Vacation in the Germany's capital city Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany. Located in northeastern Germany, Berlin is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Area. The city is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. About thirty percent of Berlin's territory consists of forests, gardens, parks, lakes and rivers.

I recommend a trip to Berlin to those who are interested in history, modern trends of development of urban culture, the spirit of freedom and who want to feel like in the center of European life. With this diary of a journey to Berlin and surroundings with my ideas and recommendations you can make your own plan for the conquest of Berlin.

Information:

I, unfortunately, did not remember where the tourist information office in Berlin is situated. Perhaps, in the railway stations surroundings, but there are several stations in Berlin. In any case, you can take a map of the city and the city's program of activities from your hotel or the tourist offices in major tourist areas of the city, which you certainly will find during your stroll through Berlin.

Shopping:

Shopping in Berlin can almost everywhere: from the main shopping street Kurfyursterdamm to the central station. At the airport, take a shopping guide - a booklet named "Tax-free shopping in Berlin", which describes the most important places.

Other European capitals:

Berlin is not very close to other popular tourist cities of Europe. On East - Poland with its capital Warsaw, where you will unlikely want to go. In the south-east - the Czech Republic. But the distance to Prague is 6 hours by train, so I do not recommend such a trip as you will actually spend 2 days on the road. In my opinion, it is better to devote your vacation to Berlin and its surroundings, or to travel carefully and thoughtfully to Germany, than to jump on the neighboring country.

Anyway, if you have a spirit of adventure or dream to go to another European city outside Germany, then use the plane. Keep your eyes open and get tickets for this additional city right now on sale at Airberlin. If you are lucky, you may find flights to many cities within Europe on sale for just 29 euros. At this price, you will not find any other vehicle. Even if you are interested in the option - to land in Berlin and then fly away from Dusseldorf, the movement Berlin-Dusseldorf costs 29 euros too - this is also the cheapest way. Cheap railway tickets are also within this range, but it is unlikely that you can catch them on sale.

A brief summary of your potential entertainment in Berlin:

* On a boat on the Spree - Survey of historic and political quarters. It is said that over the weekend on board the excursion boat can see the family Bundeskanzler for morning coffee, because the boats routes pass near Bundeskantsleramt (residence of the Chancellor).

* Potsdamer Platz - a place with plenty of museums - a museum island with museums for every taste and interest

* Panorama in Berlin with television tower height of 200 meters on the Alexanderplatz.

* In Berlin there is definitely much more fun, just you may have to look for information on other sites, because for me this city is still a mystery. I go there regularly, but I can not say yet that I know Berlin. Every time I am discovering something new.

Other notable German towns near Berlin:

* Potsdam and Sanssouci Castle - UNESCO cultural heritage

* From Berlin for a couple of days you can go to Dresden - on the road-speed train will take 2 hours on the regional - 4 hours.

Check for more Berlin and Germany resources in the Europe's Travel and Tourism Directory.