1870-71). Five roads run into a traffic circle called
Grosser Stern, in the center of which is the Siegessäule. Else is
visible from much of the city district known as Tiergarten. At
the base of the statue are reliefs of war scenes representing
the conflicts which this monument memorializes. The Allies
forced Germany to take those panels down in 1945, but
they were remounted in 1984 and 1987. Currently closed for
renovations.
Schloss Charlottenburg — Charlottenburg palace. One of
the oldest buildings in Charlottenburg and actually the
reason for the whole city to be built.
Grunewaldturm— Historic observation tower in the forest
near the big Havel River.
Gedächtniskirche— One of the most famous churches in
town and a reminder of World War II.
Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium). Built by Hitler for the
1936 Olympic Games, it is one of the better examples
of Nazi-era neoclassical architecture and is still used for
sporting events. The Olympic Stadium is where AfricanAmerican athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals,
showing once again the idiocy of Hitler's Aryan superiority
theory. It is the home of the most successful soccer/football
team of Berlin, Hertha BSC, and between 2000 and 2004
was renovated for the FIFA World Cup in 2006. A visit to a
Bundesliga football match can be safely recommended, as
football is a main ingredient of German public life. (Matches
start Saturday 3:30PM or Sunday 5:00PM; be there at least
half an hour earlier.)
The neoclassical architecture is supposed to remind the viewer
of the splendors of Greece or Rome and of the universallyacclaimed great civilizations; it was thus intended as another
part of Nazi propaganda. By reusing time-tested architectural
components, such as columns, instead of pushing forward
with a genuinely modern twentieth-century, entirely new
architectural concept, did they think their designs would
garner more positive attention? To the west of the Stadium
itself is the Maifeld with the Langemarck hall and the Olympic
Stadium Bell Tower, Glockenturm , (with observation deck),
both of which can be visited. Known for its beer, it is said that
99% of the locals are drunk on a daily basis.
For a glimpse at the Olympiastadion in its original state,
rent Leni Riefenstahl's movie Olympia. Riefenstahl has been
accused of purposefully producing propaganda for the Nazis,
though in her autobiography she denies it. There is no
argument, however, that she is an excellent filmmaker. Though
the Nazis may have helped fund some of her productions,
Riefenstahl's artistic vision is undeniable.
Museums and Galleries
Bröhan Museum - a small but interesting collection of
decorative arts from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods
Museum Berggruen, Schlossstraße 1 . Near Charlottenburg
Palace. Also known as "Picasso und sein Zeit", this not so
large, but precious museum hosts a very good collection of
paintings and sculptures signed by Picasso, Klee, Matisse,
Giacometti, and others from the first decades of the 20th
century.
Kolbe Museum . A museum dedicated to the Berliner
sculptor.
16 Districts City West · Do Käthe Kollwitz Museum. Käthe Kollwitz's reputation as a
social activist who used art as a means to express her
support of pacifism was hard-won. Her son was killed in
the first World War, after which her art took a turn for
the morose. When her grandson was killed in World War
II, her art became even darker and more brooding as she
contemplated the huge loss of life Germany had suffered.
Both her own personal losses and those of the nation
affected her art. After the war, ever-present artistic themes
for Kollwitz - death, violence, war, misery, guilt and suffering
- took shape as the drawings, prints, sculptures, original
posters and woodcuts housed in this museum.
The Story of Berlin . A multimedia museum documenting
Berlin's history. You can also visit an underground bunker
with room for 3000+ people.
Museum Scharf-Gerstenberg. A museum dedicated to
surrealist art. Was to be reopened near Charlottenburg
Palace in 2008.
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm
Gedächtnis-Kirche). This church in Breitscheidplatz is a
memorial to Kaiser Wilhelm, and one of Berlin's most famous
landmarks. Thick walls and plain decor mark it as neoRomanesque, but with what's left of the Gedächtniskirche,
it's tough to distinguish it as any one style. Allied bombing
left only one tower standing on November 22, 1943, but a
new location for worship designed by Egon Eiermann was
completed in December 1961 (it's the octagonal structure
with blue stained glass windows). There is a small memorial
museum beneath the tower filled with artifacts from the
original church, which was built from 1891-95 to architect
Franz Schwechten's specifications.
Controversy arose after the war over the various options
presented by the half-ruined cathedral - should it be torn down
completely and rebuilt? Or should the destroyed sections be
left standing as a memorial, like the infamous Frauenkirche in
Dresden? (Firebombed with the rest of Dresden by the Allies,
only now is the Frauenkirche finally undergoing reconstruction).
The four major sections of the Kaiser-Wilhelm GedachtnisKirche (central space, foyer, new tower and chapel) surround the
ruined tower of the old church bridge and show the time gap
between old and new. Mosaics and other remnants from the old
church serve as a monument against war.
Do
Lie in the grass and unwind at Lake Lietzensee, especially
if you are with children - most of Charlottenburg children
know and love the playground there.
Linger over a coffee at Savignyplatz and people watch.
Do a boat tour on the Spree River or the Landwehrkanal many of them start or end at Charlottenburg.
Visit the zoo. Ask for the price of a one-year pass; it will save
you money if you visit more than twice.
Plötzensee Memorial Center (Gedenkstätte Plötzensee),
Hüttigpfad, 13627 Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
(Beusselstrasse S-Bahn station, then take a 10-min walk or
the bus 123 to Gedenkstätte Plötzensee), ☎ 030-3443226, .
9-4pm daily. An eerie memorial to victims of the Nazi regime
built on the place of a former execution room, where nearly
2900 people where put to death between 1933 and 1945.
No admission fee.
Buy
For luxury goods visit Ku'Damm (Kurfürstendamm) and
Fasanenstrasse. Kurfürstendamm is especially a must visit,
between Adenauerplatz and Joachimsthaler Platz (nearly
two kilometres), as it boasts a whole range of luxury stores
(and hotels and restaurants.)
For flagship stores and all the big stores head to the
extension of Ku'Damm, the Tauentzienstrasse.
The main pedestrian area of the district (and even Berlin) is
Wilmersdorfer Strasse. Start at Bismarckstraße, walk down
the pedestrian zone, cross Kantstraße, walk underneath the
railroad, and enter the Bio Company store on the right hand
side of the road - it was the first supermarket-style "bio"
product store in Berlin whose owner once upset the idealists
at Kreuzberg by admitting that she wanted to make money
with the store.
Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) , Tauentzienstraße 21-24,
tel 030 2121 0, fax 030 2121 2620 - the largest department
store on the European Continent at Wittenbergplatz has it
all. Be sure to check out the food department at the sixth
floor, where you can find anything from a baked chicken to a
champagne brand bar. Be aware that on the weekends, this
place can get quite crowded.
Eat
The City West is a very good place for quality and is bursting
with a big variety of styles and cuisines.
Breakfast
Café Sur, Akazienstraße 7, tel 030-782 04 39. Deli that serves
a delicous Mediteranean breakfast.
Cafe Bilderbuch Akazienstraße 28, tel 030-78 70 60 57. Cafe
that is stocked with hundreds of books to rest and relax.
Good cakes and sometimes on Sunday "Tanztee" (nipping
tea and dancing) occurs.
Miss
Honeypenny
Winterfeldstrasse
next
to
Winterfeldplatz. Offers excellent a la carte breakfast
Potemkin Viktoria Luise Platz, Russian restaurant that offers
good breakfast varieties and a Sunday buffet. Also a popular
coffee/cake break.
17 Districts City West · Drink Montevideo Viktoria Luise Platz, offers breakfast sets from
around the world and also good lunch offers that attract the
local residents
Budget
Tulum, a big variety of (Tex-) Mexican food (good
bargain) and nice cocktails are served in this restaurant in
Wilmersdorf (Am Volkspark 85). Mainly younger crowd.
Mid-range
Kurfürstendamm
Vapiano, Augsburger Str. 43 (On the Joachimsthaler Str. right
next to Karstadt on the Kudamm), . 10am-1am. Very popular
international chain with Italian food (pizza, pasta & salads)
with an interesting approach of self-service. You receive a
magnetic card and order directly from one of the cooks. They
prepare the meal in front of your eyes. The menu is also
available in English and the entire staff speaks English. All
noodles and the pizza dough is self-made and fresh. The
Vapiano's guests can vary from business men to students.
5-9€ for a meal.
Schweighofer's Weimarer Str 12 tel: +49 0303130127.
Excellent Austrian restaurant with a great atmosphere.
It is decorated as Austrian living rooms. Very generous
portions, but you are welcome to share a course between
more people as a starter or desserts. Mains are around 15
Euro. Try the brettljause or tafelspitz, which come highly
recommended.
Lusiada- Portuguese restaurant famous for its mussels,
Ku'damm 132a (5min walk from S-Bahnstation Halensee),
10711 Berlin, tel 030-891 58 69.
Good Friends- Original Chinese food in Berlin, Kantstr. 30
(cnr. Schlüterstr) tel 030-312 24 88 Beware that it's real
Chinese style, which may differ from the European "Chinese
taste"
Block House - a number of restaurants in Berlin, where you
can taste wonderful steaks.
El Dorado, Kurfürstendamm 203-205, ☎ 030 88 92 65 82 (fax:
030 88 92 65 83), . This restaurant is a great steak house,
serving sublime Spanish cuisine. Seating is available outside.
€13-19.
Schöneberg
Buddha house Akazienstr. 27, tel 030-70 50 99 59. Mixture
of Nepalese and Thai food/ You can reserve traditional tables
(sitting on cushions, not on chairs).
Gottlob Akazienstr. 16, tel 030-78 70 80 95. Italian inspired
kitchen with excellent weekend buffet or a la carte breakfast.
Papaya Hauptstr. 159, tel. 030-814 94 254. Good Thai
restaurant with original dishes from Isaan and consistent to
that interior
Ypsilon Hauptstrasse 163, tel 030-782 45 39. Serving tasty
Greek dishes with a good wine selection to match. Has a big
biergarten for the balmy summer nights and plays live Greek
music on Friday and Saturday.
Shayan, Goltzstrasse 23, ☎ 2-15-15-47. This is a family run
Iranian restaurant with excellent Persian cuisine. Marinated
lamb kebabs and the vegetarian khoreshteh esphinaj (stew)
are recommended. Don't forget to order the delicious tea at
the end of your meal! Lunch €7-10.
Schöneberger Weltlaterne, Motzstr. 61 near VL-Platz, Very
traditional Bavarian kitchen & beers
Wiesenstein, Viktoria-Luise-Platz 12a, +49-30-219 12 405
Excellent Schwäbisches Food with good Schwaben wines in
nice surrounding and neat garden
Drink
Café am Neuen See A must-do during the day if the weather
is nice. This cafe is more like an outdoor beergarden. Even
though it's right in the middle of West Berlin, the "Café am
Neuen See" is located in the middle of the Tiergarten next
to a small lake. Beers are between 4-5€, giant Pizzas are 8-9€.
If you are a (romantic) couple, make sure to rent one of the
rowboats and enjoy the silent and romantic scenery.
As nicer the weather, the more packed this place gets. Don't
even dream of a place to sit if it's one of the rare, warm Sundays.
The LuisenBrau next to Schloss Charlottenburg has
excellent brewed beer. You can have either a helles (light)
or a dunkles (dark). Although the beer is quite excellent, the
atmosphere is quite touristy, and clearly not as antique as it
strives to be.
Coma, Detmolder Str. 61, near U-/S-Bahn station
Bundesplatz. Made up with sand on the floor and two pool
tables. XL Cocktails will kick you faster than you would think.
Zur U-Bahn corner of Eisenacher Str/Grunewald St. One of
the last old time Berlin bars in the area, and a great place to
sit, drink and meet the locals.
Train Hauptstrasse 159 SB, (00 49 30) 787 5033. As its name
suggests, this bar is actually in an old S-Bahn car. Flashy and
famous for inspired cocktails served by friendly bar tenders.
Green Door, Winterfeldstraße 50, tel 030.2152515. One of
the best cocktail bars in Berlin with excellent selection of
spirits and a stylish decor to match.
Salut!, Goltzstr next to Grunewaldstr, tel +49 30 746 98 504.
Cafe/bar that offers an impressive cocktail list. Cocktails are
mixed with fresh juices and matched with quality spirits.
Clubs
The club scene of West Berlin is mainly located in
Charlottenburg and Kreuzberg. The alternative crowd heads to
Kreuzberg, while the mainstream youth of West Berlin go to the
Charlottenburg clubs and discos.
18 Districts City West · Sleep Sleep
Budget
Gasteiner Hof, Gasteiner Str. 8, tel +49 30 8620 170 .
Rooms from €30, breakfast included. The staff is friendly and
helpful, and the breakfast is good. Some rooms have shared
bathrooms, which can be quite cold at night.
Jet Pak City, Pariserstr. 58 (U-Bahn: Spichernstrasse), tel +49
30 784 43 60 [email protected]. Award-winning popular hostel.
2-Bed rooms start at €30 per person, sleeping hall starts at
€18 per person.
Midrange
Aparotel, Osnabrükerstrasse 7 (U-bahn Mierendorffsplatz),
☎ ''+49'' 30 364078800 ([email protected], fax: ''+49'' 30
364078820), . Free WiFi and a kitchenettes in the rooms. Has
a cozy restaurant that turns into a lively bar at night. €70.
NH Berlin City West, Bundesallee 36/37, tel +49 30 86 00 40 .
Good location in the City West, has lots of rooms.
Berlin Lodgings, Office address: Schönhauser Allee 5, 10119
Berlin, ☎ +49 (0)30 5471 3890 ([email protected]), .
Short term rental apartments in various locations and
sections of Berlin. Well priced and located both in Mitte as
well as the other locations in the city center.
Ramada Plaza Berlin, Prager Strasse 12, tel. +49 30 236
2500 . Located in inner city living area with own boarding
house.
Good breakfast, unbeatable service, wireless is 4 Euro per
day.
Hotel Pension Rotdorn Heerstr. 36, 14055 Berlin, tel +49 30
- 30 09 92 92 . Ideal for visitors of the fairground. Small and
reasonably priced hotel with large garden and wonderful
ambience.
Hotel Pension Am Park Sophie-Charlotten-Str. 57-58, 14057
Berlin, tel +49 30 - 3213485 . fairground in walking distance.
Small house, personal, individual atmosphere.
Hotel Pension Bismarck Bismarckstraße 70, 10627 Berlin,
tel +49 30 - 3127582 . Small, familiar run house with personal
ambience.
Hotel Domicil, Kantstr. 111a, ☎ ''+49'' 30 - 329 030, .
Fairground directly connected. Kudamm, Savigny place in
walking distance. view over the city. private Hotel with
best care and perfect public transport connection. Famous
Charlottenburg shopping sites around.
Hotel Alexander, Pariser Str. 37, ☎ +49 (0)30-88 71 65-0
([email protected]), . Very clean and friendly hotel in a
nice neighborhood Doubles $80.
Ku 'Damm, Kurfurstendamm 101, ☎ 49-30-52 00 55-0
([email protected], fax: 49-30-52 00 55-555). checkin:
3PM; checkout: Noon. Three star hotel for business travelers
with a sense of lifestyle and design. Wi-fi available for a small
fee (€1.90 per hour, €3 for two hours, etc) or free internet
from two free terminals in the lobby.
Get out
Mitte is just a few U-Bahn stops off.
Grand City Hotel Berlin Kudamm (Ex Hotel Imperial)
Lietzenburger Straße 79-81, 10719 Berlin, tel +49 30 - 88 00
50, . The Hotel Imperial is a perfect starting point to explore
the heart of Berlin City West and a shopping tour at the
KuDamm as well as the famous department store KaDeWe.
Ideally situated with quick connections to Potsdamer Platz
or the Hackescher Markt area – all destinations are easy to
reach. The nearest U-Bahn station, 'Uhlandstrasse', is a three
minute walk from the hotel.
Best Western Hotel President +4930219030 is a four
star 182 hotel located in walking distance to the famous
KaDeWe, Kurfürstendamm, Europa Center & the Zoological
Garden. Free wireless internet, sauna, steam bath, fitness
room, coffee, tea, hot chocolate & more.
Hotel Pension Enzian Hortensienstr. 28, 12203 Berlin, tel
+49 30 - 832 50 75, . A friendly, family run hotel with large
double bed rooms. Small hotel with a wonderfull, personal
atmosphere. Within 1 minute foot distance is a S-Bahn
station, a supermarket and a very good spanish restaurant.
19 Districts East Central · Understand EAST CENTRAL
The best and fastest way to get into Prenzlauer Berg is either
the U-Bahn Eberswalder Strasse or the S-Bahn Schönhauser
Allee.
Understand
See
Kreuzberg
Frankfurter Tor
The former districts of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain had
few things in common (one thing is nowadays for sure the
attraction to students, politically left and young creative
people), due to their history on each side of the wall. Since the
political decision to merge, these two districts work politically
together. The name was made by flipping a coin to decide what
name to appear first.
Kreuzberg is one of Berlin's most eclectic districts, home to
a unusual mix of left-wing punks, anarchists, gays, creative
artists and Turkish immigrants, the last of which make up a
third of the population and have earned the area its occasional
nickname Little Istanbul. The district has gentrified to a
considerable extent in recent years, with dot-coms, marketing
agencies, designers, German and international kids from
wealthy backgrounds moving into renovated lofts and spacy
apartments, but there are still plenty of kebab joints, funky
nightclubs, and pictures of Abdullah Öcalan gazing down from
Communist Party of Kurdistan propaganda posters.
Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Berlin Jewish Museum) .
Designed by Daniel Libeskind with an excellent exposition
on the Jewish life in Berlin and the impact of the holocaust.
Martin-Gropius-Bau,
Niederkirchnerstraße
7
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Stresemannstr. 110, tel +49 30 254 86-0.
Topography of Terror . This museum documents the terror
applied by the Nazi regime.
Oranienstrasse— A street full of shops, cafes and
restaurants.
Bergmannstrasse— Like Oranienstrasse a street full of
shops, cafes and restaurants, but in the other, more middleclass part of Kreuzberg.
Görlitzer Park. 150-200m along the Wiener Straße
(bypassing the fire house and the public swimming pool)
from U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof, the park is famous for the
Turkish families barbecuing on summer weekends, failed
contemporary art and relaxed atmosphere of students.
Landwehrkanal. Take a stroll for a few kilometers along this
canal which runs right through the heart of Kreuzberg. It's
peaceful and mostly traffic-free, but full of life in summer.
Some parts are lined with bars and restaurants with terraces.
Sit on a bench or terrace and watch the world go by on a
summer evening.
Berlinische Galerie
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin . Huge technical
museum, featuring among many other things an exhibit
about computer pioneer Konrad Zuse's work, a collection
of old locomotives, and the interactive SPECTRUM science
center with various hands-on experiments.
Get in
The main entry point for Kreuzberg is Kottbusser Tor, the UBahn station on line 1 and 8. The U-Bahn line 1 is the backbone
crossing the borough from east to west.
The main gateways for Friedrichshain are the S-Bahn stations
Ostkreuz and Warschauer Strasse. There are frequent U- and
S-Bahns to the main tourist central in Friedrichshain, e.g. the
Berlin Wall East Side Gallery close to the "Warschauer Strasse"
station.
20 Districts East Central · Do Friedrichshain
Do
The Wall. [Warschauer Strasse U-/S-Bahn]. The longest
stretch of the Berlin Wall, where you can get your passport
stamped with the touristy Checkpoint Charlie stamp, among
other designs, for 2 €.
Moviemento. Cinema showing independent and older
movies, some in English.
Prenzlauer Berg
Nearly everywhere the clubs and bars are open till at least 5
o'clock (on weekends).
decorated house
Karl-Marx-Allee The main street of former East Berlin. It is a
big avenue, featuring neoclassical DDR buildings, fountains
and lakes.
East side gallery, the longest stretch of the Berlin Wall still
in existence, painted by artists in 1991 (but nowadays rather
run down). At Mühlenstrasse, next to the river Spree. Note
that the murals are painted on the east side of the wall after
the fall of Communism; so they are not from the Cold War,
during which murals could only be painted on the west side.
The gallery is close to the Ostbahnhof S-bahn station on the
west side and the Warschauer Straße S-bahn station on the
east side.
Make sure not to miss the famous mural of a car seemingly
crashing through the wall with Brezhnev and Honecker
kissing above it. It is actually on the back side of the
gallery (it is facing away from the street.) It is just inside the
entrance of the Eastern Comfort Hostel, near the east end
of the gallery.
Oberbaumbrücke, arguably the most beautiful bridge in
Berlin and the only connection between Friedrichshain and
Kreuzberg.
Der Maerchenbrunnen the Fountain of Legends at the
Volkspark Friedrichshain
Boxhagenerkiez The area around Boxhagenerplatz is filled
with bars, cafes and small shops. Boxhagenerplatz itself is
a small park with a playground and a cafe, and the nearby
Simon Dach Strasse is filled with cheap bars and restaurants.
At the weekend you can find many places that serve the
famous, cheap Berliner brunch. On Sundays there is a small
flea market worth strolling around.
Prenzlauer Berg
There are only a few minor sights and museums to explore
in Prenzlauer Berg. Of some interest is the atmosphere in the
streets, sitting down in a nice café and watching the hip crowds
go by.
Buy
Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain
Flea markets
Boxhagener Platz. Sun 10AM-6PM.
Treptower Hallen/Arena. Sun 10AM-6PM.
Boxhagener Market
Fashion
Berlinomat, Frankfurter Allee 89 (S+U Frankfurter Allee).
Mon-Fri 11AM-8PM, Sat 10AM–6PM.
Flaming Squeegee, Gabriel-Max Str. 9, Friedrichshain, Berlin,
☎ 03027589725 ([email protected]), . Funny,
creative selection of rockabilly and punk t-shirts, bar, and
band merchandise.
21 Districts East Central · Eat Record shops
Hardwax, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a, . Mon-Sat noon-8PM. THE
techno record shop in Berlin; huge back catalogue and
weekly news from around the world; also reggae 7" and
drum&bass.
Heisse Scheiben, Ohlauer Str. 44, , Mo-Fr 12-7, Sat 11-3; big
2nd hand record store
Space-Hall, Zossenerstr. 33, . Mon-Fri 11AM-8PM, Sat
11AM-4PM. A large selection of electronic music, from the
latest releases to older vinyls.
Decoration
Lampenladen, Gabriel-Max-Str. 18, . Mon-Fri noon-8PM,
Weekend 10-8PM. Huge selection of hand-craft lamps made
of silk and bamboos. Located next to Boxhagener Platz.
Prenzlauer Berg
Bookshops and Record Stores
Dense, Danziger Str. 16. Electronic music.
Club Sound Records, Eberswalderstr. 32. Techno.
Da Capo, Kastanienallee 96. 2nd Hand, Rock, Pop.
Hip-Hop-Records, Schönhauser Allee 49. Hip Hop.
Vopo Records, Danziger Strasse 31. Punk, Rock.
Mundo Azul, Choriner Strasse 49. International Children's
and Youth Literature and Music.
....Oye Records
Eat
Kreuzberg is known for its innovative and good value
restaurants. The variety of immigrants can be witnessed
in the corresponding restaurants. The following have been
recommended in a fast changing market.
Budget
Morgenland, Skalitzer Str. 35 (U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof),
tel. 030 611 3291. Oriental breakfast buffet on weekends
(reservation essential!), restaurant and bar every day with
good food for mid-range prices.
Nil. Sudanese fast food shop, serves excellent falafel and
other Arabic snacks together with its famous peanut sauce.
To Loc, Wiener Str. 61. Indochinese cuisine. The best Asian
kitchen so far. Highly recommended by a local.
Hannibal, Wiener Str. 69 (U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof), tel.
030 611 5160. Famous for its burgers and weekend buffet
breakfast, good cocktails in the evening.
Tiki Heart, Wiener Straße 20, tel. 030-61 07 47 03.
Innovative and creative Asian, Polynesian and South
American breakfast.
Cream, Schlesische Straße 6, tel. 030-61 07 49 80. Urban
coffee house culture with own breakfast creations linked to
the film "Herr Lehmann" and own coffee creation!
Meyman, Krossener Str. 11a, ☎ +49301638061636, . Su-Th
noon-2am, Fr-Sa noon-3am. Kurdish restaurant, Small tables
with candlelights, full view of the kitchen €7.
Yellow Sunshine, Wienerstr. 19 (near Görlitzer Bahnhof), .
This vegetarian diner offers "bio fast food": soya burgers,
organic french fries and currywurst made of seitan. To be
enjoyed with freshly-squeezed fruit juice or a Bionade soft
drink!
Midrange
RosaCaleta Muskauer Straße 9 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg;
Phone: 695 37 859; Jamaican-European Fusion Food,
Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 till 01:00
Hasir, Adalbertstrasse 10, tel. 614 2373, . The flagship of a
chain run by Mehmet Aygun, who has a pretty good claim
to inventing the döner kebab as we know it, and the kebab
here is among the best in town. Main courses still a steal at
€6-11. Open 24 hours.
Kuchenkaiser, Oranienplatz 11-13, tel. 030 614 02697.
Institution for generation 68, breakfast till 4PM and global
kitchen highlights every week.
The Shy Chef, . A secret gourmet restaurant in the home of a
local resident, with modern European cooking. The address
will be revealed to you when you make your booking.
Asador Steakhouse, Wilhelmstrasse 22 (corner of
Hedemannstrasse), tel. 030 2593 1818. Spanish and
Argentinian food. Food is good and portions are not so
small, waiters are able to speak English. Have a look at the
water and drink prices and the taxes to avoid surprises.
Angus Restaurant Steak-Haus, Kreuzbergstrasse 11-12, ☎
''+49 030'' 786 27 42. Good food (pizza from €3, pasta,
different steaks ect.) while enjoying a nice atmosphere. Its
one of the cheapest restaurants in Kreuzberg and because
of this very crowded (which is part of the nice atmopshere)
Turnhalle, Holteistraße 6-9 (Friedrichshain, Warschauer
station), ☎ ''+49 (0)'' 30 29 364 816 ([email protected], fax:
+49 (0) 30 29 364 836), . This big old gym is turned into a
spacious restaurant, lounge and cocktailbar. Free wireless
internet. €13 for mains.
Schneeweiss, Simplonstraße 16 (Friedrichshain, Warschauer
station), ☎ ''+49 030'' 29 04 97 04 ([email protected]), . 11am-4pm, 5pm-11pm. Very white and clean
but still cozy restaurant with knodels, schnitzel and other
22 Districts East Central · Drink German food. Very popular, so make a reservation €15 for a
main.
Caldera, Gabriel-Max-Str. 17 (Boxhagernar Platz), ☎ ''+49
030'' 34 200 568 50, . Great mediterranean food and fancy
cocktails in a romantic atomosphere
Cayetano, Simon-Dach-Str. 14 (Frankfurter Tor), ☎ ''+49 030''
547 300 42. Mediterran food. Amazing weekend brunch
buffet. Free wireless Internet
Spätzle & Knödel, Wühlischstraße 20, ☎ ''+49 30'' 27571151.
mo-fr 5pm-midnight , sa-so 3pm-midnight. Simple and
informal restaurant but the southern Swabian-Bavaian food
is delicious and spot on. And they have the good beer to
match the food. €10 for mains.
Opposite the U-Bahnstation Schlesisches Tor is a very good
Turkish bakery which offers one of the broadest varierties of
pastries, cakes, bread and other sweet stuff.
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzelberg is very popular with students and other budgetconscious people but in recent years the area (especially
around Kollwitzplatz) has been developed which has attracted
more upmarket restaurants. In other words, check the menu
before you sit down.
Drink
Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain
Kreuzberg is a popular area for a drink and most people enjoy
the very laid back atmosphere. Usually people tend to go out
later so most bars start to fill up from 10-11 PM
Madame CLAUDE, Lübbener Str.19, tel. 030-84 11 08 61, .
Gigs 5 days a week (indie-rock, experimental, folk...). Crazy
Deco (everything is upside-down). Open daily from 7PM till
late.
Bar Sofia, Wrangelstr. 93 (U Schlesisches Tor). Small café and
bar with a bit tacky but very nice interior. Open daily from
9AM. Hot drinks till 8PM, alcoholic drinks from 6PM
Konrad Tönz , Falkenstein Strasse. Retro 70s with live
DJs playing old vinyl records. Most comfortable chairs
imaginable and the barman, Jens, is a local legend for
his friendliness and charm. Open Tuesday-Sunday 20.00 whenever (usually around 3-5AM).
Zyankali Bar, Großbeerenstraße 64, . The most adventurous
bar in Berlin! You'll be surprised what kind of drinks they
have on their beverage list. They say some people entered
the Zyankali and never came out again.
Die Legende von Paula und Ben, Gneisenaustrasse 58, U7
Südstern, Small and cosy bar with a large choice of cocktails,
spirits and wine. For those who are hungry this place serves
tapas and for those who want to smoke some cigars.
Wild at Heart, Wiener Strasse 20, . Punkrock Club with live
music, great deco.
Wiener Blut, Wiener Straße 14
Wuergeengel, Dresdener Straße 122. Great Bar for cocktails.
Bierhimmel, Oranienstraße 181. Cafe during the day, bar in
the evenings.
Luzia, Oranienstr. 34. Hot brand-new bar.
Wirtschaftswunder, Yorkstraße 81. Is synonymous with the
expression "economic miracle". The prices are very low and
it has a good local Kreuzberg atmosphere.
Bar 11, Wiener Str. 21. (U-Görlitzer Bahnhof), . Every day from
6PM till 7AM. Authentic Bar in the heart of Kreuzberg, DJs on
the weekend (rock, pop, funk, soul, disco), entrance is free
and international audience. Mondays all cocktails half price.
Orient Lounge, Oranienstr. 13, tel. 030 - 69 56 67 62.
Relaxing lounge with good drinks.
Habermayer, Gärtnerstr. 6, tel. 030-29 77 18 87, . Nice
relaxing bar in Friedrichshain with laid back people.
Freischwimmer, Schlesischen Tor 2, tel 030-61 07 43 09. Bar
directly located at the river on a ponton with good food and
drinks, good for chilling.
Cafe Moskau, Karl-Marx-Allee 34.
