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Monthly news, articles, tips and advice on what to see and where to go to experience the culture, entertainment, food and history of Berlin.
It’s been a long hot summer in Berlin and cafés with shaded terraces and gardens are in high demand. A great location for fine al …
To explore the German capital, it is not enough to walk the length and breadth of its streets. If you want to catch the Berlin …
Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus. Berlin may be famed for its dark history and decadence, but it also has a reputation as a city bursting with culture. …
Last December I wrote about two fairy-tale Christmas markets on the outer edges of West Berlin. For this year, here are four city centre markets with …
Saturday is a great time to do a Berlin market. The largest ‘Wochenmarkt’ (‘weekly market’) is the Winterfeldtmarkt in Schöneberg, the district where Christopher Isherwood …
There’s nothing like a pretty square in a busy city – a place to sit and chill, take a break from the rush and linger …
I’m not a great fan of shopping malls. In fact, quite the opposite. But curiosity eventually drew me to the crassly-named ‘Mall of Berlin’, the …
For Christmas markets with authentic atmosphere and fewer tourists, it’s best to escape the city centre and head for the Berlin ‘countryside’. Public transport links …
A German Christmas is something special and Berlin rises to the occasion every year. Throughout December thousands of trees across the city are bedecked with …
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Summer comes suddenly in Berlin and last week it had already made its entrance. Not quite bikini weather you might think, but …
Monthly news, articles, tips and advice on what to see and where to go to experience the culture, entertainment, food and history of Berlin.