Berlin Travel Guide

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If the rest of Germany is an engineering workshop then Berlin is its design studio. Tucked away deep in the country's north-east corner less than 100km from the Polish border and bisected by the Spree River the nation's capital bears itself with a new-found pride. Once a symbol of a divided Europe it is now a synonym for style, creativity and trend-setting edginess. From some of the 20th Century's most notorious political icons to moving modern-day memorials, Berlin mixes historic reminiscences with futuristic flair.

Berlin-Tegel Airport
Berlin is served by three airports: Tegel (domestic, Western Europe), Schoenefeld (Eastern Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa) and Templehof (domestic, central Europe). All are well served by shuttle services to the city centre and taxis are around €20. For best deals on car hire in Berlin see EasyCar for the best deals on Rental cars in Berlin.

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Sightseeing Highlights
New visitors in particular are first drawn to Berlin's historical landmarks. The Reichstag, Germany's parliament, is topped with a new glass dome that visitors can scale for a panoramic view of the city. The Brandenburg Gate, once the symbol of a city divided now epitomises its reunification. A glorious neo-classical structure of six paired Doric columns it is topped by the Quadriga statue - four horses drawing the winged goddess of victory in a chariot. Once a symbol of the Cold War and the scene of superpower tensions and dramatic escapes Checkpoint Charlie is now a reconstructed hut on the site of the original surrounded by modern office blocks and close to its own museum.

Berlin's portfolio of world class museums is almost peerless with more than 150 from the great state art and archaeological collections to highly-defined special interest. Here's a selection of the must-sees. The museum nerve-centre is on the Museuminsel (Museum Island) with construction progressing on no less than five interconnected buildings: The Pergamon Museum for archaeology, Islamic and Near East art; the Altes Museum for Greek and Roman art; the Bode Museum for sculpture and Byzantine art and the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) with its focus on 19th century European paintings and sculpture. The Neues Museum, still undergoing reconstruction will house artefacts from Egyptian, primeval and early history.

For art see the Deutsche Guggenheim for a changing selection of contemporary art; the sculpture and architecture of Karl Schinckel is in the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche; the Brucke Museum for the country's early 20th century Expressionists; the Georg Kolbe Museum for the artist's figurative sculptures. The Berggruen Collection for Impressionists and some 20th century favourites (Picasso, Matisse, Klee), the Vitra for industrial design and furniture; the Kupferstichkabinett for drawings and prints (Pisanello, Dürer, Picasso and Beuys); the Galerie der Romantik for Romantic era painters (Friedrich, Schinkel); the Bauhaus Archiv Design Museum for all things on the 1919-1933 movement that revolutionised design and architecture; the Museum for the Present for contemporary; and the Kunst-Werke for cutting-edge young artists; the Gemaldegalerie for 13th-18th century European painting (Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, Botticelli); the Kunstgewerbemuseum for decorative art from the Middle Ages to modern times; the DaimlerChrysler Contemporary for changing exhibitions including Sclemmer, Picasso and Warhol and the HamburgerBahnhof Berlin’s best museum for contemporary art (Kiefer, Warhol, Rauschenberg, Beuys).

Other sites worth seeking out are the magnificent cathedral Berliner Dom; the newly inaugurated Memorial to the Murdered European Jews; the Hugenottenmuseum for the French Hugenots who fled to Berlin in 1685; the beautiful boulevard Unter Den Linden; the iconic Alexanderplatz; the Kurfurstendamm and surrounds; the main symbol of new Berlin – Potsdamer Platz; the 365m tall Fernsehturm TV tower with its views over the city; the Markisches Museum with a focus on music and literature, the theatre, arts and crafts and a glass collection; the Centrum Judaicum - an exhibition of Jewish daily life and culture housed in the Neue Synagogue; the Museum fur Naturekunde (Natural History Museum) with an amazing collection of prehistoric animals; the Musical Instruments Museum with perceptive and engagingly-displayed exhibits; the Filmmuseum Berlin showcasing the history of German cinema; the Judische Museum that chronicles the artistic, scientific and cultural contributions of German Jews; the Deutsches Technikmuseum an enormous interactive museum of technology; the Schloss Charlottenburg a grand former royal palace and the Museum of Pre and Early History with an immense collection from the Stone to the Middle Ages.

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Listen as your guide's superb story-telling skills weave the themes of Prussian, Imperial, Nazi, Cold War and 21st century Berlin into a detailed narrative, using the latest historical research. AND it's delivered 100% in English! Detailed information is given on everything there is to see (and you will see it all on this tour!). Let history came alive by hearing stories of 'real' people who contributed to the rich past of Berlin.