Rockcafe Halford, Boxhagener Str. 19-20, . Heavy metal bar
with billiard room, friendly staff and a gigantic statue of
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford out front.
Hops and Barley Hausbrauerei, Wühlischstrasse 22/23 (East
of Simon Dach str.), ☎ 03029367534 ([email protected]), . Microbrewery in former butcher shop. They have
a good selections on tap, all own production and from other
microbreweries
Clubs
SO36, Oranienstrasse 190, . Legendary club whose
roots are punk, nowadays plays different alternative and
mainstream concerts. Don't miss the GAYHANE, the Turkish
"homoriental" gay party.
Club der Visionäre, Am Flutgraben 1, . Minimal techno,
house and techno-house at this atmospheric venue by the
water.
Rosi's, Revalerstraße 29, . Rosi's features grungy
underground - the best club in town if you are into that. Nice
grill outside with lots of chairs for the warm days, has one
chill out floor and one main stage almost in front of a very
nice bar. 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month: drum'n'bass,
2nd and 4th Saturday: house electro and on other days
concerts and rock parties.
Geburtstagsklub, Am Friedrichshain 33. Best reggae party
in town on Mondays, other days vary.
Insel Berlin, Alt-Treptow 6, . Three floors, music varies from
reggae to techno to indie to gothic.
K17 . 4 floors of goth, industrial, synthpop, post-punk,
wave, metal, hardcore and punk, located in a backstreet
of Friedrichshain. Impressive exterior and outdoor bar. Less
snobby than some goth clubs, but the unofficial dress code
is all black.
23 Districts East Central · Sleep Berghain/Panorama Bar, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, . The
world-famous techno, house and hardcore club. It is situated
in an old power generation plant near the Ostbahnhof,
sports a huge dancefloor and has room for more than 1500
people. Panorama Bar upstairs is open late until Sunday
afternoon. Known as one of Europe's (and the world's) best
clubs. Gay friendly, with hidden darkrooms and leatherboys.
Be prepared for tough door policy on popular nights.
Watergate, Falckensteinstrasse 49, Kreuzberg . Big club right
on the Spree specializing in house, break-beats and DnB.
Split-level layout and fantastic night views of the river. The
main room is famous for its LED lighting.
Sleep
Bed and Breakfast
Bed and Breakfast Ring, ☎ +49-30-48496468 ([email protected]), . staff speaks english Prices range from €22-80 per
night.
City-Hotel Gotland, Urbanstrasse 171, 10961 Berlin
(Kreuzberg), ☎ +49-30-69536450, . checkin: 13:00; checkout:
11:30. staff speaks english Prices range from €49 per night.
Frauenzimmer, . Private accomodations for women, from
women. Guestrooms and apartments. From 25 € per night.
MidRange
Berlin Artist Apartment, Simon Dach Strasse, Berlin 10245
(Simon Dach Strasse), . checkin: 2:00; checkout: 11:. An
artfilled and eclectic two bedroom apartment (sleeps 4)
featured in design magazines world wide . Prices range from
€89-110 per night depending on season and people.
Contact
24 Districts North · Understand NORTH
Understand
Spandau is the westernmost borough (Bezirk) of the German
capital city of Berlin. The district lays conveniently in a green
area with thenearby Spree and Havel rivers. Once a town in
its own right, Spandau is one of the oldest areas in the Berlin
region and still retains much of its own unique character,
having been spared the worst of the Allied bombing in the
Second World War that so devastated the rest of the city. The
center of the district is formed by a dense network of medieval
streets and a market square, still retaining a large number of
timber-framed buildings. Spandau was the site of the military
prison in which Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess was imprisoned
after the 1946 Nuremberg trials until his death in 1987. The
prison was then demolished.
Reinickendorf is a borough in the northwest of Berlin. It
consists of the localities Tegel, Reinickendorf, Märkisches
Viertel (70s built apartment blocks area) and some small,
village-like areas. In general, it is a very green district with
much water and the neighborhoods have a typical small town
cityscape. In addition to the airport there are some minor sights
interesting for tourists (especially architecture in Tegel).
Pankow is a borough of Berlin. In 2001 the three former
districts of Prenzlauer Berg, Weissensee and Pankow were
combined to form the new Pankow district. The former
Pankow on the other hand is a very green, middle-class
district with a laid-back atmosphere and some minor sights
for tourists. Weißensee, too, is a largely residential district.
Prenzlauer Berg is dealt with in East Central.
Get in
Spandau is the terminal station for a couple of public transport
lines (especially the backbone line U7) and several regional
trains stop frequently when they cross Berlin and Brandenburg.
Airport Tegel is located in the southwest of Reinickendorf, 15
minutes distance from the center of Tegel. From the airport
you can get into the center of Berlin with the bus lines TXL,
109 and X9 or into the center of Tegel by bus 128 (change
at Kurt-Schumacher Platz to U6 to Alt-Tegel). From the center
of Berlin take the U-Bahn line 6 to Alt-Tegel, or the S-Bahn
line 25 to station Tegel if you want to get into the center of
Tegel. U-Bahn line 8 and S-Bahn lines 1 and 25 go through
Reinickendorf; main stations are Alt-Reinickendorf (S 25) and
Rathaus Reinickendorf (U8).
See
Spandau
Zitadelle Spandau (Spandau Citadel), tel 354 94 42 00,
open Tu-Fr 9AM - 5PM, Sa-Su 10AM - 5PM, entry €2.50
(concessions available) - a fortress built between 1560-1590
to Italian design on the site of a 12th century castle
St Nikolai Kirche - a splendid 15th century Gothic church
with many fine accoutrements
Do
Swimming, watersports and boat trips on one of the biggest
Berlin lakes, the Tegeler See.
Greenwich Promenade, (10 minutes walk from U-Bahn AltTegel). Relaxing lake-side strolls on a path named after
Reinickendorf's twin town of Greenwich, London. Please
refer to it as 'Greenvitch Promenaid'.
Buy
By public transport
There is a nice shopping mall located in Tegel, called
Borsighallen. It's converted locomotive assembly halls
turned into a typical medium sized Berlin mall with every
shop you'll need. Additionally there is a cinema and other
entertainment stuff.
The main backbone for the western parts is the U-Bahn line
7 with the major stations Zitadelle, Altstadt Spandau and
Rathaus Spandau. The S-Bahn lines S3 and S75 end/starts here
as well.
Markthalle Tegel, (two minutes from U-Bahn Alt-Tegel), . M-F
8AM-7PM, Sa 8AM-4PM. Indoor food market. Fantastic fresh
foods at local prices, including bakers, deli counters, and
greengrocers.
The BVG (the public transport company) runs a public ferry
between Kladow and Wannsee which is primarily designed for
commuters.
To get into Pankow, get out at S-Bahn/U-Bahn station Pankow.
By plane
Drink
Cafe Fahrt, Alt-Tegel 21. breakfasts, cakes and comfortable
ambiance - with a terasse on a quiet tree-lined street in the
centre of Tegel. 5 minutes walk from U-Bahn Alt-Tegel
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Casa Schmuck (Bed and Breakfast Berlin), Wilhelmstr. 114,
Berlin D-13593, . Maybe the sweetest little bed and breakfast
place in Berlin. Outside the center in Spandau, close to
lakes and rivers, to the Olympic Stadium and the convention
center. The lady running it is real nice!
Homestay accommodation (Unterkunft in Berlin),
Immanuelkirchstr. 34, Berlin D-10405 (Tram M2: to Knaackstr
from Alexanderplatz), ☎ +49 30 48496466 ([email protected]), . Prebooking nessesary, minimum stay two
nights. Single €35, double €44, triple €51.
Hettler & Lange Hotel und City-Camping, Gartenfelder
Strasse 1 (take U7 to Haselhorst, then bus 133, get off at
Gartenfeld stop; then continue for another 300m in the same
direction, and turn right just before the bridge), ☎ (+49) (030)
33 5036 33, . A nice campsite and small hotel next to the river.
The amenities are quite basic, but clean and sufficient. Not
suitable for people who need absolute silence for a good
sleep - but the noise from the nearby Tegel airport is not very
hard to get used to. €13-€25. (52° 32' 55.59'',13° 15' 22.81'')
Contact
26 Districts East · Understand EAST
Understand
Lichtenberg is a district in the east of Berlin. It was merged
together with Hohenschönhausen in 2001. Lichtenberg is
mostly a residential district, but because of its heterogeneity
there are all classes of people living there. The center of
Lichtenberg (where are some buildings left from the 19th
century) is home to the working class, as is the centre of
Hohenschönhausen (built mainly in the 70s in rather ugly GDR
socialist building block architecture). The middle class resides
in the greener areas like Friedrichsfelde, whereas in Karlshorst
you can watch some smaller mansions of the upper class.
Most interesting for tourists are the Stasi (secret service of the
GDR) relics/museums, the Tierpark (zoo) and some remarkable
architecture such as the Mies van der Rohe house.
Marzahn-Hellersdorf is a district in the northeast of Berlin.
It is largely a residential district for the underclass and the
middle class. It is famous for it's GDR socialist building
block architecture, but often ignored are some old, villagelike parts. In general it is a very green district. There are
only a few interesting sites for visitors. Most interesting are
maybe the "Gärten der Welt", the Gründerzeitmuseum and the
Schlosspark Biesdorf with its small castle in late classical style.
A more thorough description of the district can be found on
the official website .
Get in
Use S-Bahn (lines 5, 7 and 75) or U-Bahn (U5) to get into
Lichtenberg. You can also use the regional train, but it's not as
regular as the S-Bahn. The stations of biggest interests are SBahn station Lichtenberg (where also a few long distance trains
run from) and Tierpark (U5). S-Bahn Line 75, which goes also to
Hohenschönhausen.
The S-Bahn lines 75 or 5 and the U-Bahn line 5 will get you to
most parts, otherwise take the tram: the M6, for example, starts
in the city center (e.g. Alexanderplatz) and runs through almost
the entire district.
See
The Tierpark (former East-Berlin-Zoo) is spacier (rather like
a park with animals than a classical zoo, in fact it's one of the
biggest zoos in Europe) than the Zoo in the center of WestBerlin. This Tierpark has nearly as many animals, but fewer
reptiles and aquatic animals. There is an old castle from the
late 17th century in the northeast of the Tierpark (Schloss
Friedrichsfelde). Get out at U-Bahn station Tierpark (U5).
Stasi (Secret Police) Museum This museum describes the
procedures applied by the DDR secret police. Get out at
Magdalenenstrasse (U5) and head to Ruschestrasse (no.
103).
Stasi
(Secret
Police)
Prison
(Gedenkstätte
Hohenschönhausen), Genslerstraße 66 (S-bahn to
Landsberger Alee, then tram 6 to Genslerstrasse, then walk
1km along Genslerstrasse, the prison is on the right), ☎ +49 (0)30 - 98 60 82 - 30, . Experience the Stasi Secret Police Prison
first-hand. Daily English-speaking tour between July, 1st and
November 14th, 2.30 p.m. €5.
German-Russian Museum This museum describes the
history of the GDR-Russian relationship during the Cold War.
Get out at S-Bahn station Karlshorst and go by bus 396
direction Tierpark (2 or 3 stations).
Mies van der Rohe Haus (Oberseestr. 60) The last Mies van
der Rohe building (a dwelling house) in Germany before
his emigration to the U.S. (1938). Now there are small
contemporary/modern art exhibitions.
Victoriastadt (West of S-Bahnhof Nöldnerplatz,
Kaskelstrasse) A relatively good and complete obtained (at
least regarding Berlin) residential quarter which was built
in 19th century. Partly under renovation. Remarkable: There
are six of the first ever made buildings built of concrete left
(1875) - but you can't make out a difference from the outside.
Marzahn and Hellersdorf
World's Garden (Gärten der Welt) in Marzahn . Inside you
can find a large and well established Chinese garden, a
Korean garden, a small Bali's Garden/Glasshouse, an Oriental
Garden with nice fountains and a cloister and a Japanese
garden which is a project by the city partnership of Berlin
and Tokyo. The latter has been built by Zen priests. Guided
tours take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
every 30 min from 10:30 until 12:30. The park is open daily
from 9:00-16:00 (in March and October until 18:00, from April
to September until 20:00). Although quite crowded at times,
there are not that many tourists so here's a chance to brush
up on your German skills. Entrance is 2 € in winter and 3 € in
summer. As the journey to this park will be around an hour
from the city center, don't miss this opportunity to complete
your picture of Berlin by seeing some of Berlin's clean and
quiet suburbs. Eisenacher Strasse, 99 - Berlin-Marzahn - S7
Marzahn (Zone B) + Bus 195 (before the departure ask to
the driver for the right stop). Notice that another Eisenacher
Strasse exists in Schöneberg, so don't be mislead by the U7
Station Eisenacher Strasse.
Gründerzeitmuseum (Museum of Wilhelminial style)
features many objects and even whole rooms in
wilhelminian style. To get there from the city center: U5 until
"Elsterwerdaer Platz", then bus 398 direction S Mahlsdorf
until "Hultschiner Damm", then walk 300 m.
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Shopping centers are mainly providing goods for the local
population, but there are several shopping centers in the
district such as the following:
Eastgate Berlin which is located next to the S Bahn Station
Marzahn and comprises about 150 shops, restaurants etc.
For the center's website, see the following link . Close by is
an enterntainment center with cinemas etc.
Helle Mitte a smaller shopping center next to U 5 Station
"Hellersdorf", in the area around Alice Salomon Platz.
Schloss Biesdorf
Schloss and Schlosspark Biesdorf is a small castle in
late classical style. It was built 1868 by Gropius and other
architects, the von Siemens family changed the castle a bit
around 1900 and they enlarged the dimensions of the park,
which is today renovated and nice to wander around when
the sun is shining. Located within a few minutes' walking
distance from Biesdorf station (take the S5 from the city
centre) or Elsterwerdaer Platz station (U5).
Windmill One of the few windmills in Berlin is located in
Marzahn. After registration one can visit it and have a look
at the functions of the windmill. To get there, take the S7 or
S75 until "Springpfuhl" station, then the tram 8 or M18 until
"Alt-Marzahn".
Art galleries
As Berlin is a city of art, it is quite easy to find an art gallery
on your way. They provide a nice opportunity to have a look at
modern artists' work in a not so crowded environment for free.
Here are some of the galleries in Marzahn-Hellersdorf:
Do
There is a harness racing track in Karlshorst (Treskowallee
129, S-Bahnhof Karlshorst ). Usually the races take place on
Sundays.
Before or after visiting the "Gardens of the World", tourists
might be interested in climbing on top of the Kienberg (a
small hill nearby with a view on the surrounding suburbs) or
to go for a walk in the valley of the Wuhle (a small river). More
information on the area can be found on the district's official
website (in German):
Spree Center another small shopping center at Hellersdofer
Straße opposite to the U 5 station "Kaulsdorf Nord".
Eat
Tierpark Bistro at the U5 station at Tierpark has some of the
best Doener in the Berlin area. They have a great neighborhood
feel, and delicious Middle Eastern food in the German style.
Most restaurants in Marzahn-Hellersdorf belong to the lower
price segment, some to the medium range, and exclusive
restaurants are virtually non-existent. Here two tips:
La Paz - Mexican restaurant / bar, in summer you can sit
outside in the adjacent pedestrian area. Good food and
friendly service. Kurt-Weill-Gasse 7, 12627 Berlin, about 5
minute's walk from U 5 Station "Hellersdorf".
Ristorante Pizzeria Sicilia - as the name suggests, a good
Italian restaurant, at the left side of the "Cecilienplatz" (if
you exit the U Bahn (metro)-Station Kaulsdorf Nord). Good
food and friendly people, native Italians will likely have a
chat in Italian with the "patrone". Do not be shocked by the
area around which is somewhat grey with a lot of concrete,
but the restaurant is really nice. In summer, you can sit in
a tent outside which is surrounded by flowers. Somewhat
more expensive than the La Paz, for a good dinner with three
courses and drinks, you'll need about 40-50 € per person.
Pasta and pizza are cheaper, of course. According to latest
reports, the restaurant was recently renamed and has a new
owner.
Nil Sudanesiche Spezialitate - unique place at with ethnic
cuisine from Sudan. Prices begin at 2 €. Wonderful place for
anybody who would like to taste something from Africa, like
Qaurd cheese with fenugreek and black cumin or peanut
soup - different and original. Friedrichshain Grünberger str.
52
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Biergarten, (at Biesdorf S-station). It is simple, but friendly
and a convenient place to have a beer and a currywurst after
visiting the castle.
Electro Kohle, Weitlingstrasse 68-70. Open Friday and
Saturday, Techno and Trance.
Get out
29 Districts South · Understand SOUTH
Understand
Steglitz-Zehlendorf is a borough in the southwest of Berlin.
Zehlendorf is together with Charlottenburg the wealthiest part
of Berlin and has a lot of lakes and forests, but also lots of
culture and the biggest university in Berlin. Most famous is the
Wannsee with its Strandbad, where on hot summer weekends
all families visit, but there are also other lakes, where bathing
is allowed and even free.
Steglitz was merged with Zehlendorf in 2001 and is an ordinary
(but nice) residential and shopping district. Zehlendorf is more
interesting for tourists because of its many museums, beautiful
nature and some old castles.
Tempelhof is a borough of Berlin. In 2001 these two former
boroughs were merged. Both are very different and were
merged solely to have a bigger political unit. Tempelhof is an
industrial area and in the south is a living area for families.
The northern part is mainly occupied by the airport Tempelhof
which was closed in October 2008.
Neukölln is a borough of Berlin. It consists of four sub-districts
(Britz, Buckow, Rudow and Neukölln). Neukölln has a history as
a poor working-class district with a large number of migrants.
Neukölln offers big contrasts between the densely populated
northern part and the more village looking southern parts.
Southern neighborhoods Britz, Buckow and Rudow became
part of Berlin in the 1930s and kept its structure. In the past few
years, the northern part of Neukölln, nick-named Kreuzkölln,
has seen a transformation as a large influx of students and
artists are moving into the neighborhood.
Zehlendorf is spread quite far and depending on the area,
different stations are the best. Wannsee, Grunewald or
Dahlem-Dorf are the best stations to stop at for the most
interesting areas.
Tempelhof
U-Bahn line 6 from station "Platz der Luftbrücke"" onwards
south is the backbone of the district. The major S-Bahnstation
Südkreuz (DB station with national and international rail
service) and Tempelhof also lay within the district
Neukölln
The U-Bahn line U7 and U8 are the backbone of transportation
in Neukölln. All stations from U8-Schönleinstrasse to U8Hermannstrasse and U7-Hermannplatz to U7-Grenzallee are
northern Neukölln. Starting from Parchimer Allee until the
terminal station Rudow you will see the smaller houses,
apartment blocks and gardens of Britz, Buckow and Rudow.
But with the Gropiusstadt, there is also a housing estate with
many mulit-storage builings and a differnt social siutation.
Several bus lines connect the residential areas especially in the
southern parts.
The ferderal motorway 100 (the new city highway) is
constructed on the former border line to Treptow-Köpenick.
It offers a fast way to the new BBI airport which will be from
October 2011 onwards the only airport for Berlin. During rush
hour the entry and exit ways might be congested but the main
traffic is to come after the airport opening.
Treptow-Köpenick
Treptow-Köpenick is a borough of Berlin. Köpenick is known
for its old town, its castle and the many lakes and forests. And
for the story of The Captain of Köpenick. Treptow is more a
residential district and well known to Berliners for its big park
and some beautiful views of River Spree. In some parts you
can visit big ex-industrial areas which are now changing to
something else (i.e. cultural or shopping areas) or simply fading
away.
Treptow is best accessed by S-Bahn lines S45, 46 and 9. The
most important station is Treptower Park. To get into Köpenick
take the S46 to Spindlersfeld or the S3 to Köpenick and
consider taking one of the many trams to the old town and the
old palace.
Get in
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
The center of Steglitz is the U-/S-Bahn station "Rathaus
Steglitz". One of the most popular shopping streets in Berlin is
the "Schlossstrasse" with a good selection of specialized shops,
especially medium and low-priced fashion shops. Additionally
there are four small to medium-sized malls where you'll get
everything you need.
See
Wannsee— Well known as the number-one bathing and
recreation spot for western Berlin. It is the site of the
Strandbad Wannsee, an open-air lido with one of the longest
inland beaches in Europe and a popular nudist area.
Schloss and Schlosspark Glienicke— Glienicke Castle is one
of Berlin's oldest castles and where Prince Carl used to
reside. Be sure to check out Glienicke Bridge, the bridge that
30 Districts South · See became renowned for the exchange of Western and Eastern
secret agents.
Schloss Grunewald— An impressive traditional country
estate with stately architecture, it is an enclave of untouched
regional cultural history and architectonic epochs. The 80hectare mixed forest also provides a wide network of paths
for walking and rambling.
neighbourhood of Berlin where more and more artists,
students, and new homeowners are moving to. Particularly
northern Neukölln – also known as Kreuzkölln – has seen a
huge influx of money and has become particularly trendy, and
this trend is moving steadily further south. Particular areas
of note is the part of Neukölln close to the Maybachufer
channel that also hosts the famous Türkish market (off
of U-Bahn Schönleinstrasse), the Schillerkiez (off of U-Bahn
Boddinstrasse), and the Richardplatz (off of U-Bahn Karl-MarxStrasse)
Treptow-Köpenick
Museum of Forbidden Art A special museum situated on
a guard tower on the historical Berlin Wall (closed now,
reopening questionable).
Müggelturm - an observation tower without an elevator in
Southeast Berlin, from which you can see that there is a great
deal of forest around Berlin.
House of the Wannsee Conference: The home of the "Final Solution."
Museums
Brücke-Museum, Bussardsteig 9, tel 831 2029 . Works from
the Dresden art collaborative called "Die Brücke".
Museum of European Cultures. The biggest of its sort in
Europe. At the museum district of Dahlem.
Ethnological Museum. Again one of the world's most
comprehensive ones. At the museum district of Dahlem.
Museum of Asian Art Includes East Asian as well as Indian
sections.
Allied Museum. A museum showing the Western side of the
Cold War.
House of the Wannsee Conference. on Am Grossen
Wannsee on the shoreline. This museum explains how this
house was used for a meeting of senior Nazis to ensure that
they all knew that the SS would forthwith industrialize the
use of mass-murder in disposing of Jews and "undesirables"
and to debate a little the logistics of the Holocaust, for which
Hitler had already given the orders.
Altstadt Koepenick - the old town of Koepenick surrounded
by water. Especially noteworthy is the Köpenick Palace
which houses a museum of applied art and the Neogothic
town hall.
(Museum of Decorative Arts, Schlossinsel Köpenick 1 (in
Köpenick Palace), ☎ +49 (0)30 6 55 73 61. Tu-Su, 10am-6pm.
€4.
Kopenick Castle
Tempelhof
Tempelhof Airport, the "mother of all airports", is a huge relic of
the pre-war era but closed as of October 30, 2008. The terminal
building is located immediately south of the city center and
was the hot spot of the Berlin airlift ("Berliner Luftbrücke"). Take
U6 to "Platz der Luftbrücke"
Neukölln
Neukölln has been known for its high immigrant population,
but is now considered to be a highly up-and-coming
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Captain of Kopenick
Do
Swim in the pure waters of one of the many lakes, such
as Schlachtensee, Krumme Lanke or Wannsee. You should
arrive with you bathing suit already on as there are no
changing stations readily available.
Volkspark Mariendorf boasts an open-air cinema and is the
perfect activity to do at night.
Mueggelsee - Berlin's biggest lake. You can travel there by
tram which is an experience by itself.
Eat
Loretta am Wannsee Kronprinzessinenweg 260, BerlinWannsee. One of the most popular beer gardens in Berlin.
It's a must visit in summer for eating and drinking in the sun.
Fischerhütte am Schlachtensee, Alte Fischerhütte am
Schlachtensee Fischerhüttenstrasse 136 D-14136 tel
+49-30-80498310. A cozy, yet elegant high end restaurant
with an impressive visible wine collection, located directly at
the Schlachtensee. Sit outside in the warmer months for the
gorgeous views outside.
Cafe Rix, Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin, T: 030-686 90
20. Next to the Neukölln Opera house with international
cuisine.
Musashi, Kottbusser Damm 102, 10967 Berlin, T: 030-693 20
42. Good, small japanese imbiss-restaurant, one of the better
Sushi joints in Berlin.
Café Selig, Herrfurthplatz 14, 12049 Berlin, T: 030-620 05
530 . Cute café/restaurant in the Schillerkiez by the church.
Good place to people-watch, drink a coffee, and to eat
brunch.
Britzer Mühle, Buckower Damm 130, 12349 Berlin, T:
030-604 10 05, . Classical German cuisine in an old wind mill.
Casa Montella , Krokusstraße 80, 12357 Berlin, T:030-662 03
95 Good Italian restaurant in Rudow.
Louis, Richardplatz 5, 12055 Berlin - Austrian food, giant
schnitzels and quality beer on tap
Götterspeise, Karl-Marx-Straße 131, 12043 Berlin
Tabibito, Karl-Marx-Str. 56 , 12043 Berlin. Japanese
restaurant, family-run, very friendly (sometimes you get a
snack for free), since it's little, can be very crowded in the
evenings.
Café Jacques, Maybachufer 8, 12047 Berlin. Great French
cuisine (especially the fish and the self-made noodles), nice
service, very crowded though.
Kantina von Hugo, Friedelstr 31 Tel 030 22432825. Small
cozy Mediterranean mama-style home cooking situated
near the Landwehrkanal. The menu is small but changes
everyday. Friendly and not too expensive, very nice wines.
Fresh pasta is a must.
Tang, Karl-Marx-Str. 215 (3 mins from S-Neukölln), ☎
+49-30-684 33 36. 11-23. Authentic Hunan Chinese Food at
rock bottom prices (under 7 € for a very filling main course).
Ignore the menu, ask for the specials. The spicy pork &
aubergine dish is a must, sometimes rarities such as chicken
feet are on offer. budget.
Focacceria la Tarantella (12047), Pannierstrasse 57 (near U7 /
U8 Hermannplatz). Pizzeria serving fresh homemade pizza
and pasta, starting a 4 €, also offering a changing 3-course
menu.
Drink
KitKatClub, Brücken Straße 1, Mitte. Some say that without
the "Kitty," Berlin wouldn't be Berlin. Others think that
it's one of the best night clubs in Europe because of its
unique concept. A very famous address, a unique clubbing
concept mixing techno/electro/trance music with sexual
freedom. Be careful and open-minded, and respect the
strict dresscode of fetish, latex, leather, kinky, and high style
glamour. Nonstop party from Saturday night to Sunday
evening.
32 Districts South · Sleep Neukölln
Especially in the northern part of Neukölln (east of Kottbusser
Damm, next to the Kreuzberg-border), the bar scene is
becoming increasingly established. Thehe rest of Neukölln
houses a few student-friendly bars - namely the punky
"syndikat" on 56 Weisestrasse. Nearby Kreuzberg offers more
variety.
Froschkönig, Weisestr. 17 Awesome pianobar with
literature nights and occasional jazz concerts. Very relaxed
atmosphere, located in the Schillerkiez.
Syndikat, Weisestr. 56 One of the most famous bars in
this part of town. It's been around for some 25 years and
considered to be one of the best 'kneipen' in Neukölln.
Freies Neukoelln, Pannierstr. 54 The best beer in town with
a very good kitchen. Open daily from 7 p.m.
Kulturverein Kinski, Friedelstr. 28. Famous for late nights
and cultural activities. Frequented by Neukölln film
enthusiasts, and occasionally rare films are screened. A nice
feature: if you want to organize an artistic event or plan to
DJ, just go there and sign up in the list at the bar.
In a ideal location in the center of the city, this 4 star hotel
offers all a discerning traveler could want in a hotel.
Best Western Hotel President, An Der Urania 16-18, ☎
004930219030, . checkin: 2pm; checkout: noon. The Best
Western Hotel President is a four star hotel located three
minutes away from the world famous Kaufhaus des Westens
and the Kurfürstendamm. 182 rooms and suites, all with
air-conditioning and free WLAN. Non-smoking floors are
available as well as sauna, steam bath and fitness room.
Free coffee, tea and hot chocolate around the clock. 80-400.
(52.502098,13.3472)
Neukölln
Because Neukölln is not really in the city center, most hotels
are for coach tours or bigger groups. They are busiest on
weekends. If you come with a group (at least 10 people)
negotiate a discount.
Contact
Hamy's (12043), Hasenheide 10 (U7 and U8: Hermannplatz.).
Delicious Vietnamese cuisine, a main course for 4,50 Euros.
They have a daily changing menu and great lassis.
Sleep
Landhaus Schlachtensee, Bogotastr. 9, Zehlendorf, ☎
030/809-9470. Set nearby the Schlachtensee and Krumme
Lanke lakes, the Landhaus offers a quiet and tranquil
location, with the personalized service of a bed and
breakfast.
Schlosshotel im Grunewald, ☎ 030/895-840. Tucked away
near the Grunewald Castle, this ultra luxe exudes charm and
indulgence, and with the interior styled by Karl Lagerfield,
you can be assured of a stylish setting.
Meininger 10,
Meininger
Straße
10
(U-Bahn:
Bayerischer Platz), tel. 7871 7414, fax 7871 7412,
[email protected], . Two bed rooms start at
€23 per person, sleeping hall starts at €12.50. The staff are
friendly and speak English and French. Before placing a
reservation, ask for their linen and towel changing policy - it
looks like you will have one single towel for your whole stay,
and the same applies for bed linen. Moreover, ask carefully
for the kind of bathroom facilities your room has: only sink,
sink and water closet, or a sink, water closet and shower. You
can have an "all you can eat" breakfast included in the price.
Meininger 12, Hallesches Ufer 30 (Kreuzberg) is also part of
this hostel chain.
Hotel Berlin, Lützowplatz 17, 10785 Berlin close to
underground station U-Nollendorfplatz, tel +49 030 2605-0.
33 Districts Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf · Understand CHARLOTTENBURGWILMERSDORF
Understand
(estimated 25,000 people) — now mostly of Russian descent —
live in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.
