Berlin layers the Brandenburg Gate, the surviving Wall stretches at East Side Gallery, and the techno scene at Berghain across a city still showing its post-1989 raw edges in Friedrichshain warehouses.
Highlights
Museum Island
Kreuzberg
Prenzlauer Berg
Tempelhofer Feld
When to Visit
May-Jun
Karneval der Kulturen Pentecost weekend in Kreuzberg, Berlinale aside February, lake swimming opens at Wannsee, and beer gardens at Prater Garten back in service.
Jul-Aug
Berlin hits 28°C and Friday parties at Sisyphos and KitKat run from Saturday into Monday, plus the open-air cinema at Freiluftkino Kreuzberg runs nightly.
Sep-Oct
Berlin Marathon last Sunday of September, Festival of Lights illuminates Brandenburg Gate and Berliner Dom mid-October, and Tiergarten chestnuts turning.
Nov-Mar
Christmas markets at Gendarmenmarkt and Charlottenburg, Berlinale Film Festival in February, and the techno scene unbothered by short days.
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