Schöneberg is the traditional center of the homosexual scene
in Berlin. Today the borough is gentrified and very popular
with young families and middle-aged singles. Old renovated
apartments with stucco are pretty common. You can start
to walk from U-Nollendorfplatz and head directly to the
Winterfeldmarkt (lovely market, open Saturday from morning
until early afternoon, all year, on Wednesday there is a smaller
market). It is not the main center but the district townhall
was the main townhall for West Berlin during the Cold War.
The freedom bell (a present by the American people) and
several memorials from that time, can be found here. On 9th
November 1989, Helmut Kohl (Bundeskanzler from 1983-1998)
and Willy Brandt (former Bundeskanzler) cheered from the
main balcony as they saw the end of the Berlin Wall. The
townhall is an emotional place for most people in Berlin
(especially West Berlin).
Tiergarten is, besides a borough, a large park separating the
district from Mitte.
Get in
By U- or S-Bahn
Bahnhof Zoo ("Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten")
Kurfürstendamm (not Kurfürstenstrasse on the same line.
These are two totally different areas!)
Adenauerplatz
A lot of buslines drive all the way down the Ku'Damm.
Especially when it rains (or snows in winter) or to get a first
impression, it's very convenient to use the buses.
Funkturm
The Ku'damm (short for Kurfürstendamm) is the center of
the area, it consists of the main shopping streets and the
Tauentzienstrasse and Fasanenstrasse, which are adjacent to
the Ku'Damm. City West is composed of four boroughs:
Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf, Schöneberg and Tiergarten.
Charlottenburg used to be the heart of West Berlin
and stretches between the Ku'Damm, jointly shared with
Wilmersdorf, and the Charlottenburg Palace in the north. The
southern part of the district is one of the wealthier areas of
Berlin with posh villas and apartments. The northern part is a
nice living area. Charlottenburg was the center of the former
West Berlin and was well built-up after the war. Today it's
mostly an upmarket shopping and living area for city slickers.
Charlottenburg has a large, wealthy Russian scene, which has
given rise to the area’s nickname, "Charlottograd".
Wilmersdorf has always been a middle and upper class inner
city villa and apartment house area. It is quieter but has nice
restaurants and cafes. About 80% of Berlin's Jewish population
Get around
Charlottenburg is considered the heart of former West Berlin
and stretches from the ICC convention center in the west to
Ku'Damm (Kurfürstendamm) in the east. Public transport or a
bike are often ideal modes of transportation in this area since
parking spots are scarce and parking garages expensive. The
city bus system (BVG) covers Wilmersdorf extensively, with its
the northern-most parts being served by the S- and U-stations
Heidelberger Platz or Fehrbelliner Platz.
U-Bahn
To arrive at the central bus station, get off at the U-and SBahnstation Kaiserdamm (U2) / Messe ZOB ICC (S41, S42,
S45) and follow the signs.
34 Districts Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf · See If you want to ride a bus the entire length of Ku'Damm, you
can get off at U-Bahn Wittenbergplatz (U1 - U3) or S-Bahn
Halensee (S41, S42, S45) (east to west or vice versa).
To get to Schloss Charlottenburg (palace), exit U-Bahn
station Sophie-Charlotte Platz (U2) or Richard-Wagner-Platz
(U7).
Exit U-and S-Bahn station Zoologischer Garten (U2, U9,
S3, S5, S7, S75) for the city zoo, the Gedächtniskirche, the
Tauentzienstraße (main shopping street) and/or a short walk
to Ku'Damm. Friends of the Berlin partner city, Los Angeles,
can walk right to the Los Angeles friendship place.
The rest of Ku'damm can be easily reached via U-Bahn
station Kurfürstendamm (U1, U9), Ulandstraße (U1) or
Adenauerplatz (U9).
S-Bahn
To reach the former center of West Berlin, get off at S-Bahn
station "Zoologischer Garten."
A good place to start exploring Charlottenburg is at S-Bahn
station "Savignyplatz." This area includes many popular
cafes, bars, restaurants (including fast food), bookshops and
boutiques.
Walking south from the Schöneberg centrally located
Winterfeldplatz you´ll find Goltzstr with lots of small bars and
cafes. Restaurants provide all sorts of food and prices are
low, especially compared with other locations in the "touristy"
center of Berlin. Around Eisenacher Str (extension of Goltzstr.)
you´ll find even more bars and cafes situated in the basement
of nice old houses. During WW II this part of Berlin was
not destroyed by bombs as much as other parts of Berlin,
so you can get an impression of what 19th century Berlin's
architecture looked like. If you walk along Grunewaldstrasse
to the west, you´ll reach "Bayrischer Platz" and around it the
"Bayerisches Viertel" (with many streets named after Bavarian
cities), which was destroyed a lot more during WW II (about
60%). Somewhere around there Albert Einstein lived once. You
´ll find several memorial signs providing information about the
Nazi-regime's rules against gays and Jews.
See
Landmarks
Siegessäule (Tiergarten) (Victory Column). Want to feel like
one of the angels in Wim Wenders' classic film Der Himmel
über Berlin (a.k.a. Wings of Desire)? Climb to the top of
Gold-Else, as the statue of Victory on the top of the Victory
Column is known. Just don't jump off if you're not actually an
angel. Else was moved to her present location by the Nazis,
but was originally built to commemorate Prussian military
prowess in the wars against Denmark (1864), Austria (1866)
and France (1870-71). Five roads run into a traffic circle called
Grosser Stern, in the center of which is the Siegessäule. Else is
visible from much of the city district known as Tiergarten. At
the base of the statue are reliefs of war scenes representing
the conflicts which this monument memorializes. The Allies
forced Germany to take those panels down in 1945, but
they were remounted in 1984 and 1987. Currently closed for
renovations.
Schloss Charlottenburg — Charlottenburg palace. One of
the oldest buildings in Charlottenburg and actually the
reason for the whole city to be built.
Grunewaldturm— Historic observation tower in the forest
near the big Havel River.
Gedächtniskirche— One of the most famous churches in
town and a reminder of World War II.
Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium). Built by Hitler for the
1936 Olympic Games, it is one of the better examples
of Nazi-era neoclassical architecture and is still used for
sporting events. The Olympic Stadium is where AfricanAmerican athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals,
showing once again the idiocy of Hitler's Aryan superiority
theory. It is the home of the most successful soccer/football
team of Berlin, Hertha BSC, and between 2000 and 2004
was renovated for the FIFA World Cup in 2006. A visit to a
Bundesliga football match can be safely recommended, as
football is a main ingredient of German public life. (Matches
start Saturday 3:30PM or Sunday 5:00PM; be there at least
half an hour earlier.)
The neoclassical architecture is supposed to remind the viewer
of the splendors of Greece or Rome and of the universallyacclaimed great civilizations; it was thus intended as another
part of Nazi propaganda. By reusing time-tested architectural
components, such as columns, instead of pushing forward
with a genuinely modern twentieth-century, entirely new
architectural concept, did they think their designs would
garner more positive attention? To the west of the Stadium
itself is the Maifeld with the Langemarck hall and the Olympic
Stadium Bell Tower, Glockenturm , (with observation deck),
both of which can be visited. Known for its beer, it is said that
99% of the locals are drunk on a daily basis.
For a glimpse at the Olympiastadion in its original state,
rent Leni Riefenstahl's movie Olympia. Riefenstahl has been
accused of purposefully producing propaganda for the Nazis,
though in her autobiography she denies it. There is no
argument, however, that she is an excellent filmmaker. Though
the Nazis may have helped fund some of her productions,
Riefenstahl's artistic vision is undeniable.
Museums and Galleries
Bröhan Museum - a small but interesting collection of
decorative arts from the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods
Museum Berggruen, Schlossstraße 1 . Near Charlottenburg
Palace. Also known as "Picasso und sein Zeit", this not so
large, but precious museum hosts a very good collection of
paintings and sculptures signed by Picasso, Klee, Matisse,
35 Districts Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf · Do Giacometti, and others from the first decades of the 20th
century.
Kolbe Museum . A museum dedicated to the Berliner
sculptor.
Käthe Kollwitz Museum. Käthe Kollwitz's reputation as a
social activist who used art as a means to express her
support of pacifism was hard-won. Her son was killed in
the first World War, after which her art took a turn for
the morose. When her grandson was killed in World War
II, her art became even darker and more brooding as she
contemplated the huge loss of life Germany had suffered.
Both her own personal losses and those of the nation
affected her art. After the war, ever-present artistic themes
for Kollwitz - death, violence, war, misery, guilt and suffering
- took shape as the drawings, prints, sculptures, original
posters and woodcuts housed in this museum.
The Story of Berlin . A multimedia museum documenting
Berlin's history. You can also visit an underground bunker
with room for 3000+ people.
Museum Scharf-Gerstenberg. A museum dedicated to
surrealist art. Was to be reopened near Charlottenburg
Palace in 2008.
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm
Gedächtnis-Kirche). This church in Breitscheidplatz is a
memorial to Kaiser Wilhelm, and one of Berlin's most famous
landmarks. Thick walls and plain decor mark it as neoRomanesque, but with what's left of the Gedächtniskirche,
it's tough to distinguish it as any one style. Allied bombing
left only one tower standing on November 22, 1943, but a
new location for worship designed by Egon Eiermann was
completed in December 1961 (it's the octagonal structure
with blue stained glass windows). There is a small memorial
museum beneath the tower filled with artifacts from the
original church, which was built from 1891-95 to architect
Franz Schwechten's specifications.
Controversy arose after the war over the various options
presented by the half-ruined cathedral - should it be torn down
completely and rebuilt? Or should the destroyed sections be
left standing as a memorial, like the infamous Frauenkirche in
Dresden? (Firebombed with the rest of Dresden by the Allies,
only now is the Frauenkirche finally undergoing reconstruction).
The four major sections of the Kaiser-Wilhelm GedachtnisKirche (central space, foyer, new tower and chapel) surround the
ruined tower of the old church bridge and show the time gap
between old and new. Mosaics and other remnants from the old
church serve as a monument against war.
Do
Lie in the grass and unwind at Lake Lietzensee, especially
if you are with children - most of Charlottenburg children
know and love the playground there.
Linger over a coffee at Savignyplatz and people watch.
Do a boat tour on the Spree River or the Landwehrkanal many of them start or end at Charlottenburg.
Visit the zoo. Ask for the price of a one-year pass; it will save
you money if you visit more than twice.
Plötzensee Memorial Center (Gedenkstätte Plötzensee),
Hüttigpfad, 13627 Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
(Beusselstrasse S-Bahn station, then take a 10-min walk or
the bus 123 to Gedenkstätte Plötzensee), ☎ 030-3443226, .
9-4pm daily. An eerie memorial to victims of the Nazi regime
built on the place of a former execution room, where nearly
2900 people where put to death between 1933 and 1945.
No admission fee.
Buy
For luxury goods visit Ku'Damm (Kurfürstendamm) and
Fasanenstrasse. Kurfürstendamm is especially a must visit,
between Adenauerplatz and Joachimsthaler Platz (nearly
two kilometres), as it boasts a whole range of luxury stores
(and hotels and restaurants.)
For flagship stores and all the big stores head to the
extension of Ku'Damm, the Tauentzienstrasse.
The main pedestrian area of the district (and even Berlin) is
Wilmersdorfer Strasse. Start at Bismarckstraße, walk down
the pedestrian zone, cross Kantstraße, walk underneath the
railroad, and enter the Bio Company store on the right hand
side of the road - it was the first supermarket-style "bio"
product store in Berlin whose owner once upset the idealists
at Kreuzberg by admitting that she wanted to make money
with the store.
Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) , Tauentzienstraße 21-24,
tel 030 2121 0, fax 030 2121 2620 - the largest department
store on the European Continent at Wittenbergplatz has it
all. Be sure to check out the food department at the sixth
floor, where you can find anything from a baked chicken to a
champagne brand bar. Be aware that on the weekends, this
place can get quite crowded.
Eat
The City West is a very good place for quality and is bursting
with a big variety of styles and cuisines.
Breakfast
Café Sur, Akazienstraße 7, tel 030-782 04 39. Deli that serves
a delicous Mediteranean breakfast.
Cafe Bilderbuch Akazienstraße 28, tel 030-78 70 60 57. Cafe
that is stocked with hundreds of books to rest and relax.
Good cakes and sometimes on Sunday "Tanztee" (nipping
tea and dancing) occurs.
Miss
Honeypenny
Winterfeldstrasse
next
to
Winterfeldplatz. Offers excellent a la carte breakfast
36 Districts Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf · Drink Potemkin Viktoria Luise Platz, Russian restaurant that offers
good breakfast varieties and a Sunday buffet. Also a popular
coffee/cake break.
Montevideo Viktoria Luise Platz, offers breakfast sets from
around the world and also good lunch offers that attract the
local residents
Budget
Tulum, a big variety of (Tex-) Mexican food (good
bargain) and nice cocktails are served in this restaurant in
Wilmersdorf (Am Volkspark 85). Mainly younger crowd.
Mid-range
Kurfürstendamm
Vapiano, Augsburger Str. 43 (On the Joachimsthaler Str. right
next to Karstadt on the Kudamm), . 10am-1am. Very popular
international chain with Italian food (pizza, pasta & salads)
with an interesting approach of self-service. You receive a
magnetic card and order directly from one of the cooks. They
prepare the meal in front of your eyes. The menu is also
available in English and the entire staff speaks English. All
noodles and the pizza dough is self-made and fresh. The
Vapiano's guests can vary from business men to students.
5-9€ for a meal.
Schweighofer's Weimarer Str 12 tel: +49 0303130127.
Excellent Austrian restaurant with a great atmosphere.
It is decorated as Austrian living rooms. Very generous
portions, but you are welcome to share a course between
more people as a starter or desserts. Mains are around 15
Euro. Try the brettljause or tafelspitz, which come highly
recommended.
Lusiada- Portuguese restaurant famous for its mussels,
Ku'damm 132a (5min walk from S-Bahnstation Halensee),
10711 Berlin, tel 030-891 58 69.
Good Friends- Original Chinese food in Berlin, Kantstr. 30
(cnr. Schlüterstr) tel 030-312 24 88 Beware that it's real
Chinese style, which may differ from the European "Chinese
taste"
Block House - a number of restaurants in Berlin, where you
can taste wonderful steaks.
El Dorado, Kurfürstendamm 203-205, ☎ 030 88 92 65 82 (fax:
030 88 92 65 83), . This restaurant is a great steak house,
serving sublime Spanish cuisine. Seating is available outside.
€13-19.
Schöneberg
Buddha house Akazienstr. 27, tel 030-70 50 99 59. Mixture
of Nepalese and Thai food/ You can reserve traditional tables
(sitting on cushions, not on chairs).
Gottlob Akazienstr. 16, tel 030-78 70 80 95. Italian inspired
kitchen with excellent weekend buffet or a la carte breakfast.
Papaya Hauptstr. 159, tel. 030-814 94 254. Good Thai
restaurant with original dishes from Isaan and consistent to
that interior
Ypsilon Hauptstrasse 163, tel 030-782 45 39. Serving tasty
Greek dishes with a good wine selection to match. Has a big
biergarten for the balmy summer nights and plays live Greek
music on Friday and Saturday.
Shayan, Goltzstrasse 23, ☎ 2-15-15-47. This is a family run
Iranian restaurant with excellent Persian cuisine. Marinated
lamb kebabs and the vegetarian khoreshteh esphinaj (stew)
are recommended. Don't forget to order the delicious tea at
the end of your meal! Lunch €7-10.
Schöneberger Weltlaterne, Motzstr. 61 near VL-Platz, Very
traditional Bavarian kitchen & beers
Wiesenstein, Viktoria-Luise-Platz 12a, +49-30-219 12 405
Excellent Schwäbisches Food with good Schwaben wines in
nice surrounding and neat garden
Drink
Café am Neuen See A must-do during the day if the weather
is nice. This cafe is more like an outdoor beergarden. Even
though it's right in the middle of West Berlin, the "Café am
Neuen See" is located in the middle of the Tiergarten next
to a small lake. Beers are between 4-5€, giant Pizzas are 8-9€.
If you are a (romantic) couple, make sure to rent one of the
rowboats and enjoy the silent and romantic scenery.
As nicer the weather, the more packed this place gets. Don't
even dream of a place to sit if it's one of the rare, warm Sundays.
The LuisenBrau next to Schloss Charlottenburg has
excellent brewed beer. You can have either a helles (light)
or a dunkles (dark). Although the beer is quite excellent, the
atmosphere is quite touristy, and clearly not as antique as it
strives to be.
Coma, Detmolder Str. 61, near U-/S-Bahn station
Bundesplatz. Made up with sand on the floor and two pool
tables. XL Cocktails will kick you faster than you would think.
Zur U-Bahn corner of Eisenacher Str/Grunewald St. One of
the last old time Berlin bars in the area, and a great place to
sit, drink and meet the locals.
Train Hauptstrasse 159 SB, (00 49 30) 787 5033. As its name
suggests, this bar is actually in an old S-Bahn car. Flashy and
famous for inspired cocktails served by friendly bar tenders.
Green Door, Winterfeldstraße 50, tel 030.2152515. One of
the best cocktail bars in Berlin with excellent selection of
spirits and a stylish decor to match.
Salut!, Goltzstr next to Grunewaldstr, tel +49 30 746 98 504.
Cafe/bar that offers an impressive cocktail list. Cocktails are
mixed with fresh juices and matched with quality spirits.
37 Districts Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf · Sleep Clubs
The club scene of West Berlin is mainly located in
Charlottenburg and Kreuzberg. The alternative crowd heads to
Kreuzberg, while the mainstream youth of West Berlin go to the
Charlottenburg clubs and discos.
Sleep
Budget
Gasteiner Hof, Gasteiner Str. 8, tel +49 30 8620 170 .
Rooms from €30, breakfast included. The staff is friendly and
helpful, and the breakfast is good. Some rooms have shared
bathrooms, which can be quite cold at night.
Jet Pak City, Pariserstr. 58 (U-Bahn: Spichernstrasse), tel +49
30 784 43 60 [email protected]. Award-winning popular hostel.
2-Bed rooms start at €30 per person, sleeping hall starts at
€18 per person.
Midrange
Aparotel, Osnabrükerstrasse 7 (U-bahn Mierendorffsplatz),
☎ ''+49'' 30 364078800 ([email protected], fax: ''+49'' 30
364078820), . Free WiFi and a kitchenettes in the rooms. Has
a cozy restaurant that turns into a lively bar at night. €70.
NH Berlin City West, Bundesallee 36/37, tel +49 30 86 00 40 .
Good location in the City West, has lots of rooms.
Berlin Lodgings, Office address: Schönhauser Allee 5, 10119
Berlin, ☎ +49 (0)30 5471 3890 ([email protected]), .
Short term rental apartments in various locations and
sections of Berlin. Well priced and located both in Mitte as
well as the other locations in the city center.
Ramada Plaza Berlin, Prager Strasse 12, tel. +49 30 236
2500 . Located in inner city living area with own boarding
house.
Grand City Hotel Berlin Kudamm (Ex Hotel Imperial)
Lietzenburger Straße 79-81, 10719 Berlin, tel +49 30 - 88 00
50, . The Hotel Imperial is a perfect starting point to explore
the heart of Berlin City West and a shopping tour at the
KuDamm as well as the famous department store KaDeWe.
Ideally situated with quick connections to Potsdamer Platz
or the Hackescher Markt area – all destinations are easy to
reach. The nearest U-Bahn station, 'Uhlandstrasse', is a three
minute walk from the hotel.
Best Western Hotel President +4930219030 is a four
star 182 hotel located in walking distance to the famous
KaDeWe, Kurfürstendamm, Europa Center & the Zoological
Garden. Free wireless internet, sauna, steam bath, fitness
room, coffee, tea, hot chocolate & more.
Hotel Pension Enzian Hortensienstr. 28, 12203 Berlin, tel
+49 30 - 832 50 75, . A friendly, family run hotel with large
double bed rooms. Small hotel with a wonderfull, personal
atmosphere. Within 1 minute foot distance is a S-Bahn
station, a supermarket and a very good spanish restaurant.
Good breakfast, unbeatable service, wireless is 4 Euro per
day.
Hotel Pension Rotdorn Heerstr. 36, 14055 Berlin, tel +49 30
- 30 09 92 92 . Ideal for visitors of the fairground. Small and
reasonably priced hotel with large garden and wonderful
ambience.
Hotel Pension Am Park Sophie-Charlotten-Str. 57-58, 14057
Berlin, tel +49 30 - 3213485 . fairground in walking distance.
Small house, personal, individual atmosphere.
Hotel Pension Bismarck Bismarckstraße 70, 10627 Berlin,
tel +49 30 - 3127582 . Small, familiar run house with personal
ambience.
Hotel Domicil, Kantstr. 111a, ☎ ''+49'' 30 - 329 030, .
Fairground directly connected. Kudamm, Savigny place in
walking distance. view over the city. private Hotel with
best care and perfect public transport connection. Famous
Charlottenburg shopping sites around.
Hotel Alexander, Pariser Str. 37, ☎ +49 (0)30-88 71 65-0
([email protected]), . Very clean and friendly hotel in a
nice neighborhood Doubles $80.
Ku 'Damm, Kurfurstendamm 101, ☎ 49-30-52 00 55-0
([email protected], fax: 49-30-52 00 55-555). checkin:
3PM; checkout: Noon. Three star hotel for business travelers
with a sense of lifestyle and design. Wi-fi available for a small
fee (€1.90 per hour, €3 for two hours, etc) or free internet
from two free terminals in the lobby.
Get out
Mitte is just a few U-Bahn stops off.
38 Districts Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg · Understand FRIEDRICHSHAINKREUZBERG
Understand
Berlin Wall East Side Gallery close to the "Warschauer Strasse"
station.
The best and fastest way to get into Prenzlauer Berg is either
the U-Bahn Eberswalder Strasse or the S-Bahn Schönhauser
Allee.
See
Kreuzberg
Frankfurter Tor
The former districts of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain had
few things in common (one thing is nowadays for sure the
attraction to students, politically left and young creative
people), due to their history on each side of the wall. Since the
political decision to merge, these two districts work politically
together. The name was made by flipping a coin to decide what
name to appear first.
Kreuzberg is one of Berlin's most eclectic districts, home to
a unusual mix of left-wing punks, anarchists, gays, creative
artists and Turkish immigrants, the last of which make up a
third of the population and have earned the area its occasional
nickname Little Istanbul. The district has gentrified to a
considerable extent in recent years, with dot-coms, marketing
agencies, designers, German and international kids from
wealthy backgrounds moving into renovated lofts and spacy
apartments, but there are still plenty of kebab joints, funky
nightclubs, and pictures of Abdullah Öcalan gazing down from
Communist Party of Kurdistan propaganda posters.
Jüdisches Museum Berlin (Berlin Jewish Museum) .
Designed by Daniel Libeskind with an excellent exposition
on the Jewish life in Berlin and the impact of the holocaust.
Martin-Gropius-Bau,
Niederkirchnerstraße
7
|
Stresemannstr. 110, tel +49 30 254 86-0.
Topography of Terror . This museum documents the terror
applied by the Nazi regime.
Oranienstrasse— A street full of shops, cafes and
restaurants.
Bergmannstrasse— Like Oranienstrasse a street full of
shops, cafes and restaurants, but in the other, more middleclass part of Kreuzberg.
Görlitzer Park. 150-200m along the Wiener Straße
(bypassing the fire house and the public swimming pool)
from U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof, the park is famous for the
Turkish families barbecuing on summer weekends, failed
contemporary art and relaxed atmosphere of students.
Landwehrkanal. Take a stroll for a few kilometers along this
canal which runs right through the heart of Kreuzberg. It's
peaceful and mostly traffic-free, but full of life in summer.
Some parts are lined with bars and restaurants with terraces.
Sit on a bench or terrace and watch the world go by on a
summer evening.
Berlinische Galerie
Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin . Huge technical
museum, featuring among many other things an exhibit
about computer pioneer Konrad Zuse's work, a collection
of old locomotives, and the interactive SPECTRUM science
center with various hands-on experiments.
Get in
The main entry point for Kreuzberg is Kottbusser Tor, the UBahn station on line 1 and 8. The U-Bahn line 1 is the backbone
crossing the borough from east to west.
The main gateways for Friedrichshain are the S-Bahn stations
Ostkreuz and Warschauer Strasse. There are frequent U- and
S-Bahns to the main tourist central in Friedrichshain, e.g. the
39 Districts Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg · Do Friedrichshain
Do
The Wall. [Warschauer Strasse U-/S-Bahn]. The longest
stretch of the Berlin Wall, where you can get your passport
stamped with the touristy Checkpoint Charlie stamp, among
other designs, for 2 €.
Moviemento. Cinema showing independent and older
movies, some in English.
Prenzlauer Berg
Nearly everywhere the clubs and bars are open till at least 5
o'clock (on weekends).
decorated house
Karl-Marx-Allee The main street of former East Berlin. It is a
big avenue, featuring neoclassical DDR buildings, fountains
and lakes.
East side gallery, the longest stretch of the Berlin Wall still
in existence, painted by artists in 1991 (but nowadays rather
run down). At Mühlenstrasse, next to the river Spree. Note
that the murals are painted on the east side of the wall after
the fall of Communism; so they are not from the Cold War,
during which murals could only be painted on the west side.
The gallery is close to the Ostbahnhof S-bahn station on the
west side and the Warschauer Straße S-bahn station on the
east side.
Make sure not to miss the famous mural of a car seemingly
crashing through the wall with Brezhnev and Honecker
kissing above it. It is actually on the back side of the
gallery (it is facing away from the street.) It is just inside the
entrance of the Eastern Comfort Hostel, near the east end
of the gallery.
Oberbaumbrücke, arguably the most beautiful bridge in
Berlin and the only connection between Friedrichshain and
Kreuzberg.
Der Maerchenbrunnen the Fountain of Legends at the
Volkspark Friedrichshain
Boxhagenerkiez The area around Boxhagenerplatz is filled
with bars, cafes and small shops. Boxhagenerplatz itself is
a small park with a playground and a cafe, and the nearby
Simon Dach Strasse is filled with cheap bars and restaurants.
At the weekend you can find many places that serve the
famous, cheap Berliner brunch. On Sundays there is a small
flea market worth strolling around.
Prenzlauer Berg
There are only a few minor sights and museums to explore
in Prenzlauer Berg. Of some interest is the atmosphere in the
streets, sitting down in a nice café and watching the hip crowds
go by.
Buy
Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain
Flea markets
Boxhagener Platz. Sun 10AM-6PM.
Treptower Hallen/Arena. Sun 10AM-6PM.
Boxhagener Market
Fashion
Berlinomat, Frankfurter Allee 89 (S+U Frankfurter Allee).
Mon-Fri 11AM-8PM, Sat 10AM–6PM.
Flaming Squeegee, Gabriel-Max Str. 9, Friedrichshain, Berlin,
☎ 03027589725 ([email protected]), . Funny,
creative selection of rockabilly and punk t-shirts, bar, and
band merchandise.
40 Districts Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg · Eat Record shops
Hardwax, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a, . Mon-Sat noon-8PM. THE
techno record shop in Berlin; huge back catalogue and
weekly news from around the world; also reggae 7" and
drum&bass.
Heisse Scheiben, Ohlauer Str. 44, , Mo-Fr 12-7, Sat 11-3; big
2nd hand record store
Space-Hall, Zossenerstr. 33, . Mon-Fri 11AM-8PM, Sat
11AM-4PM. A large selection of electronic music, from the
latest releases to older vinyls.
Decoration
Lampenladen, Gabriel-Max-Str. 18, . Mon-Fri noon-8PM,
Weekend 10-8PM. Huge selection of hand-craft lamps made
of silk and bamboos. Located next to Boxhagener Platz.
Prenzlauer Berg
Bookshops and Record Stores
Dense, Danziger Str. 16. Electronic music.
Club Sound Records, Eberswalderstr. 32. Techno.
Da Capo, Kastanienallee 96. 2nd Hand, Rock, Pop.
Hip-Hop-Records, Schönhauser Allee 49. Hip Hop.
Vopo Records, Danziger Strasse 31. Punk, Rock.
Mundo Azul, Choriner Strasse 49. International Children's
and Youth Literature and Music.
....Oye Records
Eat
Kreuzberg is known for its innovative and good value
restaurants. The variety of immigrants can be witnessed
in the corresponding restaurants. The following have been
recommended in a fast changing market.
Budget
Morgenland, Skalitzer Str. 35 (U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof),
tel. 030 611 3291. Oriental breakfast buffet on weekends
(reservation essential!), restaurant and bar every day with
good food for mid-range prices.
Nil. Sudanese fast food shop, serves excellent falafel and
other Arabic snacks together with its famous peanut sauce.
To Loc, Wiener Str. 61. Indochinese cuisine. The best Asian
kitchen so far. Highly recommended by a local.
Hannibal, Wiener Str. 69 (U-Bahn Görlitzer Bahnhof), tel.
030 611 5160. Famous for its burgers and weekend buffet
breakfast, good cocktails in the evening.
Tiki Heart, Wiener Straße 20, tel. 030-61 07 47 03.
Innovative and creative Asian, Polynesian and South
American breakfast.
Cream, Schlesische Straße 6, tel. 030-61 07 49 80. Urban
coffee house culture with own breakfast creations linked to
the film "Herr Lehmann" and own coffee creation!
Meyman, Krossener Str. 11a, ☎ +49301638061636, . Su-Th
noon-2am, Fr-Sa noon-3am. Kurdish restaurant, Small tables
with candlelights, full view of the kitchen €7.
Yellow Sunshine, Wienerstr. 19 (near Görlitzer Bahnhof), .
This vegetarian diner offers "bio fast food": soya burgers,
organic french fries and currywurst made of seitan. To be
enjoyed with freshly-squeezed fruit juice or a Bionade soft
drink!
Midrange
RosaCaleta Muskauer Straße 9 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg;
Phone: 695 37 859; Jamaican-European Fusion Food,
Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00 till 01:00
Hasir, Adalbertstrasse 10, tel. 614 2373, . The flagship of a
chain run by Mehmet Aygun, who has a pretty good claim
to inventing the döner kebab as we know it, and the kebab
here is among the best in town. Main courses still a steal at
€6-11. Open 24 hours.
Kuchenkaiser, Oranienplatz 11-13, tel. 030 614 02697.
Institution for generation 68, breakfast till 4PM and global
kitchen highlights every week.
The Shy Chef, . A secret gourmet restaurant in the home of a
local resident, with modern European cooking. The address
will be revealed to you when you make your booking.
Asador Steakhouse, Wilhelmstrasse 22 (corner of
Hedemannstrasse), tel. 030 2593 1818. Spanish and
Argentinian food. Food is good and portions are not so
small, waiters are able to speak English. Have a look at the
water and drink prices and the taxes to avoid surprises.
Angus Restaurant Steak-Haus, Kreuzbergstrasse 11-12, ☎
''+49 030'' 786 27 42. Good food (pizza from €3, pasta,
different steaks ect.) while enjoying a nice atmosphere. Its
one of the cheapest restaurants in Kreuzberg and because
of this very crowded (which is part of the nice atmopshere)
Turnhalle, Holteistraße 6-9 (Friedrichshain, Warschauer
station), ☎ ''+49 (0)'' 30 29 364 816 ([email protected], fax:
+49 (0) 30 29 364 836), . This big old gym is turned into a
spacious restaurant, lounge and cocktailbar. Free wireless
internet. €13 for mains.
Schneeweiss, Simplonstraße 16 (Friedrichshain, Warschauer
station), ☎ ''+49 030'' 29 04 97 04 ([email protected]), . 11am-4pm, 5pm-11pm. Very white and clean
but still cozy restaurant with knodels, schnitzel and other
41 Districts Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg · Drink German food. Very popular, so make a reservation €15 for a
main.
Caldera, Gabriel-Max-Str. 17 (Boxhagernar Platz), ☎ ''+49
030'' 34 200 568 50, . Great mediterranean food and fancy
cocktails in a romantic atomosphere
Cayetano, Simon-Dach-Str. 14 (Frankfurter Tor), ☎ ''+49 030''
547 300 42. Mediterran food. Amazing weekend brunch
buffet. Free wireless Internet
Spätzle & Knödel, Wühlischstraße 20, ☎ ''+49 30'' 27571151.
mo-fr 5pm-midnight , sa-so 3pm-midnight. Simple and
informal restaurant but the southern Swabian-Bavaian food
is delicious and spot on. And they have the good beer to
match the food. €10 for mains.
Opposite the U-Bahnstation Schlesisches Tor is a very good
Turkish bakery which offers one of the broadest varierties of
pastries, cakes, bread and other sweet stuff.
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzelberg is very popular with students and other budgetconscious people but in recent years the area (especially
around Kollwitzplatz) has been developed which has attracted
more upmarket restaurants. In other words, check the menu
before you sit down.
Drink
Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain
Kreuzberg is a popular area for a drink and most people enjoy
the very laid back atmosphere. Usually people tend to go out
later so most bars start to fill up from 10-11 PM
Madame CLAUDE, Lübbener Str.19, tel. 030-84 11 08 61, .
Gigs 5 days a week (indie-rock, experimental, folk...). Crazy
Deco (everything is upside-down). Open daily from 7PM till
late.
Bar Sofia, Wrangelstr. 93 (U Schlesisches Tor). Small café and
bar with a bit tacky but very nice interior. Open daily from
9AM. Hot drinks till 8PM, alcoholic drinks from 6PM
Konrad Tönz , Falkenstein Strasse. Retro 70s with live
DJs playing old vinyl records. Most comfortable chairs
imaginable and the barman, Jens, is a local legend for
his friendliness and charm. Open Tuesday-Sunday 20.00 whenever (usually around 3-5AM).
Zyankali Bar, Großbeerenstraße 64, . The most adventurous
bar in Berlin! You'll be surprised what kind of drinks they
have on their beverage list. They say some people entered
the Zyankali and never came out again.
Die Legende von Paula und Ben, Gneisenaustrasse 58, U7
Südstern, Small and cosy bar with a large choice of cocktails,
spirits and wine. For those who are hungry this place serves
tapas and for those who want to smoke some cigars.
Wild at Heart, Wiener Strasse 20, . Punkrock Club with live
music, great deco.
Wiener Blut, Wiener Straße 14
Wuergeengel, Dresdener Straße 122. Great Bar for cocktails.
Bierhimmel, Oranienstraße 181. Cafe during the day, bar in
the evenings.
Luzia, Oranienstr. 34. Hot brand-new bar.
Wirtschaftswunder, Yorkstraße 81. Is synonymous with the
expression "economic miracle". The prices are very low and
it has a good local Kreuzberg atmosphere.
Bar 11, Wiener Str. 21. (U-Görlitzer Bahnhof), . Every day from
6PM till 7AM. Authentic Bar in the heart of Kreuzberg, DJs on
the weekend (rock, pop, funk, soul, disco), entrance is free
and international audience. Mondays all cocktails half price.
Orient Lounge, Oranienstr. 13, tel. 030 - 69 56 67 62.
Relaxing lounge with good drinks.
Habermayer, Gärtnerstr. 6, tel. 030-29 77 18 87, . Nice
relaxing bar in Friedrichshain with laid back people.
Freischwimmer, Schlesischen Tor 2, tel 030-61 07 43 09. Bar
directly located at the river on a ponton with good food and
drinks, good for chilling.
Cafe Moskau, Karl-Marx-Allee 34.
Rockcafe Halford, Boxhagener Str. 19-20, . Heavy metal bar
with billiard room, friendly staff and a gigantic statue of
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford out front.
Hops and Barley Hausbrauerei, Wühlischstrasse 22/23 (East
of Simon Dach str.), ☎ 03029367534 ([email protected]), . Microbrewery in former butcher shop. They have
a good selections on tap, all own production and from other
microbreweries
Clubs
SO36, Oranienstrasse 190, . Legendary club whose
roots are punk, nowadays plays different alternative and
mainstream concerts. Don't miss the GAYHANE, the Turkish
"homoriental" gay party.
Club der Visionäre, Am Flutgraben 1, . Minimal techno,
house and techno-house at this atmospheric venue by the
water.
Rosi's, Revalerstraße 29, . Rosi's features grungy
underground - the best club in town if you are into that. Nice
grill outside with lots of chairs for the warm days, has one
chill out floor and one main stage almost in front of a very
nice bar. 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month: drum'n'bass,
2nd and 4th Saturday: house electro and on other days
concerts and rock parties.
Geburtstagsklub, Am Friedrichshain 33. Best reggae party
in town on Mondays, other days vary.
Insel Berlin, Alt-Treptow 6, . Three floors, music varies from
reggae to techno to indie to gothic.
K17 . 4 floors of goth, industrial, synthpop, post-punk,
wave, metal, hardcore and punk, located in a backstreet
of Friedrichshain. Impressive exterior and outdoor bar. Less
snobby than some goth clubs, but the unofficial dress code
is all black.
42 Districts Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg · Sleep Berghain/Panorama Bar, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, . The
world-famous techno, house and hardcore club. It is situated
in an old power generation plant near the Ostbahnhof,
sports a huge dancefloor and has room for more than 1500
people. Panorama Bar upstairs is open late until Sunday
afternoon. Known as one of Europe's (and the world's) best
clubs. Gay friendly, with hidden darkrooms and leatherboys.
Be prepared for tough door policy on popular nights.
Watergate, Falckensteinstrasse 49, Kreuzberg . Big club right
on the Spree specializing in house, break-beats and DnB.
Split-level layout and fantastic night views of the river. The
main room is famous for its LED lighting.
Sleep
Bed and Breakfast
Bed and Breakfast Ring, ☎ +49-30-48496468 ([email protected]), . staff speaks english Prices range from €22-80 per
night.
City-Hotel Gotland, Urbanstrasse 171, 10961 Berlin
(Kreuzberg), ☎ +49-30-69536450, . checkin: 13:00; checkout:
11:30. staff speaks english Prices range from €49 per night.
Frauenzimmer, . Private accomodations for women, from
women. Guestrooms and apartments. From 25 € per night.
MidRange
Berlin Artist Apartment, Simon Dach Strasse, Berlin 10245
(Simon Dach Strasse), . checkin: 2:00; checkout: 11:. An
artfilled and eclectic two bedroom apartment (sleeps 4)
featured in design magazines world wide . Prices range from
€89-110 per night depending on season and people.
Contact
43 Districts Neukolln · Understand NEUKOLLN
Understand
Steglitz-Zehlendorf is a borough in the southwest of Berlin.
Zehlendorf is together with Charlottenburg the wealthiest part
of Berlin and has a lot of lakes and forests, but also lots of
culture and the biggest university in Berlin. Most famous is the
Wannsee with its Strandbad, where on hot summer weekends
all families visit, but there are also other lakes, where bathing
is allowed and even free.
Steglitz was merged with Zehlendorf in 2001 and is an ordinary
(but nice) residential and shopping district. Zehlendorf is more
interesting for tourists because of its many museums, beautiful
nature and some old castles.
Tempelhof is a borough of Berlin. In 2001 these two former
boroughs were merged. Both are very different and were
merged solely to have a bigger political unit. Tempelhof is an
industrial area and in the south is a living area for families.
The northern part is mainly occupied by the airport Tempelhof
which was closed in October 2008.
Neukölln is a borough of Berlin. It consists of four sub-districts
(Britz, Buckow, Rudow and Neukölln). Neukölln has a history as
a poor working-class district with a large number of migrants.
Neukölln offers big contrasts between the densely populated
northern part and the more village looking southern parts.
Southern neighborhoods Britz, Buckow and Rudow became
part of Berlin in the 1930s and kept its structure. In the past few
years, the northern part of Neukölln, nick-named Kreuzkölln,
has seen a transformation as a large influx of students and
artists are moving into the neighborhood.
Zehlendorf is spread quite far and depending on the area,
different stations are the best. Wannsee, Grunewald or
Dahlem-Dorf are the best stations to stop at for the most
interesting areas.
Tempelhof
U-Bahn line 6 from station "Platz der Luftbrücke"" onwards
south is the backbone of the district. The major S-Bahnstation
Südkreuz (DB station with national and international rail
service) and Tempelhof also lay within the district
Neukölln
The U-Bahn line U7 and U8 are the backbone of transportation
in Neukölln. All stations from U8-Schönleinstrasse to U8Hermannstrasse and U7-Hermannplatz to U7-Grenzallee are
northern Neukölln. Starting from Parchimer Allee until the
terminal station Rudow you will see the smaller houses,
apartment blocks and gardens of Britz, Buckow and Rudow.
But with the Gropiusstadt, there is also a housing estate with
many mulit-storage builings and a differnt social siutation.
Several bus lines connect the residential areas especially in the
southern parts.
The ferderal motorway 100 (the new city highway) is
constructed on the former border line to Treptow-Köpenick.
It offers a fast way to the new BBI airport which will be from
October 2011 onwards the only airport for Berlin. During rush
hour the entry and exit ways might be congested but the main
traffic is to come after the airport opening.
Treptow-Köpenick
Treptow-Köpenick is a borough of Berlin. Köpenick is known
for its old town, its castle and the many lakes and forests. And
for the story of The Captain of Köpenick. Treptow is more a
residential district and well known to Berliners for its big park
and some beautiful views of River Spree. In some parts you
can visit big ex-industrial areas which are now changing to
something else (i.e. cultural or shopping areas) or simply fading
away.
Treptow is best accessed by S-Bahn lines S45, 46 and 9. The
most important station is Treptower Park. To get into Köpenick
take the S46 to Spindlersfeld or the S3 to Köpenick and
consider taking one of the many trams to the old town and the
old palace.
Get in
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Steglitz-Zehlendorf
The center of Steglitz is the U-/S-Bahn station "Rathaus
Steglitz". One of the most popular shopping streets in Berlin is
the "Schlossstrasse" with a good selection of specialized shops,
especially medium and low-priced fashion shops. Additionally
there are four small to medium-sized malls where you'll get
everything you need.
See
Wannsee— Well known as the number-one bathing and
recreation spot for western Berlin. It is the site of the
Strandbad Wannsee, an open-air lido with one of the longest
inland beaches in Europe and a popular nudist area.
Schloss and Schlosspark Glienicke— Glienicke Castle is one
of Berlin's oldest castles and where Prince Carl used to
reside. Be sure to check out Glienicke Bridge, the bridge that
44 Districts Neukolln · See became renowned for the exchange of Western and Eastern
secret agents.
Schloss Grunewald— An impressive traditional country
estate with stately architecture, it is an enclave of untouched
regional cultural history and architectonic epochs. The 80hectare mixed forest also provides a wide network of paths
for walking and rambling.
neighbourhood of Berlin where more and more artists,
students, and new homeowners are moving to. Particularly
northern Neukölln – also known as Kreuzkölln – has seen a
huge influx of money and has become particularly trendy, and
this trend is moving steadily further south. Particular areas
of note is the part of Neukölln close to the Maybachufer
channel that also hosts the famous Türkish market (off
of U-Bahn Schönleinstrasse), the Schillerkiez (off of U-Bahn
Boddinstrasse), and the Richardplatz (off of U-Bahn Karl-MarxStrasse)
Treptow-Köpenick
Museum of Forbidden Art A special museum situated on
a guard tower on the historical Berlin Wall (closed now,
reopening questionable).
Müggelturm - an observation tower without an elevator in
Southeast Berlin, from which you can see that there is a great
deal of forest around Berlin.
House of the Wannsee Conference: The home of the "Final Solution."
Museums
Brücke-Museum, Bussardsteig 9, tel 831 2029 . Works from
the Dresden art collaborative called "Die Brücke".
Museum of European Cultures. The biggest of its sort in
Europe. At the museum district of Dahlem.
Ethnological Museum. Again one of the world's most
comprehensive ones. At the museum district of Dahlem.
Museum of Asian Art Includes East Asian as well as Indian
sections.
Allied Museum. A museum showing the Western side of the
Cold War.
House of the Wannsee Conference. on Am Grossen
Wannsee on the shoreline. This museum explains how this
house was used for a meeting of senior Nazis to ensure that
they all knew that the SS would forthwith industrialize the
use of mass-murder in disposing of Jews and "undesirables"
and to debate a little the logistics of the Holocaust, for which
Hitler had already given the orders.
Altstadt Koepenick - the old town of Koepenick surrounded
by water. Especially noteworthy is the Köpenick Palace
which houses a museum of applied art and the Neogothic
town hall.
(Museum of Decorative Arts, Schlossinsel Köpenick 1 (in
Köpenick Palace), ☎ +49 (0)30 6 55 73 61. Tu-Su, 10am-6pm.
€4.
Kopenick Castle
Tempelhof
Tempelhof Airport, the "mother of all airports", is a huge relic of
the pre-war era but closed as of October 30, 2008. The terminal
building is located immediately south of the city center and
was the hot spot of the Berlin airlift ("Berliner Luftbrücke"). Take
U6 to "Platz der Luftbrücke"
Neukölln
Neukölln has been known for its high immigrant population,
but is now considered to be a highly up-and-coming
45 Districts Neukolln · Do Neukölln
Captain of Kopenick
Do
Swim in the pure waters of one of the many lakes, such
as Schlachtensee, Krumme Lanke or Wannsee. You should
arrive with you bathing suit already on as there are no
changing stations readily available.
Volkspark Mariendorf boasts an open-air cinema and is the
perfect activity to do at night.
Mueggelsee - Berlin's biggest lake. You can travel there by
tram which is an experience by itself.
Eat
Loretta am Wannsee Kronprinzessinenweg 260, BerlinWannsee. One of the most popular beer gardens in Berlin.
It's a must visit in summer for eating and drinking in the sun.
Fischerhütte am Schlachtensee, Alte Fischerhütte am
Schlachtensee Fischerhüttenstrasse 136 D-14136 tel
+49-30-80498310. A cozy, yet elegant high end restaurant
with an impressive visible wine collection, located directly at
the Schlachtensee. Sit outside in the warmer months for the
gorgeous views outside.
Cafe Rix, Karl-Marx-Straße 141, 12043 Berlin, T: 030-686 90
20. Next to the Neukölln Opera house with international
cuisine.
Musashi, Kottbusser Damm 102, 10967 Berlin, T: 030-693 20
42. Good, small japanese imbiss-restaurant, one of the better
Sushi joints in Berlin.
Café Selig, Herrfurthplatz 14, 12049 Berlin, T: 030-620 05
530 . Cute café/restaurant in the Schillerkiez by the church.
Good place to people-watch, drink a coffee, and to eat
brunch.
Britzer Mühle, Buckower Damm 130, 12349 Berlin, T:
030-604 10 05, . Classical German cuisine in an old wind mill.
Casa Montella , Krokusstraße 80, 12357 Berlin, T:030-662 03
95 Good Italian restaurant in Rudow.
Louis, Richardplatz 5, 12055 Berlin - Austrian food, giant
schnitzels and quality beer on tap
Götterspeise, Karl-Marx-Straße 131, 12043 Berlin
Tabibito, Karl-Marx-Str. 56 , 12043 Berlin. Japanese
restaurant, family-run, very friendly (sometimes you get a
snack for free), since it's little, can be very crowded in the
evenings.
Café Jacques, Maybachufer 8, 12047 Berlin. Great French
cuisine (especially the fish and the self-made noodles), nice
service, very crowded though.
Kantina von Hugo, Friedelstr 31 Tel 030 22432825. Small
cozy Mediterranean mama-style home cooking situated
near the Landwehrkanal. The menu is small but changes
everyday. Friendly and not too expensive, very nice wines.
Fresh pasta is a must.
Tang, Karl-Marx-Str. 215 (3 mins from S-Neukölln), ☎
+49-30-684 33 36. 11-23. Authentic Hunan Chinese Food at
rock bottom prices (under 7 € for a very filling main course).
Ignore the menu, ask for the specials. The spicy pork &
aubergine dish is a must, sometimes rarities such as chicken
feet are on offer. budget.
Focacceria la Tarantella (12047), Pannierstrasse 57 (near U7 /
U8 Hermannplatz). Pizzeria serving fresh homemade pizza
and pasta, starting a 4 €, also offering a changing 3-course
menu.
Drink
KitKatClub, Brücken Straße 1, Mitte. Some say that without
the "Kitty," Berlin wouldn't be Berlin. Others think that
it's one of the best night clubs in Europe because of its
unique concept. A very famous address, a unique clubbing
concept mixing techno/electro/trance music with sexual
freedom. Be careful and open-minded, and respect the
strict dresscode of fetish, latex, leather, kinky, and high style
glamour. Nonstop party from Saturday night to Sunday
evening.
46 Districts Neukolln · Sleep Neukölln
Especially in the northern part of Neukölln (east of Kottbusser
Damm, next to the Kreuzberg-border), the bar scene is
becoming increasingly established. Thehe rest of Neukölln
houses a few student-friendly bars - namely the punky
"syndikat" on 56 Weisestrasse. Nearby Kreuzberg offers more
variety.
Froschkönig, Weisestr. 17 Awesome pianobar with
literature nights and occasional jazz concerts. Very relaxed
atmosphere, located in the Schillerkiez.
Syndikat, Weisestr. 56 One of the most famous bars in
this part of town. It's been around for some 25 years and
considered to be one of the best 'kneipen' in Neukölln.
Freies Neukoelln, Pannierstr. 54 The best beer in town with
a very good kitchen. Open daily from 7 p.m.
Kulturverein Kinski, Friedelstr. 28. Famous for late nights
and cultural activities. Frequented by Neukölln film
enthusiasts, and occasionally rare films are screened. A nice
feature: if you want to organize an artistic event or plan to
DJ, just go there and sign up in the list at the bar.
Hamy's (12043), Hasenheide 10 (U7 and U8: Hermannplatz.).
Delicious Vietnamese cuisine, a main course for 4,50 Euros.
They have a daily changing menu and great lassis.
Sleep
Landhaus Schlachtensee, Bogotastr. 9, Zehlendorf, ☎
030/809-9470. Set nearby the Schlachtensee and Krumme
Lanke lakes, the Landhaus offers a quiet and tranquil
location, with the personalized service of a bed and
breakfast.
Schlosshotel im Grunewald, ☎ 030/895-840. Tucked away
near the Grunewald Castle, this ultra luxe exudes charm and
indulgence, and with the interior styled by Karl Lagerfield,
you can be assured of a stylish setting.
Meininger 10,
Meininger
Straße
10
(U-Bahn:
Bayerischer Platz), tel. 7871 7414, fax 7871 7412,
[email protected], . Two bed rooms start at
€23 per person, sleeping hall starts at €12.50. The staff are
friendly and speak English and French. Before placing a
reservation, ask for their linen and towel changing policy - it
looks like you will have one single towel for your whole stay,
and the same applies for bed linen. Moreover, ask carefully
for the kind of bathroom facilities your room has: only sink,
sink and water closet, or a sink, water closet and shower. You
can have an "all you can eat" breakfast included in the price.
Meininger 12, Hallesches Ufer 30 (Kreuzberg) is also part of
this hostel chain.
Hotel Berlin, Lützowplatz 17, 10785 Berlin close to
underground station U-Nollendorfplatz, tel +49 030 2605-0.
In a ideal location in the center of the city, this 4 star hotel
offers all a discerning traveler could want in a hotel.
Best Western Hotel President, An Der Urania 16-18, ☎
004930219030, . checkin: 2pm; checkout: noon. The Best
Western Hotel President is a four star hotel located three
minutes away from the world famous Kaufhaus des Westens
and the Kurfürstendamm. 182 rooms and suites, all with
air-conditioning and free WLAN. Non-smoking floors are
available as well as sauna, steam bath and fitness room.
Free coffee, tea and hot chocolate around the clock. 80-400.
(52.502098,13.3472)
Neukölln
Because Neukölln is not really in the city center, most hotels
are for coach tours or bigger groups. They are busiest on
weekends. If you come with a group (at least 10 people)
negotiate a discount.
Contact
History
Main article: History of Berlin
The origin of the name Berlin is unknown, but it may have its
roots in the language of West Slavic inhabitants of the area of
today's Berlin, and be related to the Old Polabian stem berl-/
birl- "swamp".
Map of Berlin in 1688
The earliest evidence of settlements in the area of today's Berlin
is a wooden beam dated from approximately 1192. The first
written records of towns in the area of present-day Berlin date
from the late 12th century. Spandau is first mentioned in 1197
and Köpenick in 1209, although these areas did not join Berlin
until 1920. The central part of Berlin can be traced back to two
towns. Cölln on the Fischerinsel is first mentioned in a 1237
document, and Berlin, across the Spree in what is now called
the Nikolaiviertel, is referenced in a document from 1244. The
47 Districts Neukolln · History former is considered to be the founding date of the city. The
two towns over time formed close economic and social ties and
eventually merged in 1307 and came to be known as Berlin.
and their cultural influence on the city was immense.[citation
needed]
Many other immigrants came from Bohemia, Poland,
and Salzburg.
In 1435, Frederick I became the elector of the Margraviate
of Brandenburg, which he ruled until 1440. His successor,
Frederick II Irontooth, established Berlin as capital of the
margraviate, and subsequent members of the Hohenzollern
family ruled until 1918 in Berlin, first as electors of
Brandenburg, then as kings of Prussia, and eventually as
German emperors. In 1448, citizens rebelled in the "Berlin
Indignation" against the construction of a new royal palace by
Frederick II Irontooth. This protest was not successful, however,
and the citizenry lost many of its political and economic
privileges. In 1451 Berlin became the royal residence of the
Brandenburg electors, and Berlin had to give up its status as a
free Hanseatic city. In 1539, the electors and the city officially
became Lutheran.
17th to 19th centuries
Berlin became the capital of the German Empire in 1871 and expanded
rapidly in the following years. (Unter den Linden in 1900)
With the coronation of Frederick I in 1701 as king (in
Königsberg), Berlin became the new capital of the Kingdom of
Prussia (instead of Königsberg); this was a successful attempt to
centralize the capital in the very outspread Prussian Kingdom,
and it was the first time the city began to grow.[citation needed]
In 1740, Frederick II, known as Frederick the Great (1740–1786),
came to power. Under the rule of Frederick II Berlin became a
center of the Enlightenment.[citation needed] Following France's
victory in the War of the Fourth Coalition, Napoleon Bonaparte
marched into Berlin in 1806, but granted self-government to
the city. In 1815 the city became part of the new Province of
Brandenburg.
The Industrial Revolution transformed Berlin during the
19th century; the city's economy and population expanded
dramatically, and it became the main rail hub and economic
center of Germany.[citation needed] Additional suburbs soon
developed and increased the area and population of Berlin. In
1861, outlying suburbs including Wedding, Moabit, and several
others were incorporated into Berlin. In 1871, Berlin became
capital of the newly founded German Empire. On 1 April 1881
it became a city district separate from Brandenburg.
Frederick the Great (1712–1786) was one of Europe's enlightened monarchs.
The Thirty Years' War between 1618 and 1648 devastated
Berlin. One third of its houses was damaged or destroyed,
and the city lost half of its population. Frederick William,
known as the "Great Elector", who had succeeded his
father George William as ruler in 1640, initiated a policy
of promoting immigration and religious tolerance. With the
Edict of Potsdam in 1685, Frederick William offered asylum
to the French Huguenots. More than 15,000 Huguenots went
to Brandenburg, of whom 6,000 settled in Berlin. By 1700,
approximately 20 percent of Berlin's residents were French,
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the Universal Music Group and MTV also decided to move their
European headquarters and main studios to the banks of the
River Spree in Friedrichshain. In 2005, Berlin was awarded the
title of "City of Design" by UNESCO.
Media
Berlin in ruins after World War II (Potsdamer Platz, 1945).
At the end of World War I in 1918, a republic was proclaimed
in Berlin. In 1920, the Greater Berlin Act incorporated dozens
of suburban cities, villages, and estates around Berlin into
an expanded city. This new area encompassed Spandau and
Charlottenburg in the west, as well as several other areas that
are now major municipalities. After this expansion, Berlin had
a population of around four million. During the Weimar era,
Berlin became internationally renowned as a center of cultural
transformation, at the heart of the Roaring Twenties.
Headquarters of the Axel Springer AG
Culture
Berlin is home to many international and regional television
and radio stations. The public broadcaster RBB has its
headquarters in Berlin as well as the commercial broadcasters
MTV Europe, VIVA, and N24. German international public
broadcaster Deutsche Welle has its TV production unit in
Berlin, and most national German broadcasters have a studio
in the city. American radio programming from National Public
Radio is also broadcast on the FM dial.
The Museum Island is a World Heritage Site.
Berlin is noted for its numerous cultural institutions, many of
which enjoy international reputation. The diversity and vivacity
of the Zeitgeist Metropolis led to a trendsetting image among
major cities. The city has a very diverse art scene and is home to
around 420 art galleries. Many young people and international
artists continue to settle in the city, and Berlin has established
itself as a center of youth and popular culture in Europe.
The expanding cultural role of Berlin is underscored by the
2003 announcement that the Popkomm, Europe's largest
annual music industry convention—previously hosted for 15
years by Cologne—would move to Berlin. Shortly thereafter,
The Berlinale is the largest publicly attended film festival worldwide.
Berlin has Germany's largest number of daily newspapers,
with numerous local broadsheets (Berliner Morgenpost, Berliner
Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel), and three major tabloids, as well as
49 Districts Neukolln · Culture national dailies of varying sizes, each with a different political
affiliation, such as Die Welt, Junge Welt, Neues Deutschland,
and Die Tageszeitung. The Exberliner, a monthly magazine,
is Berlin's English-language periodical focusing on arts and
entertainment. Berlin is also the headquarter of the two major
German-language publishing houses Walter de Gruyter and
Springer, each of which publishing books, periodicals, and
multimedia products.
Berlin is an important center in the European and German
film industry. It is home to more than 1000 film and television
production companies, 270 movie theaters, and around
300 national and international co-productions are filmed in
the region every year. The historic Babelsberg Studios and
the production company UFA are located outside Berlin in
Potsdam. The city is also home of the European Film Academy
and the German Film Academy, and hosts the annual Berlin
Film Festival. Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated
annually in February since 1978. With over 430,000 admissions
it is the largest publicly attended film festival in the world.
counterculture gatherings. Mitte and surrounding boroughs
are also home to many nightclubs, including Kunst Haus
Tacheles, techno clubs Tresor, WMF, Ufo, E-Werk, KitKatClub
and Berghain. The techno-music club, Linientreu, near the
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, has been in business since
the late 1980s. The LaBelle discothèque in Friedenau became
widely known as the location of the 1986 Berlin discotheque
bombing. Berlin is notable for the length of its parties. Clubs
are not required to close at a fixed time on the weekends,
and many parties last well into the morning, or all weekend.
Berghain features the Panorama Bar, so named because the bar
opens its shades at daybreak, allowing party-goers a panorama
view of Berlin after dancing through the night.
Nightlife and festivals
Berghain
The SO36 in Kreuzberg originally focused largely on punk
music, but today has become a popular venue for many dances
and parties. SOUND, located from 1971 to 1988 in Tiergarten
and today in Charlottenburg, gained notoriety in the late 1970s
for its popularity with heroin users and other drug addicts as
described in Christiane F.'s book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo.
The Karneval der Kulturen, a multi-ethnic street parade
celebrated every Pentecost weekend, and the Christopher
Street Day are both supported by the city's government.
Berlin is also well known for the cultural festival, Berliner
Festspiele, which include the jazz festival JazzFest Berlin.
Several technology and media art festivals and conferences
are held in the city, including Transmediale and Chaos
Communication Congress.
Gay life
Karneval der Kulturen.
Berlin's nightlife is one of the most diverse and vibrant of
its kind in Europe. Throughout the 1990s, people in their
twenties from many countries, particularly those in Eastern
and Central Europe, made Berlin's club scene the premier
nightlife destination of Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall
in 1989, many historic buildings in Mitte, the former city center
of East Berlin, were illegally occupied and re-built by young
squatters and became a fertile ground for underground and
Berlin has a long history of gay culture and influence on
popular entertainment, and according to some authors, in
the 1920s the city was the Gay Capital of Europe. Today, the
city has a huge number of gay clubs and festivals, such as
Easter fetish week (Easter in Berlin), Christopher Street Day
(Berlin Pride)—central Europe's largest gay-lesbian pride event
celebrated on the last weekend of June—Folsom Europe and
Hustlaball. Berlin is also leading Europe in the number of fetish
clubs. "Easter in Berlin" and "Folsom Europe Berlin" are the
biggest gay fetish festivals in Europe.[citation needed] Annual
gay highlights in Berlin are also the gay and lesbian street
festival in Berlin-Schöneberg (Lesbisch-schwules Stadtfest)
and Kreuzberg Pride in June. The largest gay areas in Berlin
50 Districts Neukolln · Culture are located in Schöneberg close to Nollendorfplatz and in
Prenzlauer Berg at the Schönhauser Allee subway station.
Galleries and museums
The reconstructed Ishtar Gate of Babylon at the Pergamon Museum.
The Jewish Museum has a standing exhibition on two millennia
of German-Jewish history. The German Museum of Technology
in Kreuzberg has a large collection of historical technical
artifacts. The Museum für Naturkunde exhibits natural history
near Berlin Hauptbahnhof. It has the largest mounted dinosaur
in the world (a brachiosaurus), and a preserved specimen of the
early bird Archaeopteryx.
The Jewish Museum presents an exhibition on two millennia of German–
Jewish history.
Berlin is home to 153 museums. The ensemble on the Museum
Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is situated in
the northern part of the Spree Island between the Spree
and the Kupfergraben. As early as 1841 it was designated
a "district dedicated to art and antiquities" by a royal
decree. Subsequently, the Altes Museum (Old Museum) in the
Lustgarten displaying the bust of Queen Nefertiti, the Neues
Museum (New Museum), Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National
Gallery), Pergamon Museum, and Bode Museum were built
there. While these buildings once housed distinct collections,
the names of the buildings no longer necessarily correspond
to the names of their collections.
In Dahlem, there are several museums of world art and culture,
such as the Museum of Asian Art, the Ethnological Museum, the
Museum of European Cultures, as well as the Allied Museum
(a museum of the Cold War) and the Brücke Museum (an art
museum). In Lichtenberg, on the grounds of the former East
German Ministry for State Security (Stasi), is the Stasi Museum.
The site of Checkpoint Charlie, one of the most renowned
crossing points of the Berlin Wall, is still preserved and also has
a museum, a private venture which exhibits comprehensive
documentation of detailed plans and strategies devised by
people who tried to flee from the East. The Beate Uhse Erotic
Museum near Zoo Station claims to be the world's largest erotic
museum.
Performing arts
Apart from the Museum Island, there are many additional
museums in the city. The Gemäldegalerie (Painting Gallery)
focuses on the paintings of the "old masters" from the 13th
to the 18th centuries, while the Neue Nationalgalerie (New
National Gallery, built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) specializes
in 20th century European painting. The Hamburger Bahnhof,
located in Moabit, exhibits a major collection of modern and
contemporary art. In spring 2006, the expanded Deutsches
Historisches Museum re-opened in the Zeughaus with an
overview of German history through the fall of the Berlin Wall
in 1989. The Bauhaus Archive is an architecture museum.
51 Districts Neukolln · Culture Sir Simon Rattle conducting the renowned Berlin Philharmonic.
Cuisine
Berlin is home to more than 50 theaters. The Deutsches Theater
in Mitte was built in 1849–50 and has operated continuously
since then, except for a one-year break (1944–45) due to the
Second World War. The Volksbühne at Rosa Luxemburg Platz
was built in 1913–14, though the company had been founded
in 1890. The Berliner Ensemble, famous for performing the
works of Bertolt Brecht, was established in 1949, not far from
the Deutsches Theater. The Schaubühne was founded in 1962
in a building in Kreuzberg, but in 1981 moved to the building
of the former Universum Cinema on Kurfürstendamm.
The currywurst was invented in Berlin
Berlin is home to a diverse gastronomy scene reflecting the
immigrant history of the city. Twelve restaurants in Berlin have
been included into the Michelin guide, which ranks the city at
the top for the number of its restaurants having this distinction
in Germany.
Many local foods originated from north-German culinary
traditions and include rustic and hearty dishes with pork,
goose, fish, peas, beans, cucumbers or potatoes.
German Cathedral and Concert Hall at the Gendarmenmarkt.
Berlin has three major opera houses: the Deutsche Oper, the
Berlin State Opera, and the Komische Oper. The Berlin State
Opera on Unter den Linden opened in 1742 and is the oldest
of the three. Its current musical director is Daniel Barenboim.
The Komische Oper has traditionally specialized in operettas
and is located at Unter den Linden as well. The Deutsche Oper
opened in 1912 in Charlottenburg. During the division of the
city from 1961 to 1989 it was the only major opera house in
West Berlin.
Typical Berliner fares include Currywurst, invented in 1949,
Eisbein, the Berliner known as a Pfannkuchen, and Leber Berliner
Art (Berlin-style liver).
Turkish and Arab immigrant workers brought their culinary
traditions to the city; for example, the döner kebab, falafel and
lahmacun, which have become common fast-food staples. The
modern fast-food version of the döner was invented in Berlin
in 1971.
Recreation
There are seven symphony orchestras in Berlin. The Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the preeminent orchestras
in the world; it is housed in the Berliner Philharmonie near
Potsdamer Platz on a street named for the orchestra's longestserving conductor, Herbert von Karajan. The current principal
conductor is Simon Rattle. The Konzerthausorchester Berlin
was founded in 1952 as the orchestra for East Berlin, since the
Philharmonic was based in West Berlin. Its current principal
conductor is Lothar Zagrosek. The Haus der Kulturen der Welt
presents various exhibitions dealing with intercultural issues
and stages world music and conferences.
The Zoologischer Garten Berlin is the most visited zoo in Europe and presents
the most diverse range of species in the world.
Zoologischer Garten Berlin, the older of two zoos in the city,
was founded in 1844, and presents the most diverse range
52 Districts Neukolln · Culture of species in the world. It was the home of the captiveborn celebrity polar bear Knut, born in December 2006. The
city's other zoo is Tierpark Friedrichsfelde, founded in 1955
on the grounds of Schloss Friedrichsfelde in the Borough of
Lichtenberg.
Berlin's Botanischer Garten includes the Botanic Museum
Berlin. With an area of 43 hectares (110 acres) and around
22,000 different plant species it is one of the largest and
most diverse gardens in the world.[citation needed] Other
gardens in the city include the Britzer Garten, site of the
1985 Bundesgartenschau, and the Erholungspark Marzahn,
promoted under the name Gardens of the world.
The Tiergarten is Berlin's largest park located in Mitte and was
designed by Peter Joseph Lenné. In Kreuzberg the Viktoriapark
provides a good viewing point over the southern part of inner
city Berlin. Treptower Park beside the Spree in Treptow has
a monument honoring the Soviet soldiers killed in the 1945
Battle of Berlin. The Volkspark in Friedrichshain, which opened
in 1848, is the oldest park in the city. Its summit is man-made
and covers a Second World War bunker and rubble from the
ruins of the city; at its foot is Germany's main memorial to Polish
soldiers.
Berlin is known for its numerous beach bars along the river
Spree. Together with the countless cafés, restaurants and green
spaces in all districts, they create an important source of
recreation and leisure time.
Sports
The annual Berlin Marathon is known as a flat and fast course.
Berlin has established a high-profile reputation as a host city of
international sporting events. Berlin hosted the 1936 Olympics
and was the host city for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final.
The IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in the
Olympiastadion in August 2009. The annual Berlin Marathon
and the annual ÅF Golden League event ISTAF for athletics are
also held here. The FIVB World Tour has chosen an inner-city
site near Alexanderplatz to present a beach volleyball Grand
Slam every year.
Open Air gatherings of several hundred thousands
spectators have become popular during international football
competitions, like the World Cup or the UEFA European
Football Championship. Many fans and viewers are coming
together to watch the matches on huge video screens. The
event is known as the Fan Mile and takes place at the
Brandenburg Gate every two years.
Several major clubs representing the most popular spectator
sports in Germany have their base in Berlin.
The Olympiastadion hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIFA
World Cup final.
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Berlin
Districts
In Berlin there is more than one downtown area. Berlin has
many boroughs (Bezirke), and each borough is composed
of several localities (Kieze) — each of these boroughs and
localities have their unique style. Some boroughs of Berlin,
as noted below, are more worthy of a visitor's attention than
others. Originally Berlin was officially divided into 23 boroughs,
and these boroughs are still used in Wikitravel as they remain
foremost in popular conceptions of the city and are generally
of a good practical size and cultural division for visitors as well.
Since January 2001, the boroughs have officially been reduced
from 23 to 12 for administrative efficiency. The boroughs can
roughly be grouped into six districts:
Districts of Berlin
Understand
History
The foundation of Berlin was very multicultural. The
surrounding area was populated by Germanic Swabian and
Burgundian tribes, as well as Slavic Wends in pre-Christian
times, and the Wends have stuck around. Their modern
descendants are the Sorbian Slavic-language minority who live
in villages southeast of Berlin near the Spree River.
In the beginning of the 13th century, two towns (Berlin and
Cölln) developed on each side of the river Spree (today the
Nikolaiviertel and the quarter next to it beyond the river). As
the population grew, the towns merged and Berlin became a
center for commerce and agriculture. This area stayed small
(about 10,000 inhabitants) up to the late 17th century, because
of the 30 years' war in the beginning of the 17th century, which
led to death of about half of the population.
Since the late 17th century, when large numbers of French
Huguenots fled religious persecution, Berlin has welcomed
religious, economic and other asylum seekers. 1701 Berlin
became the capital of Prussia and in 1710 Berlin and
surrounding former autonomous cities were merged to a
bigger Berlin. In 1871 Berlin became the capital of the new
founded German Reich and a few years later, it became a
city with more than one million inhabitants because of the
immensely growing industry. Shortly after the first World War,
in 1920, the last of the annexations of surrounding cities
of Berlin led to the foundation of the Berlin as we know it
now. After the coming into power of the National Socialists,
Berlin became the capital of the so called Third Reich and the
domicile and office of Hitler (though the triumph of Hitler and
his companions started in the south of Germany).
WW II led to destruction of most of central Berlin, thus many
of the buildings which we see nowadays are reconstructed or
planned and built after the war, which led to a very fragmented
cityscape in most parts of the inner town. Berlin was divided
into four sectors (West Berlin into the French, American and
British sector, East Berlin belonged to the USSR). In 1949 the
GDR was founded with East Berlin as its capital - West Berlin
belonged to West Germany (with Bonn as the capital) and
was an exclave (political island) in East Germany. Because of
the growing tensions between West Germany and the GDR,
the latter built a wall between the countries and around West
Berlin, so the division was complete.
In 1989 the German revolution took place -subsequently
leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall- and in 1990 West and
East Germany were merged officially together with Berlin
becoming the capital of reunified Germany.
Brandenburg Gate
After WW II and the building of the wall, large numbers of
immigrants from Turkey were invited to West Berlin to work
in the growing industry sector; in East Berlin the jobs were
done mostly by Vietnamese immigrants. But also people from
other communist countries, including the former Yugoslavia,
not to mention Soviet soldiers who refused to return home,
have helped to make Berlin more multicultural than ever.
54 Berlin Berlin · Understand Berlin is also a youth-oriented city. Before German unification,
West Berliners were exempt from the West German civil/
military service requirement. Social activists, pacifists and
anarchists of all moved to Berlin for that reason alone.
Musicians and artists were given state subsidies. It was easy
to stay out all night thanks to liberal bar licensing laws, and
staying at university for years without ever getting a degree
was a great way to kill time. In contrast with most of Germany,
Prenzlauer Berg is said to have the highest per-capita birth
rate in Europe (in fact it just seems so because of the high
percentage of young women in the district).
After the fall of the wall, Berlin - especially the former East has evolved into a cultural mecca. Artists and other creative
souls flocked to the city in swarms after reunification, primarily
due to the extremely low cost of living in the East. Despite
the increased prices and gentrification as a result, Berlin
has become a center for art, design, multimedia, electronic
music, and fashion among other things. The particularly high
number of students and young people in the city has only
helped this cause. Just stroll down a street in Prenzlauer Berg,
Friedrichshain, or Mitte to get a glimpse of the new East Berlin.
Berliner," looking down on the person who has been there for
only five. It may seem tough to find someone born and raised
here! This is part of Berlin's charm: it never gets stuck in a rut.
A certain uneasy detente still exists between some former
residents of East and West Berlin (and Germany). Wessi evolved
as a derogatory nickname for a West German; its corollary is
Ossi. The implication here is that after reunification, the West
Germans automatically assumed the way they do things is the
right way, and the way the Easterners should start doing it, too.
Westerners got a reputation for being arrogant. They saw the
Easterners as stubborn Communist holdouts interested only in
a handout from the "rich West." Consider a shirt for sale in a
shop inside the Alexanderplatz Deutsche Bahn station: Gott,
schütze mich vor Sturm und Wind/und Wessies die im Osten sind
("God, protect me from the storm and wind, and Wessies who
are in the East"). Another such stereotype is reflected by the
short poem: Der Ossi ist schlau und stellt sich dumm, beim Wessi
ist es andersrum ("The Ossi is sly and pretends to be simpleminded, and with the Wessi, it relates the other way around").
However, most of the younger generation do not share such
biases.
Talk
The old and new of Berlin - Marienkirche & TV Tower
Some famous artists of the region and their best-known
works include Lucas Cranach the Elder, Lucas Cranach the
Younger, Johann Gottfried Schadow, Marlene Dietrich (The
Blue Angel), Leni Riefenstahl (Triumph of the Will), Bertolt
Brecht (Threepenny Opera), Käthe Kollwitz, Kurt Tucholsky,
Thomas and Heinrich Mann, Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, Friedrich
Wilhelm Murnau (Nosferatu), Fritz Lang (Metropolis), Volker
Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire (German: Der
Himmel über Berlin)), Blixa Bargeld/Einstürzende Neubauten,
Christopher Isherwood, Gunter Grass (The Tin Drum), members
of the Bauhaus architectural movement and many more.
People
Berlin is a relatively young city by European standards, dating
to the thirteenth century, and it has always had a reputation
as a place filled with people from elsewhere. Someone who
has lived in Berlin for ten years will see themselves as a "true
German is of course the main language in Berlin but you can
easily find information in English and sometimes in French.
Due to the football World Cup in 2006 all public transportation
staff got language training and should be able to help you in
English (although possibly with a strong German accent). If you
seem to be lost or hesitating in a public transport station a
member of staff could come to your assistance but don't count
on that. You can easily approach a group of (preferably young)
bystanders and ask for advice in English, but try to speak with
a kind of British English accent, which is taught at schools in
Germany. People will generally be quite helpful, but do not
completely rely on this, as even Berliners often do not know all
the exact details about their own city's geography, or even on
transport schedules, and rather rely on their talent to somehow
improvise or even ask fellow Berliners for the way once they do
not find the address they want to reach.
Most people under 40 in Berlin are able to speak English with
varying degrees of fluency, but it might not be as widely
spoken as you might expect, so a few key German phrases are
worth having, especially in the suburbs and less touristy places.
Basic French and Russian is partly spoken because French in
West Berlin and Russian in East Berlin were taught in schools.
There are also 400,000 Turkish origined people living in Berlin
mainly in Kreuzberg district. Many of them arrived in early
1960's from remote villages in Anatolia as guest workers but
stayed on.
There are some words in Berlin that differ from regular
German, especially in the former East Berlin. Here, the language
preserved a certain level of dialect.
Schrippe: Roll.
55 Berlin Berlin · Get in Stulle: Sandwich.
Broiler: grilled chicken (people from west Germany probably
won't understand this, they say Grillhähnchen instead).
Economy
One of the most important "products" produced in Berlin by
both academic and company-sponsored institutes is research.
That research is exported around the world. German labor is
highly efficient but comes at high cost. Strong trade unions, the
end of West Berlin's pre-reunification subsidies and Germany's
dense regulatory environment forced industry to concentrate
on high quality and expensive products. Students, housewives
and self-employed people are not included in Berlin's official
unemployment rate, currently standing at 14 percent.
Orientation
Berlin is - at least in many parts - a beautiful city, so allow
enough time to get to see the sights. A good map is highly
recommended. While the public transport system is superb, it
can be confusing to visitors, due to a lack of directional signs
in some of the larger stations, so a good transit map is also
essential. Be sure to note the final station/stop of the S-bahn
or U-bahn, since that is usually the way direction of travel is
indicated. Roads into Berlin can also be confusing, so study
your route and drive carefully. Signs point to city boroughs
or districts rather than indicating compass directions, so it's
a good idea to get to know where the various boroughs or
districts lie in relation to each other. This also applies to cyclists.
Get in
As the city was divided into two during the Cold War, many
major parts of Berlin's infrastructure — such as airports —
were built on both the east and west side. After the demolition
of the Wall, the challenge has been to merge these formerly
independent systems into one that serves all people in the
metropolitan Berlin area.
By plane
Berlin has two operational airports :
Tegel International Airport (ICAO: EDDT, IATA: TXL)
located in the north-west of the city is the main airport
for flag carriers (Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France-KLM,
Delta, Continental, Air Berlin etc.) and a hub for domestic
flights as well. The original airport was designed as a
hexagon but today two other terminals try to handle
the flights of Air Berlin (most flights in Terminal C) and
other budget carriers (mostly in terminal D). All flag carrier
flights leave from the main terminal building A (Terminal B
nowadays contains just the bus gates of Terminal A for NonSchengen flights), and is also where all airlines lounges are.
Buses from Tegel International Airport operate to S
+U Alexanderplatz, Hauptbahnhof (bus TXL ), and S+U
Zoologischer Garten (buses X9 and 109) for the standard ticket
fare . Its takes around 45 minutes to Alexanderplatz,but can
change with traffic. Caution! Do not take any train to the
"Tegel railway (S-Bahn) station", which is not connected to the
airport, but rather to the suburban village called Tegel. It is
not possible to walk or to otherwise get easily to the airport
from that station. The nearest train stations are Jakob-Kaiser
Platz on the U-Bahn line U7, which is 5 minutes from the
airport with bus X9/109, Kurt-Schumacher Platz on the U6, 10
minutes from the airport with bus 128, and Beusselstraße S41/
S42 (the ring) connected to the airport with an express bus .
Tegel International Airport does not have any railway station. Any
indication to a Tegel railway station refers to the remote S-Bahn
station, even if railway staff at stations in other cities might tell
otherwise.
Schönefeld (ICAO: EDDB, IATA: SXF) This airport — formerly
serving the capital of the GDR — southeast of Berlin is the
base for most low-cost airlines (e.g. easyJet, Ryanair and
Germanwings) and charter flights in addition to traffic from
Eastern Europe
The airport is served by the S-Bahn and regional trains.
Buses operate between the railway station and the terminal
buildings. Normally The S-bahn trains will take you to the
center of Berlin but right now (September 2010), renovations
to Ostkreuz station have stopped this service and you need to
go by S-bahn to Ostkreuz and change there. There are also less
regular but faster regional trains that cost the same and stop
at these major train stations too. In S-Bahn and regional trains
between the airport (zone C) and the city (zone A,B), the public
transport ticket (zones A,B,C for €2.80) can be used. Stamp the
ticket to validate it before boarding.
The construction of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport
(German: Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg), (IATA: BER),
has started at Schönefeld and the airport is scheduled for
opening on 3rd June 2012. After the opening all air traffic in
the Berlin-Brandenburg region will be bundled at BER while
the Tegel airport is going to be closed down.
There are numerous direct flight connections between Berlin
and major German & European cities. For historical reasons
intercontinental direct flights to Berlin were limited. The
German flag carrier Lufthansa will mostly fly to its major hub
airports Frankfurt and Munich and offer connecting flights to
Berlin on a near hourly basis.
The intercontinental flights to Berlin are:
Air Berlin, Delta and Continental Airlines have daily
nonstop flights to Berlin from New York
Air Berlin flies to New York, Miami, Dubai, Moscow,
Bangkok, Tel Aviv and Mombasa
Hainan Airlines offers flights (in code-share with Air
Berlin) to Beijing
56 Berlin Berlin · Get around S7 Airlines flies (in code-sahre with Air Berlin) to
Novosibirsk
Royal Jordanian has flights to Amman
Qatar Airways flies daily to Doha
MIAT Mongolian Airlines offers flight to Ulaanbaatar
By bus
Berlin is serviced from over 350 destinations in Europe. Long
distance buses arrive at Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (Central
Bus Terminal) in Charlottenburg. From there take the S-Bahn
(station Messe Nord) or bus into town.
Berlin Linienbus serves over 350 destnations in Europe
Salinea serves Bosnia
By train
The new building for the central station Hauptbahnhof
was opened in May 2006 and together with Südkreuz
(southern cross) and Ostbahnhof (eastern station) - plus minor
Gesundbrunnen in the north and Spandau in the north west
- form the backbone of all connections. All are connected to
either S- or U-Bahn (and in the future, both). All trains travel
through central station and a second major hub (depending
on the destination you travel to or arrive from). Trains in
the regional area (Berlin and Brandenburg) mostly use these
stations. Regional trains stop at several stations within Berlin.
By car
All main roads and motorways join the Berliner Ring, or the A10,
from which you can access the inner city. The city motorway is
usually very crowded during rush hour.
Get around
Berlin is a huge city. You can make use of the excellent bus,
tram, train and underground services to get around. Taxi
services are also easy to use and a bit less expensive than in
many other big Central European cities. You can hail a cab (the
yellow light on the top shows the cab is available), or find a
taxi rank (Taxistand). Taxi drivers are in general able to speak
English. If you ask for a short trip (Kurzstrecke), as long as it's
under 2km and before the taxi driver starts the meter running,
the trip normally is cheaper, €4. This only applies if you flag the
taxi down on the street, not if you get in at a taxi rank.
Berlin is served by ICE, InterCity and EuroCity trains by the
national German train corporation Deutsche Bahn (DB) which
offers connections between Berlin and other German and
major European cities.
Check the Berlin route planner (in English) to get excellent
maps and schedules for the U-Bahn, buses, S-Bahn and trams,
or to print your personal journey planner. The route planer
can also calculate the fastest door-to-door connection for
you destination for any given day and hour. The Berliner
Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) have a detailed fare list on their web
site .
Several night trains from/to Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Vienna
and Budapest (special offer for 29 euros in one direction) travel
every day. They are popular with backpackers so reservations
are recommended. Long-haul trains to Eastern European cities
(Warsaw, Kaliningrad and Moscow) mostly use the Bahnhof
Lichtenberg in Eastern Berlin. Make sure you have a reservation
because these lines are also very popular.
If you don't know how to get somewhere, or how to get
home at night, call +49 30 19449, the Customer Service of the
BVG. There are also facilities in most U-Bahn and some S-Bahn
stations to contact the Customer Service directly. In 2005 the
BVG introduced Metro lines (buses and tram) that run 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. All lines are marked with a big orange
plate and a white M.
Some private train companies such as Veolia offer connections
to smaller cities in Eastern Germany.
It's also worth noting that the house numbers do not
necessarily run in one direction (up or down). On a lot of streets,
the numbers ascend on one side and descend on the other.
Especially on long streets, check the numbering scheme first:
you can find the name of the street and the numbers on that
block at nearly every street corner.
The new Hauptbahnhof
Stations
During the times of its division, Berlin had two main train
stations: Zoologischer Garten (colloquial nameBahnhof Zoo) in
the West, and Ostbahnhof in the East. The new 'Hauptbahnhof'
may be titled 'Lehrter Bahnhof' on older maps & is situated
between the S-Bahn stations Friedrichstrasse and Bellevue.
Different from what is usual in some English-speaking
countries, Germans usually add the word for "street", "square",
"park", etc. when they mention the name of a locality. Thus,
they would not simply refer to "Kurfürsten" when talking about
57 Berlin Berlin · Get around Kurfürstenstraße (Kurfürsten Street), as this could also mean
"Kurfürstendamm", which is a different road at a different place.
"Schloss", which simply means "palace", could refer to any of
the palaces in Berlin, as well as to one of the two roads called
"Schlossstraße", a shopping centre called "Das Schloss", or the
"Schlossplatz" in the Mitte district.
Public transport ticketing
Berlin WelcomeCard. Other tickets are printed similarly.
Berlin uses a zone system, but you are unlikely to need to go
beyond zone A and B, except on trips to Potsdam or to the
Schönefeld Airport (SXF). This is a very large area. The public
transport system (U, S-Bahn, bus, tram) uses a common ticket.
Standard tickets (€ 2.30 for A and B) are valid for any travel
within two hours of validation, in a single direction, within the
appropriate fare zones. There is no limit to transfers. For a single
journey you can buy a cheap Kurzstrecke for €1.40, but this is
only valid for 3 stops on the U-Bahn or S-Bahn (six stops by bus
or tram); no transfers are permitted.
Several options are available for unlimited travel. Prices listed
here are only for zones A and B: prices for A, B, and C cost
marginally more. Check the machines for the actual prices:
A Tageskarte (day card) (€ 6.30).
Quadruple card "4 Fahrten Karte" (4 single trips bought at
once for a reduced price) €8.20
The Berlin CityTourCard : ticket valid for all public transport
services in Berlin, Potsdam and the surrounding area and
a discount card for many tourist attractions; available in
several different version: 48 hrs, tariff zone AB € 15.90 or
tariff zone ABC € 17.90 / 72 hrs, tariff zone AB € 21.90 or
tariff zone ABC € 23.90 / 5 days, tariff zone AB €28.90 or
tariff zone ABC € 33.90; a folded leaflet with inner city map
and an overview of the S-Bahn and U-Bahn railway networks
of Berlin is included; buy the CityTourCard at any ticket
counters, ticket machines of the BVG and S-Bahn Berlin,
hotels in Berlin, at the Berlin airports or at the main station
(Hauptbahnhof Berlin) or online.
The Berlin CityTourCard Museumsinsel : valid for 72
hours in the tariff zone A and B plus free admission to
all museums on the Museumsinsel of Berlin (Old National
Gallery, Old Museum, Bode Museum, New Museum and
Pergamon Museum); it costs €31.50; a folded leaflet with
inner city map and an overview of the S-Bahn and UBahn railway networks of Berlin is included; buy the
CityTourCard Museumsinsel in hotels, at the main station
(Hauptbahnhof ), Tegel airport and Schoenefeld airport,
Zoologischer Garten, Alexanderplatz and Friedrichstraße or
online
The Berlin WelcomeCard (€ 16.90/22.90 for 2/3 days);
available in 8 different versions, including Berlin
WelcomeCard Museum Island; Free travel with all methods
of public transport for 48 hours, 72 hours or 5 days from the
day of purchase; save up to 50% on more than 160 tourist
and cultural highlights; Handy guide in pocket book format
with insider tips and tour suggestions; City plan for Berlin
and Potsdam and a Network plan for public transport. You
can order the Berlin WelcomeCard in various sales points
(berlin airports, main station, Hotels or online).
Weekly passes (€ 27,20).
Small group ticket (€ 15.00) for up to five persons. If you
are traveling more than two trips a day, this ticket is costeffective for three persons and above.
Purchasing tickets:
All tickets are available at vending machines at U- and SBahn platforms. English and other European languages are
available. Payment is mostly by local bank cards and coins, and
banknotes. If you need assistance most larger stations have
staffed ticket counters where you can ask questions and buy
tickets. Buses will accept cash, and make change for tickets.
Hotels may sell tickets as well.
In some places like Zoologischer Garten and Eberswalder
Straße, people will try to sell used tickets to you. Be aware
that you can go only one direction with a single-journey ticket
(check the validation stamp and be careful as this could also be
a pickpocket trick). Don't pay more than half the price.
Validating tickets:
You need to validate your ticket using the machines on the Uand S-bahn platforms or in the bus. The machines are yellow/
white in the U-Bahn and the bus, and red on S-Bahn platforms.
Validation simply means the machine prints a time stamp onto
the ticket. Once validated, a ticket which is still valid will not
have to be re-validated before each single trip. Whilst it might
be tempting to try to avoid buying a ticket, be advised that
plain-clothed inspectors do patrol the trains. There is a €40
fine if you are caught with an unvalidated ticket.
By train
If you need to get around the city quickly, take the S-Bahn.
Especially the Ringbahn that goes all around Berlin in a circle
lets you get to other parts of the city really fast. In the past two
58 Berlin Berlin · Get around years the S-Bahn operated very irregular in the winter months,
especially around new year's eve due to security lacks, iced
trains and driver's stoppages, so you better avoid planning
on the S-Bahn in winter. Most of the time it's a very efficient
and punctual way to get around though. If you're looking
for the way, use BVG.de, that site includes Busses, U-Bahn, SBahn, Tram and even ferries. You can simply enter departure
adress and arrival adress to see the optimum connection, it's
an excellent service. An option to reach Schönefeld airport is
to use U-Bahn line 7 until the terminal station Rudow and then
take the bus.
In the center, most S-Bahn lines run on an east-west route
between Ostkreuz and Westkreuz via the stops Warschauer
Straße, Ostbahnhof, Jannowitzbrücke, Alexanderplatz,
Hackescher Markt, Friedrichstraße, Hauptbahnhof, Bellevue,
Tiergarten, Zoologischer Garten, Savignyplatz and
Charlottenburg. Other lines run along a circle track around the
city, most notably the S 8 and the S 41, S 42, S 45, S 46 lines, and
there's also a north-south connection from Gesundbrunnen
through Friedrichstraße and Potsdamer Platz to Südkreuz/
Schöneberg.
Regional trains run along the same central east-west
connection, but stopping only at Ostkreuz, Ostbahnhof,
Alexanderplatz, Friedrichstraße, Hauptbahnhof, Zoologischer
Garten, Charlottenburg and Westkreuz, as well as other
lines connecting north-south from Jungfernheide or
Gesundbrunnen through Hauptbahnhof and Potsdamer Platz
to Südkreuz. Long distance trains mostly run to Hauptbahnhof,
often with one or two extra stops at other stations.
By underground
that give the time of the next train, and its direction based on
sensors along the lines.
Detailed maps can be found in every U-Bahn station and on the
trains. Don't be confused by the alternative tram maps. U-Bahn
stations can be seen from far by their big, friendly blue U signs.
Together with the S-Bahn (which is administered by Deutsche
Bahn and mostly runs aboveground), the U-Bahn provides
a transportation network throughout greater Berlin that is
extremely efficient and fast. On weekend (Friday to Sunday),
as well as during the Christmas and New Year holidays, all
U-Bahn and S-Bahn lines (except line U4) run all night, so
returning from late night outings is easy, especially given the
average start time of most 'parties' in Berlin (11PM to 1AM).
During the week there is no U-Bahn or S-Bahn service from
appr. 1AM to 4:30AM, but metro trams/buses and special Night
Buses (parallel to the U-Bahn line) run every half an hour from
12:30AM to 4:30AM.
By tram
The trams are mostly found in East Berlin, as in the West the
tram lines were removed to facilitate more vehicular traffic. If
you don't have a ticket already, you can buy one inside the
tram.
Two types of tram service are available. Metrotrams frequent
more often as well as by night. Tram routes not so identified
stop more frequently and may even include picturesque
single-track rides through forested areas far east of the Mitte
district.
By bus
Although buses are the slowest form of public transport,
the yellow double-decker buses are part of Berlin's transit
landscape and they will take you to almost anywhere in Berlin.
Besides the normal metro buses, there are also express buses
(indicated by an X), but these don't halt at every stop.
U-Bahn route map
The Berlin U-Bahn (subway/metro) is something to behold; it
is so charmingly precise! There are no turnstiles to limit access,
so it is technically possible to ride without a ticket, but if caught
by a ticket checker you will be fined €40 so it is probably not
worth the risk. All U-Bahn stations now have electronic signs
The most famous bus line, especially for tourists, is bus route
100, which leaves from Zoo Station ("Berlin Zoologischer
Garten") or, if you want to go the other way round,
Alexanderplatz. This crosses most of historic Berlin, including
many of the sites listed here. For the price of a city bus ticket
or daily pass, it's possible to see many of the landmarks of
Berlin from one of these yellow double-decker buses. Sit up
top as it's easier to see the Bundestag, as well as the many
historic buildings on Unter den Linden. If you're lucky, you'll
get the legendary bus-driver who delivers a commentary (in
Berlin-accented German) on the trip. Line 200 takes nearly the
same route, but it goes through the modern quarters around
Potsdamer Platz. Either ride is a must for any visitor to Berlin.
By bicycle
Cycling is another great way to tour Berlin .
59 Berlin Berlin · See Berlin has no steep hills and offers many bicycle paths
(Radwege) throughout the city (although not all are very
smooth). These include "860 km of completely separate bike
paths, 60 km of bike lanes on streets, 50 km of bike lanes on
sidewalks, 100 km of mixed-use pedestrian-bike paths, and
70 km of combined bus-bike lanes on streets (City of Berlin,
2007)" (Pucher & Buehler, 2007 ). Bicycles are a very popular
method of transportation among Berlin residents, and there is
almost always a certain level of bicycle traffic. Seeing Berlin by
bicycle is unquestionably a great way to acquaint the traveler
with the big tourist sites, and the little sprees and side streets
as well. Although it's good to carry your own map, you can also
always check your location at any U-Bahn station and many
Bus Stations. You can create your own bicycling maps online,
optimized by less busy routes or fewer traffic lights or your
favorite paving . If you are not familiar with searching your
own way through the city or you want more explanation of
the sights you visit, you can get guided bike tours (with bike
included) on Berlin Bike .
Tours and Rentals: Bicycle rentals are available in the city,
although the prices vary (usually from €7.50 per day). In
addition, the Deutsche Bahn (DB) placed many public bicycles
throughout the city in 2003. These can be unlocked by calling
a number on the bicycle with a cellphone, after registering
with the service. (CallABike is changed towards a station based
system during 2011 - make sure to get up to date information
in one of the train stations)
Most places have a rental charge of between 8 EU (too cheap)
with majority at 12 Eu / day - they are excellent value and
freedom to see the big city. Take a look at Fat Tyre rentals and
tours - the four and half hour city wide tour is great value and
many friendly service - as of 20/03/11
By scooter
There is also the possibility to explore Berlin by scooter (e.g.
http://www.berlinscooter.de). Fast, funny and quite cheap it´s
possible to combine sightseeing in the city and good places
outside Berlin like Potsdam and the many lakes in the north
and south of Berlin.
See
Museums
Bode-Museum is part of the Museumsinsel
Berlin has a vast array of museums. Most museums charge
admission for people 16 years of age or older - usually
€6 to €8 (a day ticket with which one can also visit the
other state museums is the only thing available and doesn't
count for special exhibitions) for the big museums. Discounts
(usually 50%) are available for students and disabled people
with identification. A nice offer for museum addicts is the
three day pass 'Museumspass' SchauLUST-MuseenBERLIN for
€19 (reduced €9.50), which grants entrance to all the normal
exhibitions of the approximately 70 state-run museums and
public foundations. Most museums are closed on Mondays;
notable exceptions include the Altes Museum and the
Deutsches Historisches Museum, which are open daily.
Museumsportal Berlin , a collective web initiative, offers easy
access to information on all museums, memorials, castles and
collections and on current and upcoming exhibitions.
A short list of important museums (for a more detailed list
check the district articles) are:
Museumsinsel . Literally "Museum Island", this area is best
known for the vast Pergamon-Museum, which houses
an extensive collection of ancient Greek, ancient MiddleEastern and Islamic art and architecture. Other museums
which belong to the Museum Island are the Altes Museum
(with the Egyptian and the antique collection), the Alte
Nationalgalerie (with mainly German paintings of the
19th century) and the reopened Bode-Museum with its
fantastically presented sculpture collection and Byzantine
art. The recently reopened Neues Museum houses the
Egyptian collection, Neaderthal and other pre-historic
archeological finds, and some of the treasures unearthed
at Troy. This is the only museum on Museums Insel that
requires a timed entry ticket. It's best to get a timed ticket
online ahead of time as time slots fill up quickly.
Deutsches Historisches Museum, Unter den Linden 2,
Tel. +49 30 203040 . German historical museum covering
everything from pre-history right up to the present day. One
can spend many, many hours here!
Jüdisches Museum, Lindenstraße 9-14, Tel. +49 30 25993
300 . 10AM-8PM. Jewish Museum. Learn about the
60 Berlin Berlin · See history of Jews in Germany. Permanent exhibition on two
millennia of German-Jewish history, changing exhibitions
and impressive modern architecture by Libeskind. There
is a small unrelated Jewish Museum at the Oranienburger
Straße Synagogue.
Gemäldegalerie, Matthäikirchplatz, Tel. +49 30 266 2951 . At
the Kulturforum. Thousands of European paintings from the
13th to the 18th century. Works from Dürer, Raffael, Tizian,
Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Rubens.
Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, Tel. +49 30 266
2951 At the Kulturforum. Art from the 20th Century. This
museum often houses temporary exhibitions during which
the permanent collection is usually not on display. (As of
December, 2009, the permanent collection is closed while
the building undergoes repairs.)
Museum für Naturkunde . Near the main railway station.
Natural science museum with a big collection of dinosaur
skeletons, fossils and minerals. Reopened after restoration in
late 2007.
Mauermuseum at Checkpoint Charlie . This museum is
situated at the most famous historical checkpoint between
the two Berlins.
Museum of European Cultures . The biggest of its sort in
Europe. At the museum district of Dahlem.
Ethnological Museum . Again one of the world's most
comprehensive museums. At the museum district of
Dahlem. Well worth a visit for its splendid collection of PreColumbian archaeology! It now includes the:
Topography of Terror . This open-air museum documents
the terror applied by the Nazi regime. It consists of excavated
prison cells located directly under a remaining stretch of the
Berlin Wall.
DDR Museum Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 1, 10178 Berlin. This
small museum just over the river from the Berliner Dom.
Really interesting with all the displays in German and
English, it gives a good insight into life in the former GDR.
Musikinstrumenten-MuseumTiergartenstraße 1 (am
Kulturforum), 10785 Berlin. This museum is part of
the Staatliches Institu für Musikforschung PK and has an
amazingly wide range of historic and unusual instruments
on display.
Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité
Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin. Interesting exhibition charting
the development of European hospitals from the 14th
Century to the present day.
Ramones Museum Berlin . The Ramones Museum Berlin
pays tribute to the Punk band The Ramones. It displays more
than 300 unique and original Ramones memorabilia.
The "Berlinische Galerie" is the city museum for modern
art, architecture, and design. The museum is just around
the corner from the Jewish Museum at Alte Jakobstraße
124-128.
exhibit of life in the city since medieval times, it is unique
to feature an authentic cold-war era bunker. The 20 minute
tour is included in the cost of the entrance ticket, and is at
the top of each hour, alternating in German and English.
Private art galleries
As Berlin is a city of art, it is quite easy to find an art gallery
on your way. They provide a nice opportunity to have a look at
modern artists' work in a not-so-crowded environment for free.
Some gallery streets with more than about a dozen galleries are
Auguststraße, Linienstraße, Torstraße, Brunnenstraße (all Mitte,
north of S-Bahn station Oranienburger Straße), Zimmerstraße
(Kreuzberg, U-Bahn station Kochstraße) and Fasanenstraße
(Charlottenburg). A directory listing of all Berlin's art galleries
can be found on The Art of Berlin: Complete Berlin Art Gallery
Directory
Art Center Berlin Friedrichstraße , Friedrichstraße 134, Tel.
+49 30 27879020. Four floors of exhibitions with a relatively
good variety of genres and artists. A very nice oasis of calm
from the busy Friedrichstraße.
Galerie Eigen & Art, Auguststraße 26, Tel. +49 30 280 6605 .
One of the most famous German art galleries, home to the
Neue Leipziger Schule (Neo Rauch et al.)
loop -- raum fur aktuelle kunst , Jägerstrasse 5, 10117.
Known for being the "incubator" of future famous Berlin
artists. Primarily featuring sculpture video, and painting.
Story of Berlin Kurfürstendamm 207-208i, close to the
Uhlandstraße metro, the last stop on the U1. Museum in
the centre of a mall. In addition to the history (including
the World Wars), culture, transportation, architecture and an
61 Berlin Berlin · See Churches
and an octagonal worship hall, aside the ruins from World
War II.
Marienkirche— Located near Alexanderplatz, this is not
only the highest church tower in Berlin (90 m), but also one
of the oldest churches left in the historical center of Berlin
(which is totally torn down in this area). Entrance is free and
inside are many treasures from the old days.
Nikolaikirche— The oldest church in Berlin, dating back to
the beginning of 13th century (at least the stones next to the
ground). Does not serve as a church. Changing exhibitions
inside, entrance free.
St. Hedwigs Kathedrale— Domed Church located at
Bebelplatz/Unter den Linden, the oldest (mid 18th century)
and one of the biggest Catholic churches in Berlin, interior
was redesigned in a modern style in the 1950s - but still
many treasure chambers in the basement.
Friedrichswerdersche Kirche— Nice church located near
Unter den Linden/Museum Island, finished in 1830 by
Schinkel - English Neogothic style. Nice exhibition inside
(neoclassical statues and an exhibition about Schinkel's life
and work upstairs), entry is free.
Landmarks with observation decks
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, generally also known as "Gedächtniskirche"
There are some historically interesting and architecturally
remarkable churches which are the following:
Berliner Dom— The biggest and most impressive church
in Berlin, built at the turn of the century (19th/20th) as an
expression of imperial power. Located next to the museum
island. Entrance is €5, and you can climb on top of the dome
for a beautiful view over the Berlin center.
The Twintowers of the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral)
and the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) face each
other at the Gendarmenmarkt in Central Berlin, flanking the
Konzerthaus.
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche— Highly symbolic
church, dating back to 1891-95, with two modern buildings
designed by Egon Eiermann in 1961, a hexagonal bell tower
Glass dome and spiral walkway inside the Bundestag
While Berlin has relatively few high-rise buildings, there are
several monuments with observation decks. Probably the most
famous of all is the TV Tower near Alexanderplatz, the tallest
tower in Germany and second largest in Europe, which has
a rotating café at the top spinning 360 degrees in just 30
minutes! 40 seconds is all it takes to reach the top by lift. But
there are also other great observation desks, the main ones are
listed below (for others have a look in the district pages).
Bundestag— The German Parliament building, near the
Brandenburg gate, was renovated by Sir Norman Foster and
reopened in 1999 with a spectacular new glass dome, which
offers a great view of Berlin. Visitors may pre-book free tours
of the building and enter with confirmed reservation at
62 Berlin Berlin · See scheduled times through the north portal. Due to continued
terrorist threats, individual visitors now need to register
upfront to visit the glass dome and terrace . Book well in
advance as individual entry is limited to a max. of guests per
day. The template is only in German available, so joining a
tour is an easy open for last-minute travellers.
Berliner Funkturm— 150 meter high lattice tower with
open-air observation deck 124 meters above ground. Only
observation tower on insulators! Located in the Western fair
district, out of city center.
Berliner Fernsehturm, Alexanderplatz . The TV tower
is Germany's tallest construction: 368 meters high.
Observation deck 204 meters above ground. Costs €10,50 as
of March 2010. Be wary of the weather changing; the fog can
come in during the rather long queues and you may not be
able to see anything at the top. There is a restaurant and a
bar in the observation deck. You need to buy tickets from the
ticket office, then join a separate queue to get into the tower.
Siegessäule (Victory Column), Tiergarten. An old
(1865-1873), 60 meter high monument with panoramic
views of the very center of the city. Unfortunately there is no
elevator, so be prepared for 285 steps. The statue of Victoria
on the top is the place where the angels congregate in the
famous film "Der Himmel über Berlin" by Wim Wenders. It
has also become something of a symbol for the annual Love
Parade techno music festival.
Kollhoff Tower, Potsdamer Platz . The fastest elevator in
Europe takes you approximately 100 meters high.
Europa Center, Zoologischer Garten,. Shopping center
with a panorama floor at the 20th floor (90 meters). In
Budapester Straße, overlooking Kaiser-Wilhelm-Memorial
Church. Entrance is €4 or €2 if you show a receipt from one
of the restaurants in the Europa Center.
Europe Centre-Berlin Window— 100 meter high building
in Berlin City West with a breathtaking 360 degrees
view over the capital. An elevator takes you to the 20th
floor.Upstairs you can have a drink if you'd like. 4,50 EUR
for adults, 3 EUR for seniors, students and groups.Daily
10AM-6PM. Tauentziestrasse 11, next to Saturn Market(enter
on the first floor)
History
Berlin does not attempt to hide the less savory parts of
its history: a visit to the Topography of Terror (Mitte), for
example, provides interesting but sobering insights into the
activities of the Gestapo in Berlin during the Nazi years
(1933-1945). Many of the walking tours also discuss scenes
both of Nazi activity and of Cold War tension and terror.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe .
Opened in the spring of 2005, this gigantic abstract artwork
covering an entire block near the Brandenburg Gate, including
an underground museum with extensive details on the
Holocaust and the people who died during it. The blocks start
out at ground level on the outer edges of the memorial, and
then grow taller towards the middle, where the ground also
slopes downwards. 3.5 million visitors in the first year make it
one of the most visited memorials in Berlin - and it's worth it,
as it's one of the most impressive memorials in Berlin.
Remaining Section of the Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall— A large stretch of intact Wall can be found
to the east of the city center along the River Spree in
Mühlenstraße near the Oberbaumbrücke.
Known as the East Side Gallery , it is a section of the wall
that is preserved as a gallery. This can be easily reached
from Ostbahnhof or Warschauer Straße. It has many beautiful
murals, politically motivated and otherwise. Another place to
try is near the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum, currently under
reconstruction. Two small pieces are also in Potsdamer Platz
and in its neighbourhood at the corner between Ebertstraße
and Bellevuestraße).
Berlin Wall Memorial (Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer) . (UBahn Bernauer Straße U8 or S-Bahn Nordbahnhof S1, 2, or
25, follow the signs in the stations - wall is Mauer in German).
Often missed by tourists but an absolute must for anyone
interested in this part of the city's history. It's a memorial
to those who died crossing so you won't, fortunately, get
the tackiness of the Checkpoint Charlie area; instead you
will be left with a haunting feeling of what life with the
wall may have been really like. The monument itself is
a gigantic wasted opportunity, blank and featureless. The
inscription on the outside, declaring it a monument to the
victims of the "communist reign of violence", has sparked
emotional debates and angered many local residents. The
documentation center across the street on Bernauer Straße
is excellent although most of the documentation is in
German. The viewing platform gives you a tiny hint of the
true scale of the Wall and how terrifying the "no man's
land" between the two sections of walls must have been.
When the documentation center is closed, both walls can
be visited. There is some space between the concrete plates
which allow you to look at the area between the walls. There
are also several small holes.
The Memorial is on Bernauer Straße which itself is a street with
a great deal of Wall history: the first recorded Wall-related death
of the notorious Peter Fechter was here, as was one of the
63 Berlin Berlin · See famous tunnels and the famous photograph of the GDR border
guard leaping over the barbed wire. Various monuments can be
found along the entire length of the street, documenting nearby
escape attempts and tunnels; captions are in German, English,
French, and Russian. The Memorial itself is a complete section of
4th generation wall - both inside and outside sections, and you
can peer through from the east side to see the remains of the
electric fence and anti-tank devices in the death strip. It really
helps you understand what an incredible feat it was to get from
one side to the other -- and why so many died doing it.
Checkpoint Charlie 2007
Checkpoint Charlie— Checkpoint Charlie, a crossing point
between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, is no
more.
Formerly, it was the only border crossing between East and
West Berlin that permitted foreigners passage. Residents
of East and West Berlin were not allowed to use it. This
contributed to Checkpoint Charlie's mythological status as a
meeting place for spies and other shady individuals. Now the
remains of the Berlin Wall have been moved to permit building,
including construction of the American Business Center and
other institutions not given to flights of John Le Carré-inspired
fancy.
At the intersection of Zimmerstraße and Friedrichstraße is the
famous "You Are Leaving the American Sector" sign. The actual
guardhouse from Checkpoint Charlie is now housed at the Allied
Museum on Clayallee. For a more interesting exhibit go to the
Haus am Checkpoint Charlie. This is a private museum with
kitschy memorabilia from the Wall as well as the devices GDR
residents used to escape the East (including a tiny submarine!).
Checkpoint Charlie gained its name from the phonetic alphabet;
checkpoints "Alpha" and "Bravo" were at the autobahn
checkpoints Helmstedt and Dreilinden respectively. Checkpoint
Charlie's atmosphere was not improved at all on 27 October
1961 when the two Cold War superpowers chose to face
each other down for a day. Soviet and American tanks stood
approximately 200 meters apart, making an already tense
situation worse.
Checkpoint Charlie 1982 [Photo: Rolf Palmberg]
Tempelhof airport was used in the Berlin Airlift (Berliner
Luftbrücke) in 1948-49; in 1951 a monument was added
to commemorate the airlifts over the Berlin Blockade. The
airport was featured in movies like Billy Wilder's "One
Two Three". The terminal building is still fascinating; the
halls and neighbouring buildings, intended to become the
gateway to Europe, are still known as the largest built
entities worldwide, and was described by British architect Sir
Norman Foster as "the mother of all airports".
Zoo
Berlin has two zoos and an aquarium. The Berlin Zoo in the
west is the historic zoo that has been a listed company since
its foundation. It's an oasis in the city and very popular with
families and schools.
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contemporary Berlin. They also offer special tours for cruise
ship passengers.
Explore
Stern und Kreisschiffahrt, . By far the biggest boat company
in Berlin. They offer tours on most lakes.
Admission Free Berlin, . Website giving a daily overview
about free sights, parties and cultural events in Berlin.
Recreation
Pick up a copy of Exberliner , the monthly English-language
paper for Berlin to find out what's on, when and where. It
provides high quality journalism and up-to-date listings. If you
understand German, the activity planners for the city, zitty and
tip , are available at every kiosk. Be prepared to choose among
a huge amount of options.
Parks
Berlin has many great parks which are very popular in the
summer. Green Berlin operates some of them.
"Molecule Men" statue at Berlin Osthafen
Go on a Tour of Berlin - the Mitte and surrounding districts are
sufficiently compact to allow a number of excellent walking
tours through its history-filled streets. You'll see amazing
things you would otherwise miss. Details are usually available
from the reception desks of hostels and hotels.
Ticket B City – Tours by architects in Berlin, . Showing the
city of Berlin on hand-picked architectural routes. Led by
selected architects in German, English, French, Italian or
Spanish. Anything is possible - tours from the water, on
land or in a helicopter. They arrange your special tour on
contemporary architecture in Berlin with many exclusive
visits to the interiors of buildings and unforgettable
experiences.
Alternative Berlin, . English tour starting at 11.00AM and
1.00PM each day at Alexander Platz TV tower in front of
Starbucks coffee. This tour uses Berlin's transit system to
cover a massive amount of territory and focuses on the
underground sites and sounds of Berlin, including art &
graffiti culture, technological wonders, and landmarks of
rock & electronic music. The tour takes three and half hours.
Free (but tipping is more or less standard - the tour guides
don't receive any other salary).
The Berlin Experts, . Offers daily in-depth walking tours
of Berlin's architecture, history, and culture. All tours
include some history as well as other tidbits of trivia not
commonly known. Especially popular is the Deconstruction/
Construction Tour which provides an offbeat perspective of
Tiergarten is Berlin's largest park. In the summer and on
weekends you will see loads of families with their barbecues.
Viktoriapark (Kreuzberg) offers superb panoramic views
across south Berlin. National monument by Schinkel on top
of it.
Schlossgarten Charlottenburg is inside the area of the
Charlottenburg Palace , but the green area of the park
is free, so you can go there to have a walk even if you
are not interested in the palace. It covers a large area
and you can get in from the entrance just near the "New
Pavillon" (Neuer Pavillon a.k.a. Schinkelpavillon) placed on
the right of Luisenplatz. The nearest station is SophieCharlotte Platz on the U2.
World's Garden (Gärten der Welt) in Marzahn. Inside
you can find a large, well-established Chinese garden, a
Korean garden, a small Bali's Garden/Glasshouse, an Oriental
Garden with nice fountains and a cloister and a Japanese
garden which is a project by the city partnership of Berlin
and Tokyo. Open daily from 9AM-4PM, in April and October
until 6PM, from May-September until 8PM. Best time for a
visit is in spring or summer. Entrance is 3 €. To get there, take
the S7 until "Marzahn" station and continue with bus 195
until Eisenacher Straße.
Lakes, Beaches
Wannsee is called Berlin's "bath tub". The Strandbad
Wannsee is the most famous bathing area for locals. Take the
S-Bahn lines S1 or S7 to the station Nikolassee and follow the
crowd!
Müggelsee in the south east of Berlin is a popular swimming
spot.
Festivals
Berlin Film Festival, . The city's largest cultural event and an
important fixture in the global film industry's calendar (up
65 Berlin Berlin · Do there with Cannes). 250,000 tickets sold, 400 different films
screened and a host of associated parties and events every
year. In contrast to e.g. Cannes, all screenings at the Berlinale
are open to the public. Tickets are inexpensive and relatively
easy to get for the "International Forum of Young Film"
screenings and the "Berlinale Panorama" (movies which are
not in the competition).
Lange Nacht der Museen, ☎ +49 30 90 26 99 444, . A large
cultural event in January and August with museums open
until 2AM and extra events around the city.
Fête de la Musique, . All kinds of music around the city on this
day coordinating with a similar day in several French cities.
Oberbaumbrücke
Festival,
(just
under
the
Oberbaumbrücke). In August (check the exact dates).
artists are selling their works, amateur tango dancers are
giving public performances and you can contribute to a
collaborative painting on a very long canvas spread on the
street along the festival.
Parades
Christopher Street Day - as the Germans name their gay
prides - is a well-known annual political demonstration
for the rights of the gay culture organized in all major
German cities. Even if you are indifferent about the issue, the
Christopher Street Day is usually a worthwhile sight as many
participants show up in wild costumes.
Fuckparade in August. The Fuckparade (Hateparade in
the early days) started as an antiparade or demonstration
against the commercialized Love Parade, and was first on the
same date as the Love Parade but later the date was shifted.
The Fuckparade is a political demonstration, with political
speeches at the beginning and the end and the parade
with music between. The general motto of the Fuckparade
is "against the destruction of the club scene". The music is
quite different than at the Love Parade: mostly independent/
alternative/extreme electronic music.
Hanf Parade in August. The Hanfparade is the biggest
European political demonstration for the legalization of
hemp for use in agriculture and as a stimulant.
Karneval in late February or early March. As a lot of people
in Berlin originally came from the southern or western
area of Germany where Fasching, Fastnacht or Karneval is
celebrated, a carnival parade was also established in Berlin.
It grew bigger and bigger (about 500.000 to 1 million people
watching), but the costumes and cars are rather boring and
the people are not as dressed up as in the "original" big
carnival parades (Cologne, Mainz, Düsseldorf ). Since 2007
the traditional route across Kurfürstendamm was chosen.
Karneval der Kulturen in May or June (on Whit Sunday).
The idea of the "Carnival of Cultures" is a parade of the
various ethnic groups of the city showing traditional music,
costumes and dances. Other more modern, alternative and
political groups also participate. Similar events are also held
in Hamburg and Frankfurt.
Theatre, Opera, Concerts, Cinema
Berlin has a lot of theater houses, cinemas, concerts and other
cultural events going on all the time. The most important ones
are listed here.
Theater
Deutsches Theater. Classical theater with impressive line up
of actors and directors.
Volksbühne am Rosa Luxemburg Platz. Sometimes
controversial, modern theater.
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz . Modern theater.
Theater am Kurfürstendamm . Popular theater with tv
celebrities in modern plays.
Theater des Westens . A historic theater in the former West
Berlin, only musicals today.
Friedrichstadtpalast . Cabaret shows and revues with
actresses from the former East German ballet.
Berliner Ensemble . Contemporary theater.
English Theater Berlin Theater that features all plays/music
theater in English
Opera
Komische Oper . Modern operas.
Deutsche Oper . Classic opera house of West Berlin.
Staatsoper Unter den Linden . The impressive building and
royal history make the building alone worth a visit.
Neuköllner Oper . Voted several times best off-opera house
and known for its modern and contemporary pieces. Mostly
in German as usually relating to developments in Germany.
Very creative and innovative.
Cinema
There are about a hundred cinemas in Berlin, although most
of them are only showing movies dubbed in German, without
subtitles. Listed below are some of the more important
cinemas also showing movies in the original language (look
for the OmU - "original with subtitles" - notation). Most movies
which are dubbed in German are released a bit later in
Germany. Tickets are normally €5 to €7. Monday to Wednesday
are special cinema days with reduced admission.
CineStar . The "CineStar Original" cinema located inside the
Sony Center at the Potsdamer-Platz shows only movies in
original version (e.g. in English, without subtitles).
Babylon Kreuzberg . Also non-mainstream movies in this
small cinema built in the 1950s.
Central . Repertory cinema located in an ex-squat near
Hackesche Höfe.
66 Berlin Berlin · Learn Kino Moviemento . The oldest cinema deutschland (1907).
Located between Kreuzberg and Neukölln.
Eiszeit .
Filmtheater Hackesche Höfe . Located on the 4th floor of
the Hackesche Höfe. Very broad range of movies.
Neue Kant Kinos . One of the few old cinemas (founded
1912) left in Berlin's western city. Mostly non-mainstream
European movies.
Concert Houses
Philharmonie . Berlin Philharmonic orchestra is one of
the best in the world. Famous building and outstanding
musicians make a reservation essential. Cheaper tickets are
usually available 2-4 hours before the concert if not sold out.
Konzerthaus at Gendarmenmarkt.
Sport
In Berlin you can do virtually all sports
The most popular sport is football, which is played all
over the city. The Berlin FA lists all the clubs. Not to be
missed is the Olympic Stadium, which hosted the 2006 world
cup final. Hertha BSC Berlin , Berlin´s highest professional
football team, plays there during the Bundesliga season in
spring, fall and winter.
Basketball: Alba Berlin , known as The Albatross are
consistently the best basketball team in Germany, and one
of the best in Europe. With fans crazier than most in the NBA,
Albatross games at the o2 World arena are an exciting way
to take in one of the world's greatest sports.
Public swimming pools can be found around the city. Check
out BBB for pool listings and opening times.
Sailing on one of the many lakes is also popular. You can find
sailing clubs and most universities have ships as well.
Golf is popular as well. You can find golf clubs all around
Berlin, although for non-members Motzen has one of the
best.
Ice hockey: The Berlin Eisbären (Polar Bears) play this fast,
exciting and very physical sport during the winter. The
excitement is heightened by the singing and chanting of the
crowds, who are fueled by the copious quantities of wurst
and beer available.
Floorball is booming faster than ever before in the German
capital. A sum of teams defines the cascade of the local
floorball scene, whereas the decorated Bundesliga site of
BAT Berlin probably embodies the most prominant one.
American Football: After the closing of NFL Europe and
the related end of Berlin Thunder (triple winner of the
World Bowl), the Berlin Adler (Eagles) are Berlin´s No. 1 team
playing in German Football League.
Australian Football: The Berlin Crocodiles host regular
matches in the summer.
Spa
Spas are very trendy.
Learn
Berlin has three major universities:
Freie Universität, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, ☎ +49 (0/30)
838-1, . Founded after World War II in West Berlin and
today the city's largest university by number of students, the
Freie Universität has an impressive range of faculties and
outstanding professors.
Humboldt Universität, Unter den Linden 6, ☎ +49 (0/30) 2093
- 0 (fax: +49 (0/30) 2093 - 2770), . The oldest university in
Berlin with an impressive record of alumni and professors –
Albert Einstein, G.W.F. Hegel, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels,
to name but a few. During the Cold War it was the main
university in East Berlin and after reunification there have
been efforts to reinstate its former glory.
Technische Universität, Straße des 17. Juni 135, ☎ +49 (0/30)
314-0 (fax: +49 (0/30) 314-23222), . Technical university
founded in West Berlin after World War II with a good
reputation for its research.
There are several smaller universities and colleges in Berlin but
the current restructure of the university makes it difficult to
give an overview. The responsible senator of the City of Berlin
has a good overview page.
Work
The current economic climate is stable but to find work in Berlin
is not easy. A sound level of German improves your chance as
only few multinational companies are present in Berlin. Any
kind of skills (especially language) that separates you from the
masses will definitely improve your chances for a job.
If you have an academic background then teaching English
(Spanish, French & Latin are good, too) or private tutoring (e.g.
math) for pupils is always a possibility as Berlin is a young city
and education is in strong demand. Otherwise working in a bar
might be an option but it'll be tough, because wages are low
and big tips are uncommon. Chances are much better when
big trade fairs (e.g. "Grüne Woche", bread & butter or ITB) or
conventions take place so apply at temp & trade fair agencies.
The hospitality industry and call centers are constantly hiring
but wages are very low unless you can offer special skills (such
as exotic languages) or background.
Berlin has a growing media, modeling and TV/movie industry.
For daily soaps, telenovelas and movies most companies look
for people with something specific. Apply at the bigger casting
and acting agencies.
67 Berlin Berlin · Buy For English-language jobs, if might be worth checking out the
classified ads of this monthly magazine for English-speakers,
Exberliner .
Buy
Due to federal liberalization, shopping hours are theoretically
unlimited. Nevertheless, many of the smaller shops still close
at 8PM Most of the bigger stores and nearly all of the malls
are open additionally until 9 or 10PM from Thursday to
Saturday. Sunday opening is still limited to about a dozen
weekends per year, although some supermarkets located at
train stations (Hauptbahnhof, Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten,
Friedrichstraße, Innsbrucker Platz and Ostbahnhof ) are open
also on Sundays. Many bakeries and small food stores (called
Spätkauf) are open late at night and on Sundays in busier
neighborhoods (especially Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg and
Friedrichshain). Stores inside the Hauptbahnhof central station
have long working hours (usually until about 10 or 11PM), also
on Sundays.
The main shopping areas are:
Ku'Damm and its extension, Tauentzienstraße remain the
main shopping streets even now that the Wall has come down.
KaDeWe (Kaufhaus Des Westens) at Wittenbergplatz is a must
visit just for the vast food department on the 6th floor. It's
reputedly the biggest department store in Continental Europe
and still has an old world charm, with very helpful and friendly
staff.
shops, but also lots of record stores and design shops. Constant
change makes it hard to recommend a place, but the area
around station Eberswalder Straße in Prenzlauer Berg, around
Bergmannstraße and Oranienstraße in Kreuzberg and around
Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichshain are always great when it
comes to shopping.
For cheap books, a nice choice is Jokers Restseller in
Friedrichstraße 148 (tel +49 30 20 45 84 23) where there
is a wide variety of secondhand books. For souvenirs, have
a look just in front of the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche;
these shops sell almost the same items as others, but are
cheaper, but not all the staff speaks English. You can also get
cheap postcards there (from €0.30 while the average price
for normal postcard is €0.50-0.80). For collectible stamps go to
Goethe Straße 2 (Ernst Reuter Platz, U2), where you can find
a Philatelic Post Office from the Deutsche Post. They generally
speak English. For alternative souvenirs (design, fashion and
small stuff from Berlin designers and artists), go to ausberlin
near Alexanderplatz; it's a bit hidden at the other side of
Kaufhof at the Karl-Liebknecht-Straße.
Flea markets
You can find dozens of flea markets with different themes in
Berlin (mostly on weekends), but worth checking out is the big
one at Straße des 17. Juni.
Straße des 17. Juni, between Ernst-Reuter-Haus and SBahn: Tiergarten.
Mauerpark, on Sundays, next to Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn
Sportpark in Prenzlauer Berg (U-Bahn: Eberswalder Straße).
Arkonaplatz, on Sundays, close to Mauerpark, so it can be
combined with it.
Credit Cards
Nowadays most stores and supermarkets also accept Visa/
Mastercard payment and not only local EC/Maestro Cards as it
used to happen not long ago. You can also withdraw money
from most cash points.
Eat
Friedrichstraße station
Friedrichstraße is the upmarket shopping street in former East
Berlin with Galeries Lafayettes and the other Quartiers (204 to
207) as main areas to be impressed with wealthy shoppers. The
renovated Galeria Kaufhof department store at Alexanderplatz
is also worth a visit. The main shopping area for the alternative,
but still wealthy crowd is north of Hackescher Markt, especially
around the Hackesche Höfe. For some more affordable but still
very fashionable shopping there is Prenzlauer Berg, Kreuzberg
and Friedrichshain with a lot of young designers opening
A staple in Berlin is currywurst. It's a bratwurst covered in
ketchup and curry powder. You can find them all over Berlin
by street vendors. It's a must try when in Berlin. Two renowned
Currywurst stands are "Konnopke's Imbiss" below Eberswalder
Strasse U-Bahn station on line 2 and "Curry 36" opposite the
Mehringdamm U-Bahn station in Kreuzberg (only two stops
south of Checkpoint Charlie). Both of these offer far friendlier
service than many of Berlin's more upmarket eateries.
Eating out in Berlin is incredibly inexpensive compared to any
other Western European capital or other German cities. The
city is multicultural and many cultures' cuisine is represented
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tastes. Vegetarians can eat quite well with a little bit of research
and menu modification even if Berlin seems like a carnivore
heaven with all the sausage stands. Many kebab restaurants
have a good selection of roasted vegetables and salads. Falafels
are also tasty and suitable for vegetarians.
All prices must include VAT by law. Only upmarket restaurants
may ask for a further service surcharge. Note that it is best
to ask if credit cards are accepted before you sit down -- it's
not that common to accept credit cards and cash is usually
preferred. Most likely to be accepted are Visa and Mastercard;
all other cards will only be accepted in some upmarket
restaurants.
One of the main tourist areas for eating out is Hackescher
Markt / Oranienburger Straße. This area has dramatically
changed during the years: once full of squats and not-entirelylegal bars and restaurants, it had some real character. It is
rapidly being developed and corporatized, and even the most
famous squat - the former Jewish-owned proto-shopping mall
"Tacheles" - has had a bit of a facelift. There are still some
gems in the side streets, though, The "Assel" (Woodlouse) on
Oranienburger Straße, furnished with DDR-era furniture, is still
relatively authentic and worth a visit, especially on a warm
summer night. Oranienburger Straße is also an area where
prostitutes line up at night, but don't be put off by this. The area
is actually very safe since several administrative and religious
buildings are located here.
For cheap and good food (especially from Turkey and the
Middle East) you should try Kreuzberg and Neukölln with
their abundance of Indian, pizza and Döner Kebap restaurants.
(Berlin was the birthplace of the Döner Kebab about 30 years
ago.) Prices start from 1,50 € for a kebab or Turkish pizza
(different from the original Italian recipe and ingredients). If
you are looking for a quick meal you could try getting off at
Görlitzer Bahnhof or Schlesisches Tor on the U1 line - the area
is filled with inexpensive, quality restaurants.
Kastanienallee is a good choice too - but again not what it
used to be since the developers moved in (much less exploited
than Hackescher Markt, though). It's a popular area with artists
and students and has a certain Bohemian charm. Try Imbiss
W, at the corner of Zionskirchstraße and Kastanienallee, where
they serve superb Indian fusion food, mostly vegetarian, at
the hands of artist-chef Gordon W. Further. Up the street is
the Prater Garten, Berlin's oldest beer garden and an excellent
place in the summer.
Waiters and tipping
The custom in Germany is to tell the waiter how much you’re
paying (including the tip) when you receive the bill — don’t
leave the money on the table. If there is confusion with the tip,
remember to ask for your change, Wechselgeld (money back).
don't get paid much anywhere, in Western Europe they are not
dependent on tips to make a living as they are in the U.S., and it
is possible to live on one's hourly wage. If the service has been
very good and friendly feel free to tip more (especially when
they help you with the language!).
Restaurants
All restaurant recommendation are in the corresponding
borough articles of
Kreuzberg & Friedrichshain— Young and independent
student area with a big Turkish community in Kreuzberg.
City West Heart of West Berlin with good quality restaurants.
Mitte Political and new center of East Berlin with upmarket
restaurants.
Schöneberg City slickers and street cafe atmosphere.
Prenzlauerberg Buzzing Prenzlberg and its lively student
scene.
Breakfast
It is very common to go out for breakfast or brunch (long
breakfast and lunch, all you can eat buffet, usually from 10AM
to 4PM, for €4 to €12 - sometimes including coffee, tea or juice).
Here are some special tips (especially see the district pages of
Berlin/City West☎Breakfast & Berlin/East Central☎Eat):
Drink
At Warschauer Straße (which you can reach via S-Bahn
and U-Bahn station Warschauer Straße) and more specifically
Simon-Dach-Straße and around Boxhagener Platz you can
find a wide variety of bars. It is common for locals to meet
at Warschauer to go to a bar there. Also Ostkreuz (Eastcross)
and Frankfurter Street are very famous meeting points.
Especially to visit the alternative locations, like little bars of
the alternative Szene, for instance the Fischladen on the
Rigaer street, or in houseprojects (so called squats) and so
on, or famous alternative clubs on the Revaler street, like the
R.A.W. or the Lovelite on Simplonstreet.
Die Legende von Paula und Ben, Gneisenaustrasse 58, U7
Südstern, Small and cosy bar with a large choice of cocktails,
spirits and wine. For those who are hungry this place serves
tapas and for those who want to smoke some cigars.
Cafe Einstein is one particular example of a home grown
coffee chain which has nice staff, great coffee and is fairly
priced. In particular, the Einstein on Unter den Linden is as
far from "junk coffee" as it's possible to be.
Brauhaus (brewpubs) brew and sell their own beer on the
premises. There is usually a public viewing area onto the
Add a 5-10% tip (or round up to the next Euro) to the bill if you
are satisfied with the service, but remember that even if waiters
69 Berlin Berlin · Sleep brewery. Try Gaffel Haus , Brauhaus Georgbraeu , Brauhaus
Mitte and Brauhaus Lemke .
Green Mango (karaokebar), Bülowstrasse 56/57, U2
Bülowstr./ U7 Yorkstr. is the biggest karaokebar in Europe
and they also have 150.000 karaoke playback.
There are lots of Irish bars all over the city, as there are in all
European cities. If you like off-the-shelf Irish bars or watching
football in English then you won't be disappointed, but in
a city with new cool bars opening pretty much daily and
a huge range from which to choose, you'll find that these
cater mostly to the Irish construction workers and Germans
attracted by Irish music, which is often played in them. The
Irish pub in the Europa Center at Tauentzienstraße is famous.
Located in the basement of a skyscraper, you will find a big
Irish pub and a rowdy crowd on the weekend. It also claims
to have the longest bar in all of Berlin!
If you want to get some tap water in a bar ask for
"Leitungswasser" (if you just say "water" (Wasser), you will
receive mineral water.) This is common if you drink coffee.
They should not charge you for it but you should order
another drink as well.
Bars
Berliners love to drink cocktails, and it's a main socializing point
for young people. Many people like to meet their friends in
a cocktail bar before clubbing. Prenzlauer Berg (Around UBahnhof Eberswalder Str., Helmholtzplatz, Oderberger Straße
& Kastanienallee), Kreuzberg (Bergmannstraße, Oranienstraße
and the area around Görlitzer Park and U-Bahnhof Schlesisches
Tor), Schöneberg (Goltzstraße, Nollendorfplatz, Motzstraße
for gays), and Friedrichshain (Simon-Dach-Straße and around
Boxhagener Platz) are the main areas. There aren't as many
illegal bars as there were in the '90s but bars open and
close faster than you can keep up - check out the bar and
cocktail guides in the bi-weekly magazines Tip or Zitty. For
recommended bars, have a look at the district pages.
Sleep
After the end of the Cold War, Berlin witnessed a construction
boom of hotels and offices. The boom led to a significant
oversupply of hotels which resulted in comparatively cheap
prices even in the 5 star category. (Off-season prices of €110
per night are seen). Especially for a short visit, it may be best to
stay at a place in Berlin-Mitte (around Friedrichstraße example),
as most of the main sights are located there. Due to its history
most hotels in Berlin are still located in the City West (i.e.
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf ), especially close to Zoo station.
Alexanderplatz and Anhalter Bahnhof have clusters of 2-3 star
budget hotels (i.e. Ibis, Etap). You'll find currently only one
hotel ('Meininger', a combined hotel-hostel) located directly
at the new main train station, but some large ones are under
construction there. The (oddly named) budget hotel chain
'Motel-One' operates various 2-star hotels in the city centre.
There are also many 3-4 star 'NH Hotels' offering good value. All
major hotel chains are present in Berlin. A good idea to check
that the hotel is close to public transport (U-Bahn or S-Bahn) to
avoid too long walks.
Cheapest are youth hostels (called Jugendherbergen, only
for members) and hostels (similar to youth hostels, but for
everyone, mostly backpackers stay here, usually also in one
to 32-bed rooms). You will also find bed and breakfast offers
(often private) and boarding houses (Pension, more familiar
and smaller than hotels).
Check the district pages for individual accommodation listings.
Popular hotel districts include:
Mitte
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Prenzlauer Berg
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Contact
You can find internet cafes and telephone shops all around
Berlin. Do a bit of research with the telephone shops because
most have a focus region in the world. Many bars, restaurants
and cafes offer free wi-fi for their guests.
The mobile network (3G/GPRS/GSM) covers the whole city.
If you are coming from a non-GSM standard country (eg.the
United States) check your mobile phone for GSM compatibility.
A free wireless network covers parts of Berlin, but requires
special software on your computer. More information
including maps of Berlin with coverage is available online, .
Stay safe
Berlin is a safe place but it has some not-so-well maintained
areas, too. No specific rules apply with the exception of public
transportation and tourist areas where pickpockets are a
problem. Watch your bags during rush hours and at larger train
stations.
The police in Berlin are competent, not corrupt; therefore, if
you try to bribe them you are likely to spend at least a night
behind bars to check your background. They are generally
helpful to tourists. Most of the officers are able to speak English,
so don't hesitate to approach them if you are frightened or
lost. The nationwide emergency number is 112 for medical
emergencies and fires, while the police emergency number is
110.
Since the 1980s, there have been localized riots on Labour
Day (May 1st). In general they take place in Kreuzberg
around Oranienstraße/Mariannenplatz. Nowadays they usually
70 Berlin Berlin · Get out start the night before May 1st, especially in the Mauerpark
(Prenzlauer Berg), at Boxhagener Platz and in Rigaer Str.
(Friedrichshain) and start again in the evening of May 1st in
Kreuzberg and in the mentioned areas. The violent riots have
become rather small since 2005 due to the engagement of the
citizens who celebrate the Labour Day with a nice "myfest" in
Kreuzberg and well-planned police efforts. It is still better to
stay out of these areas from 8PM until sunrise. Vehicles should
not be parked in these area as this is asking for damage!
Racially-motivated violence is rare but the risk is higher
on the outskirts of East Berlin. It is recommended for nonCaucasian tourists to be attentive in areas such as Lichtenberg,
Hellersdorf, Marzahn, Treptow and Köpenick in the evening/
night especially if alone.
In the bordering neighbourhood of the districts Neukölln
and Kreuzberg (between Hermannplatz, Schönleinstrasse to
Kottbusser Tor) and Wedding (Alt-Moabit and Märkisches
Viertel) the risk of falling victim to robberies and assaults is
slightly higher. Tourists should visit these areas with some
caution during the night as a mixture of drunken party people
and poor neighbourhoods might lead to trouble.
Although harmless, gypsy panhandlers have recently started
to beg at local tourist spots such as Pariser Platz next to the
Brandenburg Gate, Alexanderplatz and the Museuminsel. They
are usually women accompanied by their daughters who ask
if you speak English and say that they are from the new EU
countries such Romania and Poland and trying to raise money
to fly home. The story is false, so don't give them money, which
would encourage further exploitation of the women and their
kids. They also have a new tactic where they hand you a card
telling their "story" and asking for money; beware that the
children that they carry in their arms will search through your
bags while you are reading the card. The best way to avoid this
is simply to ignore them and not to respond when they ask you
"Speak English?" If you feel scared, don't hesitate to contact the
police, as they will help.
Prostitution
heritage site with its great famous palaces, is worth a
visit. You can get there with the S-Bahn S7 or RegionalBahn RE1 to the station Potsdam Hauptbahnhof or Park
Sanssouci (fare zone C). It takes about half an hour from
Berlin Hauptbahnhof or Friedrichstraße.
Sachsenhausen is in outer Oranienburg, a quiet suburb
housing the remains of one of the Nazi concentration camps
on German soil. There's also a small palace in the center of
Oranienburg.
The Müritz lake region to the north is a national park with
a few hundred lakes.
To the south, Dresden is 2.5 hrs & Leipzig is about one hour
by train.
The beautiful Baltic seashore (e.g. Usedom) is near enough
for a day trip by train.
The Spreewald is a protected UNESCO biosphere reserve. It
includes low-lying areas in which the river Spree meanders
in thousands of small waterways through meadows and
forests. It is a beautiful, unique landscape about one hour
south of Berlin and well worth a day trip or a weekend trip
to relax from the buzzing city life.
Frankfurt an der Oder on the Polish border is within easy
reach.
Lutherstadt Wittenberg is about 1.5 hours south of Berlin.
Schlosskirche was the church where Martin Luther hung
his Theses. Across the street from there is a visitor's center
with great information. Great city to tour and one can easily
explore on foot.
The Raststaette Grunewald at the S-Bahn station Nikolassee
is a good spot for hitching if you're heading south or west.
The Polish border is just some 90km to the east of Berlin,
therefore it might be interesting to do a trip to:
Szczecin (Stettin) in Poland is about two and a half hours by
train.
Poznań (Posen) in Poland is three hours by train.
Warszawa (Warschau) in Poland is five and a half hours by
train and tickets are available in SparDay/SparNight tariff for
EUR 29 or EUR 39.
Prostitution is a legal business in Germany. Berlin has no major
red-light district though some big brothels were built (the
biggest is Artemis). Berlin has no "Sperrbezirk" (restricted areas
for prostitutes) so the "apartments" or brothels are spread
through out the whole city. The Oranienburger Straße in Mitte
is infamous for its prostitutes at night. These women are a
tourist attraction and the ladies focus only on tourists to
request exorbitant prices.
Get out
Potsdam is the capital of the surrounding federal state
of Brandenburg, not far southwest of Berlin, and makes a
perfect day trip. Especially the park of Sanssouci, a world
71 Events Events · Monday August 13 Events
Events
Monday August 13
event
Mamma Mia!
place Prince of Wales Theatre. Berlin
start Monday August 13, 19:30h
description Über 40 Millionen Menschen in aller Welt
hat MAMMA MIA! bisher begeistert. Das erfolgreichste
Musical aller Zeiten fasziniert seit der Londoner Premiere
vor zehn Jahren das Publikum auf allen Kontinenten.
Die unkonventionelle musikalische Komödie über Liebe,
Familie, Freund- und ...
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/mamma-mia-/
E0-001-037904425-9@2012081319?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Citadel Music Festival 2012
place Zitadelle. Zitadelle Spandau(Burghof ) Berlin
Spandau, Berlin
start Thursday May 31
end Saturday August 25
description Genres: Classical, Electro & Electronica, Folk,
Indie, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Metal, Darkwave / Goth-Pop,
Pop, Schlager, Songwriter, Punkrock, Blues, Alternative
Rock, Rock .
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/citadel-music-festival-2012-/
E0-001-046052992-2?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Berlin Stadtführungen Sightseeing Tours
place Berlin, DE. Berlin Germany, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 09:00h
end Monday August 13, 13:00h
description Individuelle Berlin Stadtführungen und
Stadtrundfahrten zum Wunschtermin vom Startpunkt
nach Wahl; z.B. direkt von Ihrem Hotel in Berlin.
Mehrsprachige, qualifizierte Berlin Stadtführer. Offering
guided Berlin sightseeing tours and Berlin city walks.
Starting time and starting point at your wish; ..
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/berlin-stadtfhrungen-sightsee-/
E0-001-002482825-2@2012081309?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Billy Elliot The Musical
place Palace Theatre. Berlin
start Monday August 13, 19:30h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/billy-elliot-musical-/
E0-001-039339752-8@2012081319?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Forever Young
place Wintergarten Variete Berlin. Potsdamer Strasse 96,
10785
start Monday August 13, 20:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/events/forever-young-/
E0-001-048035075-5@2012081320?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Misteur Valaire
place Roter Salon der Volksbühne. Am Rosa-LuxemburgPlatz, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 20:00h
description Age Limit: All Ages. Misteur Valaire. .
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/misteur-valaire-/
E0-001-048290744-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Jonathan Richman
place Festsaal Kreuzberg. Skalitzer Str 133, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 21:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/jonathan-richman-/
E0-001-049889565-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Berliner Zeitensprünge
place Waldbuhne. Stachelschweine Budapester Str 45
10787 Berlin Charlottenburg, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 20:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/berliner-zeitensprnge-/
E0-001-049890132-3?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Das geteilte Berlin und die Maueropfer
place Brandenburger Tor Anmeldung erforderlich.
Mitte, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 10:30h
description Eine Dokumentation an der Mauer vorbei,
die einst die Stadt teilte am Beispiel der Bernauer Straße
mit der original Mauer, dem Grenzkontrollstreifen, der
Mauer-Gedenkstätte, dem Fluchttunnel, der Kapelle der
Versöhnung, dem Doku-Center, und vieles mehr.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/das-geteilte-berlin-und-die-m-/
E0-001-045224051-6@2012081310?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Ceremony
place Magnet Club. Falckensteinstraße 47, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 21:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/ceremony-/E0-001-049889614-6?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Die Mauertour - Geführte Radtour
place Fahrradladen Rad der Stadt. Prenzlauer Allee 50,
Berlin
start Monday August 13, 10:00h
description Entlang der ehemaligen Berliner
Mauer: spektakuläre Fluchtgeschichten, erschütternde
Todesfälle, Bau und Fall der Mauer inkl. einer Führung auf
einem der letzten Grenzwachtürme.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/die-mauertour-gefhrte-radtou-/
E0-001-045059037-4@2012081310?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Rund um und in den Reichstag
place Brandenburger Tor. Mitte, Berlin
start Monday August 13, 10:00h
description Führung durch das Regierungsviertel,
anschließend Vortrag im Plenarsaal über die Geschichte
des Hauses und Sitzverteilung der Fraktionen, dann
Aufstieg in die Kuppel. Anmeldung erforderlich.
72 Events Events · Tuesday August 14 event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/rund-um-und-den-reichstag-/
E0-001-045221612-0@2012081310?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Our House
place Postbahnhof. Straß e der Pariser Kommune 2-4,
Berlin
start Thursday April 5
end Tuesday October 30
description Musical von Tom Firth zu der Musik von
Madness, Regie: Frank Alva Buecheler .
description Become a local hero at Joe’s Bar! If
you think you can do cool stuff the stage’s yours!
Performers, musicians, strippers, comedians: everyone
has five minutes to make an impression! (Sign up at the
door) You perform, you get 1 drink on the house Every
Tuesday night starting at 9 pm Hosted by ..
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/open-mic-night-joes-bar-ever-/
E0-001-035776069-2@2012081421?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Metope
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place Miks. Berlin
start Tuesday August 14
Summer in the City
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/metope-/E0-001-049400109-6?
place Breitscheidplatz. Breitscheidplatz 10789 Berlin,
Charlottenburg
start Friday August 3
end Sunday August 19
description Straßenfest am Kurfürstendamm.
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
event url event
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/our-house-/E0-001-044303510-7?
http://eventful.com/events/summer-city-/E0-001-045372649-3?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Tanz der Vampire
place Theater Des Westens. Kantstr 12, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 19:30h
description Theater des Westens, Berlin, Germany
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/tanz-der-vampire-/
E0-001-038956834-1@2012081419?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Tuesday August 14
Thomas Rentmeister 'Der Staatsanwalt'
place Scheibler Mitte. Charlottenstr 2, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 11:00h
end Tuesday August 14, 18:00h
description Thomas Rentmeister is known for
his oversized polyester sculptures and the use of
prefabricated branded goods such as Tempo tissues,
Penaten zinc cream, and Nutella in enormous amounts
and unusual contexts. But what if Thomas Rentmeister
took up painting? His new works offer us an impression
of ...
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/thomas-rentmeister-der-staats-/
E0-001-028248757-2@2012081411?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
place Huxley's Neue Welt. Hasenheide 108-114, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 20:00h
description Erstes Studioalbum seit 10 Jahren: The Sea
Of Memories.
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/concert-bush-/
E0-001-048187234-2@2012081420?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Viza
place Columbiahalle. Columbiadamm 9-11, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 21:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/viza-/E0-001-049889559-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Bush
place Huxley's Neue Welt. Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 20:00h
description Bush . 14.08.2012, Tue - 20:00 Jersey Boys
event url place Prince Edward Theatre. Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 15:00h
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
http://eventful.com/berlin/events/bush-/E0-001-049887220-7?
Municipal Waste + The Prophecy 23 + Space
E0-001-036915587-5@2012081415?
place Magnet Club. Falckensteinstraße 47, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 20:00h
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/municipal-waste-prophecy-23-
Blue Man Group
space-/E0-001-049886597-9?
place Bluemax Theater. Marlene-dietrich-platz 1, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 20:00h
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
event
event
url url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/jersey-boys-/
http://eventful.com/berlin/events/blue-man-group-/
E0-001-036914917-5@2012081420?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
OPEN MIC NIGHT @ JOE'S BAR EVERY
TUESDAY
place Joe's Bar. Schönhauser Allee 157, Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 21:00h
end Wednesday August 15, 02:00h
Concert: Bush
Von hinten durch die Brust ins Auge
place Renaissance-Theater Berlin. Renaissance-Theater
Berlin, Knesebeckstr. 100, 10623 Berlin, Charlottenburg,
Berlin
start Tuesday August 14, 20:00h
description Guntbert Warns.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/von-hinten-durch-die-brust-in-/
E0-001-046322296-9@2012081420?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
73 Events Events · Wednesday August 15 Wednesday August 15
Here We Go Magic
place Roter Salon der Volksbühne. Am Rosa-LuxemburgPlatz, Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 22:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/here-we-go-magic-/
E0-001-048439543-7?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
CALLE 13
place Columbiahalle. Columbiadamm 9-11, Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 20:00h
description Provokant, politisch und zupackend: Calle
13 aus Puerto Rico sind die jüngsten Shooting Stars des
HipHop in Lateinamerika. Vehement treten sie gegen
Polizeigewalt, Sozialabbau und für die Unabhängigkeit
ihrer Insel von den USA ein. Mit ihrem Crossover-Sound
zwischen Reggaeton, Rap und ...
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/preuisches-amusement-musik-s-/
E0-001-042092411-2@2012081518?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 8.6 km. approximate from city center
Loversrock Nightlife
place LOVERSROCK at TAM TAM CLUB BERLIN. BACHSTR.
475, Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 20:00h
description Loversrock Nightlife Der Loversrock
Nightlife ist der Treffpunkt für junge Leute, die sich den
Mittwoch als festen Partytag im Kalender angekreuzt
haben. In einer der ältesten afro-karibischen Locations
Berlins schallt jeden Loversrock-Mittwoch der feinste
Dancemix aus dem Soundsystem des ...
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/loversrock-nightlife-/
E0-001-037834423-1@2012081520?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 11.3 km. approximate from city center
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/calle-13-/E0-001-046872302-9?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Audi Klassik Open Air | Eröffnungsgala mit
Feuerwerk
place Kulturbrauerei. Ballhaus Ost und Hebbel am Ufer,
Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 19:30h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/audi-klassik-open-air-
erffnungsgala-mit-feuerwerk-/E0-001-048003975-5?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Fauns - Kultasiipi
place Junction Bar. Gneisenaustraße 16, Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 21:00h
description FolkProg and Finnish Fur-Metal :-)
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/fauns-kultasiipi-/
E0-001-049701769-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Comedy in the Dark - Comedy Dinner
place Nocti Vagus. Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 18:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/comedy-dark-comedy-dinner-/
E0-001-049891791-7?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
LaLeLu - Pech im Unglück
place ufaFabrik(Theatersaal), Viktoriastraße
10-18, 12105 Berlin, Tempelhof,. ufaFabrik(Theatersaal),
Viktoriastraße 10-18, 12105 Berlin, Tempelhof, Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 20:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/lalelu-pech-im-unglck-/
E0-001-049888124-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Preußisches Amusement - Musik, Spiel, Tanz
& Kulinarische Köstlichkeiten
place Schloss Charlottenburg, Orangerie. Spandauer
Damm, Berlin
start Wednesday August 15, 18:00h
Thursday August 16
LIMBO
place Zimmerstr. 90-91. Zimmerstr 90-91 vor DAAD
Galerie Zimmerstr 90-91 10117 Mitte, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 19:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/limbo-/
E0-001-037206012-4@2012081619?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Fortune Cookie Club - Imodium
place Wild at Heart. Wiener Strae 20, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 20:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/fortune-cookie-club-imodium-/
E0-001-050115929-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
The Black Seeds
place Yaam. Stralauer Platz, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 21:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/black-seeds-/E0-001-049889694-2?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
TITO & TARANTULA
place Postbahnhof. Straß e der Pariser Kommune 2-4,
Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 20:00h
description Do 16.08.2012. Einlass: 19:00 Uhr. Beginn:
20:00 Uhr. KONZERT. . TITO & TARANTULA. "SHUT UP". .
VVK: 19,00 ...
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/tito-tarantula-/
E0-001-046854456-5?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
"Lass mich dein Badewasser schlürfen..."
place Brotfabrik. Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 20:00h
74 Events Events · Friday August 17 event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/lassmichdeinbadewasserschlrfen-/
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/friedrichshaintour-eine-kulin-/
E0-001-049891512-2?
E0-001-046296860-2@2012081611?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Audi Klassik Open Air | Spanische Nacht mit
Feuerwerk
Backstageführungen TANZ DER VAMPIRE
place Kulturbrauerei. Ballhaus Ost und Hebbel am Ufer,
Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/audi-klassik-open-air-spanischenacht-mit-feuerwerk-/E0-001-048003977-3?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Toxic Holocaust + Nocturnal
place Cassiopeia. Revalerstrasse / Ecke Simon-DachStrasse 99, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 20:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/toxic-holocaust-nocturnal-/
place Theater Des Westens. Kantstr 12, Berlin
start Thursday August 16
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/backstagefhrungen-tanz-der-va-/
E0-001-045450153-6@2012081600?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Zaubertheater Jedlin - Wunderwelt der
Magie
place Zaubertheater. Roscherstraße 7, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 20:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/zaubertheater-jedlin-wunderw-/
E0-001-037799082-0@2012081620?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
E0-001-049884801-5?
Zaubertheater Jedlin - Zauberhits für Kids
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place Zaubertheater. Roscherstraße 7, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 15:30h
Empro - w/ Marcus Meinhardt
place Club der Visionäre. Berlin
start Thursday August 16
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/zaubertheater-jedlin-zauberh-/
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/empro-w-marcus-meinhardt-/
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
E0-001-037820502-0@2012081615?
E0-001-049605752-1?
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Peter Lindbergh. On Street
place Waldbuhne. Stachelschweine Budapester Str 45
10787 Berlin Charlottenburg, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 10:00h
description Peter Lindbergh ist einer der bekanntesten
Modefotografen der Welt. Vor seine Linse traten Stars
wie Sharon Stone, Madonna, Linda Evangelista, Naomi
Campbell, Jeanne Moreau oder Catherine Deneuve. C/O
Berlin präsentiert mehr als 200 Bilder und Filme aus dem
Gesamtwerk von Peter Lindbergh – von ..
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/peter-lindbergh-street-/
E0-001-035797933-3@2012081610?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
F300: Für 8 Groschen ist's genug... Friedrich
der Große in seinen Münzen und Medaillen
place Münzkabinett. Am Kupfergraben 1, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 10:00h
description Im Rahmen des Friedrich-300-Jahres
Friederisiko "Kunst-König-Aufklärung".
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/f300-fr-8-groschen-ists-genug-/
E0-001-041965332-4@2012081610?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Friedrichshain-Tour: Eine kulinarische Reise
(Anm. erf.)
place Friedrichshain. Frankfurter Tor 7, Berlin
start Thursday August 16, 11:30h
description Im Osten Berlins führen wir Sie zu Fuß durch
ein vielfältiges Friedrichshain - erleben Sie den Wandel
dieses interessanten Viertels hautnah und probieren Sie
fremde Köstlichkeiten in ausgesuchten Lokalitäten.
Friday August 17
Molotov
place SO 36. Oranienstraße 190, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 21:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/molotov-/E0-001-047812481-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Afro Black Multi Kulti PARTY Music @
SURPRISE Club Berlin Germany
place · surprise club berlin. Potsdamer Straße 84, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 22:00h
end Saturday August 18, 06:00h
description Ab 22:00 Uhr darf gefeiert, getrunken und
getanzt werden. Die Party im Surprise geht dann solange
bis auch der letzte Partygast genug hat, also bis Open
End. Zum VIP Bereich haben im Surprise aber nicht nur
handverlesene Stars und Sternchen Zugang. Für jeden,
der sich auch ein mal wie ein echter ...
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/afro-black-multi-kulti-party-/
E0-001-048556490-0@2012081722?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Toli Nameless - LaD.I.Y. fest 2012
place SO 36. Oranienstraße 190, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 23:00h
description Age Limit: 16+. Toli Nameless.
LaD.I.Y. fest 2012website:http://www.ladyfest.net/lad-i-yfest-2012/concerts-and-partys-konzerte-und-partys/
concert-and-party-so36
El
Cassettewebsite:http://
elcassette.com/ website: .
75 Events Events · Friday August 17 event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/toli-nameless-ladiy-fest-2012-/
E0-001-050098675-9?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Die Ärzte
place Waldbuhne. Stachelschweine Budapester Str 45
10787 Berlin Charlottenburg, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/die-rzte-/E0-001-042736483-2?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Gorge - Yes pres. 8bit
event url http://eventful.com/events/inquisition-/E0-001-046725742-2?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Leichenschmaus im Frauenhaus - Solo mit
Lina Wendel
place Kabarett Charly M.. Karl-Marx-Allee 133 , Berlin
start Friday August 17, 20:00h
place Watergate. Falckensteinstraße 49, Berlin
start Friday August 17
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/leichenschmaus-im-frauenhaus-
event
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url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/gorge-yes-pres-8bit-/
E0-001-049399682-1?
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Omega Rhapsody Tour 2012 + Hanggai
place Zitadelle. Zitadelle Spandau(Burghof ) Berlin
Spandau, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/omega-rhapsody-tour-2012-
hanggai-/E0-001-044264443-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Raja & Radha Reddy Ensemble - Kuchipudi
(indischer Tanz)
place Humboldt-Saal der URANIA Berlin e.V.. Urania
Berlin, An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin, Schöneberg, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/raja-radha-reddy-ensemble-
kuchipudi-indischer-tanz-/E0-001-049890038-8?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Mondscheintarif - nach Ildiko v. Kürthys
Bestseller
place Theaterkahn - Historischer Hafen Berlin. Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/mondscheintarif-nach-ildiko-vkrthys-bestseller-/E0-001-049890952-9?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Ulli & Die Grauen Zellen
place Zitadelle. Zitadelle Spandau(Burghof ) Berlin
Spandau, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 20:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/ulli-die-grauen-zellen-/
E0-001-047997306-4?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
A Traitor Like Judas + Bitter Verses
place Venue: K17. Pettenkoferstr. 17 a, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 21:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/traitor-like-judas-bitter-verses-/
E0-001-049885307-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Inquisition
place Barther Metal Open Air - Germany -. 1,
start Friday August 17
description Barther Metal Open Air - Germany
- Alcest, Wolfchant, Bethlehem, Forgotten Tomb,
Inquisition, Minas Morgul, Riger, Svartby www.barthermetal-openair.de/ Es steht fest, das 14. Barther Metal
Open Air findet an folgendem Datum statt: 17. - 18.
August 2012 Ich konnte mich mit dem Kulturamt ..
solo-mit-lina-wendel-/E0-001-049889776-5?
TOUR DE TOILETTE - Die Geschichte der
Berliner Hygiene- und Toilettenkultur
place Treffpunkt: Gendarmenmarkt. rechts neben dem
Französischen Dom, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 17:00h
description Stumme Zeugen und Ausdruck der
Geschichte der Berliner Hygiene- und Toilettenkultur
sind auch die Toiletten und Toilettenhäuschen und alles
was damit im Zusammenhang steht. Jahrelang war das
Thema „ein Tabu", das nun endlich gebrochen wird.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/tour-toilette-die-geschichte-/
E0-001-046061944-7@2012081717?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Engelbrechts Ende - Dinner Krimi Auf Der
Spree
place Anleger Spree- & Havelschifffahrt.
Schiffbauerdamm (S-Bahnhof Friedrichstraß e) , Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/engelbrechts-ende-dinner-kri-/
E0-001-039001940-7@2012081719?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Zille Sein Milljöh
place Theater im Nikolaiviertel. Theater im
Nikolaiviertel, Nikolaikirchplatz 5-7, 10178 Berlin, Mitte,
Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/zille-sein-milljh-/
E0-001-039226512-5@2012081719?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Kreuzberg-Tour - Schmecken und entdecken
Sie das wahre Berlin (Anm. erf.)
place Kreuzberg. Graefestr 11, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 11:30h
description Erleben Sie kulinarische und
kulturelle Vielfalt auf einem Stadtrundgang fernab der
ausgetretenen Touristenpfade. Probieren Sie, was Stadt
und Region zu bieten haben und lernen Sie von
einheimischen Guides das Kiezleben kennen.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/kreuzbergtour-schmecken-und-/
E0-001-040921492-2@2012081711?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Berlin-Schöneberg: Bunt, edel und lecker
76 Events Events · Saturday August 18 place Potse Berlin. Potsdamer Straße 180, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 11:30h
description Kommen Sie mit auf eine kulinarischkulturelle Tour in dem ehemals kleinen „Dorf auf
dem schönen Berge" und entdecken Sie Schönebergs
kulinarische Vielfalt. Hören Sie spannende Geschichten
wie z.B. die von den „Millionenbauern" und erfahren Sie
Hintergrün.
place Hotel Müggelsee. Müggelheimer Damm 145,
Berlin
start Friday August 17, 13:00h
end Sunday August 19, 16:00h
description DiscountsIf you are a student, or out of
work (with official unemployment status), then please use
the STUDENT promotional code to get a reduction. We
rely on your honesty though!
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/berlinschneberg-bunt-edel-und-/
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/eurucamp-/E0-001-049534418-3?
E0-001-045046707-6@2012081711?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
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distance 19.1 km. approximate from city center
Showtime
place Coupe-Theater. Hohenzollerndamm 177 , Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/showtime-/E0-001-049882728-9?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Mangled Bohemians
place Madame Claude. Lübbener Str 19 10997 Berlin
(Kreuzberg) U-Bahn Schlesisches Tor, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 20:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/mangled-bohemians-/
E0-001-047102836-8?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Laura La Risa Y Compania
place Botanischer Garten Berlin. Königin-Luise-Str. 6 - 8,
Berlin
start Friday August 17, 18:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/laura-la-risa-y-compania-/
E0-001-047999264-3?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 9.1 km. approximate from city center
SHOWTIME - Die Musicalrevue
place Neue Berliner Scala(im Coupé Theater).
Hohenzollerndamm 177, Wilmersdorf
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event
url http://eventful.com/events/showtime-die-musicalrevue-/
E0-001-045222082-2@2012081719?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Berliner Residenz Konzerte Arrangement 5
Busfahrt, Dinner Und Konzert
place Schloss Charlottenburg, Orangerie. Spandauer
Damm, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 10:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/berliner-residenz-konzerte-ar-/
E0-001-039182239-4@2012081710?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 8.6 km. approximate from city center
Günther Fischer - Jazz in Town Festival
place Rathaushof Kopenick. Alt-Köpenick 21, Berlin
start Friday August 17, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/gnther-fischer-jazz-town-festival-/
E0-001-049883881-4?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 14.2 km. approximate from city center
eurucamp
Saturday August 18
Die Ärzte
place Waldbuhne. Stachelschweine Budapester Str 45
10787 Berlin Charlottenburg, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 18:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/die-rzte-/E0-001-041931546-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Surprise Club Berlin - Black Music PARTY
Saturday
place · surprise club berlin. Potsdamer Straße 84, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 22:00h
end Sunday August 19, 07:00h
description Ab 22:00 Uhr darf gefeiert, getrunken und
getanzt werden. Die Party im Surprise geht dann solange
bis auch der letzte Partygast genug hat, also bis Open
End. Zum VIP Bereich haben im Surprise aber nicht nur
handverlesene Stars und Sternchen Zugang. Für jeden,
der sich auch ein mal wie ein echter ...
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/surprise-club-berlin-black-m-/
E0-001-048556884-5@2012081822?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Afro Black Multi Kulti PARTY Music @
SURPRISE Club Berlin Germany
place · surprise club berlin. Potsdamer Straße 84, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 22:00h
end Sunday August 19, 07:00h
description Ab 22:00 Uhr darf gefeiert, getrunken und
getanzt werden. Die Party im Surprise geht dann solange
bis auch der letzte Partygast genug hat, also bis Open
End. Zum VIP Bereich haben im Surprise aber nicht nur
handverlesene Stars und Sternchen Zugang. Für jeden,
der sich auch ein mal wie ein echter ..
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/afro-black-multi-kulti-party-/
E0-001-048556601-4@2012081822?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
The Advent - Tresor
place Globus (Tresor). Berlin
start Saturday August 18
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/advent-tresor-/
E0-001-049551344-6?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
77 Events Events · Sunday August 19 Lady Citizen
start Saturday August 18, 20:30h
place TBA. Berlin, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 20:00h
description The details will comes from https://
www.facebook.com/ladycitizen/app_178091127385
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/radioeins-vlkerball-berlinksibeat-
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/lady-citizen-/E0-001-049953399-8?
place Berlin. Haupteingang Humboldt-Universität Mitte,
Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 14:00h
description Ein Rundgang durch das Friedrichsforum
mit Erläuterungen zum Denkmal Friedrichs II.
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
The 30th World Congress of Biomedical
Laboratory Science
place Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Berlin
start Saturday August 18
end Wednesday August 22
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/30th-world-congress-biomedicallaboratory-science-/E0-001-049763803-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Jeder stirbt für sich allein
dj-robert-soko-/E0-001-049886975-3?
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Friedrich der Große
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/friedrich-der-groe-/
E0-001-046061953-5@2012081814?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
94,3 rs2 Sommerfestival - Madcon, Frida
Gold, Sunrise Avenue, Simple Minds
place Maxim Gorki Theater. Am Festungsgraben 2, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 19:30h
place Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide. An der Wuhlheide 187,
Berlin
start Saturday August 18
event url event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/943-rs2-sommerfestival-madcon-
http://eventful.com/berlin/events/jeder-stirbt-fr-sich-allein-/
E0-001-049888713-9?
frida-gold-sunrise-av-/E0-001-047128978-3?
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utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Petra Pavel - Verflucht und zugenäht!
distance 11.9 km. approximate from city center
place Charlottchen. Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 20:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/petra-pavel-verflucht-und-
Joy Fleming - Jazz in Town Festival
place Rathaushof Kopenick. Alt-Köpenick 21, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 19:30h
zugenht-/E0-001-049891520-1?
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/joy-fleming-jazz-town-festival-/
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
E0-001-049883886-9?
Die Improvisionäre spielen was ihr wollt!
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place Brotfabrik. Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 21:00h
distance 14.2 km. approximate from city center
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/die-improvisionre-spielen-ihrwollt-/E0-001-049891514-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Frank Sitter - Darf Ich Noch Auf Eine Ohrfeige
Mit Raufkommen?
place Zitadelle. Zitadelle Spandau(Burghof ) Berlin
Spandau, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 20:00h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/frank-sitter-darf-ich-noch-auf-eine-
Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft der OJollen
place Wannsee. Am Großen Wannsee 22-26, Berlin
start Saturday August 18
end Thursday August 23
description Segelsport . Infos unter www.vsaw.de .
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/internationale-deutsche-
meisterschaft-der-ojollen-/E0-001-045571850-4?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 19.1 km. approximate from city center
ohrfeige-mit-ra-/E0-001-047124204-7?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Abba Hallo - Comedy Revue
place Theaterkahn - Historischer Hafen Berlin. Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/abba-hallo-comedy-revue-/
E0-001-049890954-7?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Percival
Die Ärzte
place Waldbuhne. Stachelschweine Budapester Str 45
10787 Berlin Charlottenburg, Berlin
start Sunday August 19, 18:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/die-rzte-/E0-001-041483693-1?
place FRANNZ Club. Schönhauser Allee 36, Berlin
start Saturday August 18, 20:00h
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/percival-/E0-001-049891505-2?
place Suol Showcase. Berlin
start Sunday August 19
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radioeins - Völkerball - BerlinksiBeat + DJ
Robert Soko + Balkan Beats
place Columbiahalle. Columbiadamm 9-11, Berlin
Sunday August 19
Till von Sein
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/till-von-sein-/E0-001-049576389-2?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Agaric - 10th Anniversary of
78 Events Events · Sunday August 19 place golden gate. Dircksenstraße 77, Berlin
start Sunday August 19
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/agaric-10th-anniversary-/
Touché Amoré
place Magnet Club. Falckensteinstraße 47, Berlin
start Sunday August 19, 20:00h
E0-001-049649348-6?
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/touch-amor-/E0-001-049886605-7?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Chakra - Spiritual Healing Festival 2012
Internationale
Tagung
der
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Technischen Leiter
e.V. (AGTL)
place Spiritual Healing. Berlin
start Sunday August 19
description Chakra Full live band in Concert!
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/chakra-spiritual-healing-
festival-2012-/E0-001-049551511-6?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
dj tennis - Life and Death vs Visionquest
party
place Club der Visionäre. Berlin
start Sunday August 19
description with Clockwork, Tale of Us, Ryan Crosson,
Seth Troxler, Shaun Reeves, Job Jobse
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/dj-tennis-life-and-death-vs-
visionquest-party-/E0-001-049551548-0?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Christoph Renner und Schnaftl Ufftschik
place ufaFabrik(Theatersaal), Viktoriastraße
10-18, 12105 Berlin, Tempelhof,. ufaFabrik(Theatersaal),
Viktoriastraße 10-18, 12105 Berlin, Tempelhof, Berlin
start Sunday August 19, 15:00h
place Botanischer Garten Berlin. Königin-Luise-Str. 6 - 8,
Berlin
start Sunday August 19
end Saturday August 25
description Information: bgbm.org/BGBM/pr/new/
kalender.htm.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/internationale-tagung-der-
arbeitsgemeinschaft-der-te-/E0-001-049803706-2?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 9.1 km. approximate from city center
Andrej Hermlin & His Swing Dance Orchestra
- Jazz in Town Festival
place Rathaushof Kopenick. Alt-Köpenick 21, Berlin
start Sunday August 19, 19:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/andrej-hermlin-his-swing-danceorchestra-jazz-town-/E0-001-049883894-8?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
distance 14.2 km. approximate from city center
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/christoph-renner-und-schnaftlufftschik-/E0-001-049886168-1?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Schnaftl Ufftschik
place ufaFabrik(Theatersaal), Viktoriastraße
10-18, 12105 Berlin, Tempelhof,. ufaFabrik(Theatersaal),
Viktoriastraße 10-18, 12105 Berlin, Tempelhof, Berlin
start Sunday August 19, 19:00h
event
url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/schnaftl-ufftschik-/
E0-001-049886170-6?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
Death by Stereo + Pay no Respect + Afterlife
Kids
place Cassiopeia. Revalerstrasse / Ecke Simon-DachStrasse 99, Berlin
start Sunday August 19, 20:30h
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/death-stereo-pay-no-respect-
afterlife-kids-/E0-001-049887193-4?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
11. XRace
place Start: Straße des 17. Juni. Start Straß e des 17 Juni
Tiergarten, Berlin
start Sunday August 19
end Sunday August 19
description Rennen für Inline-Skater auf der Straße
des 17. Juni zwischen Brandenburger Tor und S-Bahnhof
Tiergarten.
event url http://eventful.com/berlin/events/11-xrace-/E0-001-045368618-6?
utm_source=apis&utm_medium=apim&utm_campaign=apic
79 Restaurants Restaurants · Top Best Restaurants Restaurants
Restaurants
Top Best Restaurants
Maharadscha
cuisine Indian
place Fugger Str. 21, 10777 Berlin, Germany
Don Camillo
cuisine Italian
place Schlossstrasse 7/8 (Charlottenburg), 14059 Berlin,
Germany
Marjellchen
cuisine German
price $14 - $28
place Mommsenstr. 9, 10629 Berlin, Germany
Trattoria Del Corso
price $28
place Hauptstrasse 70, 12159 Berlin, Germany
Saigon and More
Top Italian
Ristorante Piccolo Mondo
price $24 - $299
place Reichsstr. 9, 14052 Berlin, Germany
Don Camillo
place Schlossstrasse 7/8 (Charlottenburg), 14059 Berlin,
Germany
Winterfeld
price $20 - $35
place Winterfeldtstr.58, 10781 Berlin, Germany
Ristorante Mario
place Sudwestkorso 10, 12161 Berlin, Germany
Cavallino Rosso Restaurant
cuisine Vietnamese
place Geisbergstrasse 12, 10777 Berlin, Germany
place Hannoversche Strasse 2, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Belmondo Restaurant
place Kurfurstenstrasse 56, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Il Valentino
cuisine French
price $5 - $42
place Knesebeckstrasse 93, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Zosimo
Ristorante Piccolo Mondo
place Savigny Passage,Bleibtreustr. 49, 10623 Berlin,
Germany
cuisine Italian
price $24 - $301
place Reichsstr. 9, 14052 Berlin, Germany
Juleps New York Bar & Restaurant
cuisine American, Bar, Grill
place Giesebrechtstr. 3, Berlin, Germany
Winterfeld
cuisine Italian
price $22 - $35
place Winterfeldtstr.58, 10781 Berlin, Germany
Burgermeister
cuisine American
price $6 - $14
place Oberbaumstrasse 8, 10997 Berlin, Germany
Entrecote
cuisine French
place 5 Schutzenstrasse, Berlin, Germany
Villa Rodizio
cuisine Barbecue, Mexican, South American
price $31
place Milastrasse 2, 10437 Berlin, Germany
Restaurant Reinstoff
place Schlegelstrasse 26 | Edison Höfe Berlin, 10115
Berlin, Germany
Cavallino Rosso Restaurant
cuisine Italian
place Hannoversche Strasse 2, 10115 Berlin, Germany
FACIL
cuisine Eclectic, International
price $35 - $145
place Potsdamer Strasse 3 | The Mandala Hotel, 10785
Berlin, Germany
place Fasanenstrasse 42, 10719 Berlin, Germany
Die Zwoelf Apostel (XII Apostoli
12 Apostel
place Georgenstrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Trattoria Pan Degli Angeli
place Stuttgarter Platz 20, 10627 Berlin, Germany
Top Asian
Nu
cuisine Asian
price $62
place Schluterstrasse 55, 10629 Berlin, Germany
Saigon and More
cuisine Vietnamese
place Geisbergstrasse 12, 10777 Berlin, Germany
Vox
cuisine Asian, Contemporary, Continental, European,
International, Sushi
price $11 - $79
place Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Rice Queen
cuisine Asian
place Danziger Str. 13 | Prenzlauer Berg, 10435 Berlin,
Germany
Sasaya
cuisine Japanese
price $7 - $25
place Lychenerstrasse 50, 10437 Berlin, Germany
80 Restaurants Restaurants · Top Vegetarian Good Time
cuisine Thai
price $23 - $30
place Chausseestrasse 1, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Sarod's Thai Restaurant
cuisine Thai
price $12 - $21
place Friesenstrasse 22, 10965 Berlin, Germany
Thai Inside
cuisine Asian, Thai
place Dircksenstrasse 37, 10178 Berlin, Germany
China-Restaurant Ming Dynastie
cuisine Chinese
place Brueckenstr. 6, 10179 Berlin, Germany
Mr Hai Kaiten Sushi Bar
cuisine Sushi
place 10 Olivaer Platz, Berlin, Germany
Top Vegetarian
Weinbar Rutz
price $8 - $361
place Chausseestrasse 8 | Berlin-Mitte, 10115 Berlin,
Germany
Veggie Chinese Gourmet Cuisine
place Leibnizstr 45, 10629 Berlin, Germany
Cookies Cream
place Behrenstrasse 55, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Guy Restaurant
price $26 - $135
place Jagerstr. 59_60, Berlin, Germany
Mamo Falafel
place Warschauer Strasse 47, 10243 Berlin, Germany
Yellow Sunshine
place 19 Wienerstrasse, Berlin, Germany
81 Useful info Useful info · Weather Useful info
Useful info
Weather
Rain
13.08.2012
14.08.2012
15.08.2012
16.08.2012
17.08.2012
Wind
02–08 h
12°
0 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to East-northeast
08–14 h
14°
<1 mm
3 m/s Light Breeze to East
14–20 h
20°
0 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to East-southeast
20–02 h
18°
0 mm
3 m/s Light Breeze to East
02–08 h
13°
0 mm
3 m/s Light Breeze to East-southeast
08–14 h
14°
0 mm
4 m/s Gentle Breeze to East
14–20 h
21°
0 mm
4 m/s Gentle Breeze to East
20–02 h
18°
0 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to East-northeast
02–08 h
13°
0 mm
3 m/s Light Breeze to East
08–14 h
15°
0 mm
4 m/s Gentle Breeze to East-southeast
14–20 h
23°
0 mm
5 m/s Gentle Breeze to East-southeast
20–02 h
21°
0 mm
4 m/s Gentle Breeze to East
02–08 h
18°
1 mm
4 m/s Gentle Breeze to East-southeast
08–14 h
17°
6 mm
3 m/s Light Breeze to SouthEast
14–20 h
19°
3 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to West-northwest
20–02 h
19°
<1 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to West
02–08 h
14°
0 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to South
08–14 h
16°
0 mm
2 m/s Light Breeze to South-southeast
14–20 h
24°
0 mm
4 m/s Gentle Breeze to South-southeast
20–02 h
21°
0 mm
3 m/s Light Breeze to SouthEast
Sunrise/Sunset
Sun will rise at 05:39:21 and will set at 20:43:07 in local time.
Currency
The currency from Germany is the Euro (EUR).
1 EUR costs:
82 Useful info Useful info · Useful phrases Euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00 EUR
United States Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.24 USD
Yen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.58 JPY
Pound Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.79 GBP
Czech Koruna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.11 CZK
Danish Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.44 DKK
Forint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277.11 HUF
Litas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.45 LTL
New Zloty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.05 PLN
Swedish Krona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.32 SEK
Swiss Franc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 CHF
Norwegian Krone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.36 NOK
Croatian Kuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.52 HRK
Australian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17 AUD
Canadian Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.24 CAD
Yuan Renminbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.92 CNY
Hong Kong Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.64 HKD
Rupiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,770.39 IDR
Republic of Korean Won . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,403.95 KRW
Ringgit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86 MYR
New Zealand Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.51 NZD
Philippines Peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.89 PHP
Singapore Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.54 SGD
Baht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.15 THB
Rand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.11 ZAR
Useful phrases
English
German
Welcome
Hello
Hello(on phone)
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good evening
Good night, Night night, Nighty Night, Good night, sleep tight,
hope the bedbugs don't bite!
Goodbye
How are you?
Reply
Long time no see
What's your name?
My name is ...
Where are you from?
I come from ...
Pleased to meet you
Good luck
Cheers! Bottoms up! Down the hatch! Mud in your eye!
Bon appetit! Enjoy your meal! (frm) Enjoy! Tuck in! Get stuck in!
Eat already! (inf/slang) Happy eating! Get your laughing gear
round this! (inf/slang)
Willkommen
Hallo / Guten Tag
Hallo
Guten Morgen
Guten Nachmittag, Guten Tag
Guten Abend
Gute Nacht
Auf wiedersehen (formal) Tschüss, Tschüs, Tschö, Tschau, Ciao,
Servus (informal) Bis dann, Bis bald, Bis später
Wie gehts? Wie geht es dir/Ihnen? (inf/frm)
Mir geht es gut, danke, und dir/Ihnen?
Lange nicht gesehen! (see) Lange nichts voneinander gehört!
(hear)
Wie heißt du? (inf ) Wie heißen Sie? (frm)
Ich heiße ...
Woher kommst du? (inf )Woher kommen Sie? (frm)
Ich komme aus ...
Schön, dich kennen zu lernen Sehr erfreut (frm)
Viel Glück! Alles Gute!
Prost! Prosit! Zum Wohl! Auf uns! Auf dich!
Guten Appetit! Mahlzeit! En Guete! (Swiss German)
83 Useful info Useful info · Emergency numbers English
German
Bon voyage / have a good journey
Excuse me
Sorry
How much is this? / How much does this cost?
Please
Thank you Thank you very much Thank you kindly Thanks a
lot Many thanks Thanks Cheers Ta (used mainly in northen
England)
You're welcome Don't mention it My pleasure No problem No
probs Not a problem No worries No big deal
Where's the toilet / lavatory / bathroom / restroom / powder
room / gents/ladies? Where's the loo / bog / dunny / little boys'/
girls' room? (inf/slang)
Have a nice day
Get well soon
Would you like to dance with me?
I love you
I don't understand
Please say that again
Please speak more slowly
Can you please write it down?
How do you say ... in english?
Do you speak english?
Yes, a little
Leave me alone!
Help!
Gute Reise! Gute fahrt!
Entschuldigen Sie! Entschuldigung! Verzeihung!
Es tut mir leid! Entschuldigung! Ich bedaure!
Wieviel kostet das?
Bitte
Danke, Danke schön, Vielen dank Tausend Dank, Danke
vielmals Recht schönen DankIch danke Ihnen/dir, Ich bin
(Ihnen/dir) sehr dankbar für..., Mit tiefer Dankbarkeit
Bitte Bitte schön Bitte sehr Nichts zu danken
Wo ist die Toilette?
Schönen Tag noch!
Gute Besserung!
Möchten Sie mit mir tanzen? (to strangers) Möchtest du mit mir
tanzen? (to people you know) Magst Du (mit mir) tanzen? (very
inf and colloquial)
Ich liebe Dich
Ich verstehe nicht [☎ç f☎'☎te☎☎ n☎çt]
Könnten Sie das wiederholen?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
Können Sie das bitte aufschreiben?
Wie sagt man ... auf Deutsch?
Sprechen Sie Deutsch (frm) Sprichst du Deutsch? (inf )
Ja, ein bißchen
Laß mich! Laß mich in Ruhe! (inf ) Lassen Sie mich! Lassen Sie
mich in Ruhe! (frm)
Hilfe!
Emergency numbers
Police: 112
Medical: 112
Fire: 112
Notes: Additional number for police - 110; 116116 for blocking credit/debit cards; 115 - uniform number for contacting local authorities
about administrative issues, works in most German areas.
84 Maps Maps · City map Maps
Maps
City map
85 Maps Maps · Underground Underground
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under the section 'references'. However, the information is provided 'as is' and there is no warranty about the information in the guide
being accurate, complete or up to date. To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, all liability arising from the use of
this guide will be denied. Verifying critical information (like visas, health and safety) before you travel is recommended.
References
References
Berlin data is from Wikitravel, urls:
– http://www.wikitravel.com
This page was last edited at 13:47, on 8 July 2011 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by steve, jan and Ricardo,
Wikitravel user(s) Chromski and Zepppep, Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel and others.
City info data is from Wikipedia, urls:
– http://www.wikipedia.com
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for
details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Events data is from Eventful, urls:
– www.eventful.com
Weather data is from Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation yr.no, urls:
– http://www.yr.no/place/Tyskland/Berlin/Berlin/
Sunset data is from Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation yr.no, urls:
– http://www.yr.no/place/Tyskland/Berlin/Berlin/
Currency data is from Xavier Finance Api, urls:
– http://finance.xaviermedia.com/
Maps data is from Yahoo Local Maps, OpenStreetMap, Qype, urls:
– http://maps.yahoo.com
– http://www.openstreetmap.org
– http://www.qype.com
Cover data is from Flickr, urls:
– http://flickr.com
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