The Hackesche Höfe are one of Berlin’s most popular attractions – don’t miss the impressive Art Nouveau façades and the special atmosphere! No visit to Berlin is complete without a trip to the ...

The once most important premiere cinema of the former GDR and today known for its impressive architecture is currently being renovated and made fit for the future. The first industrially manufactured ...

What is part of the environmental zone? The city centre of Berlin has an environmental zone, i.e. only vehicles that meet certain emission standards are allowed to be driven. To drive your car in the ...

Berlin was a cosmopolitan city in the 1920s. But also a place where hundreds of thousands of people lived in catastrophic conditions. Dirty, dark, overcrowded – in Berlin's tenements around the 1920s, ...

For 322 days, all roads to West Berlin were blocked – the only way in and out was the airlift. The Luftbrückendenkmal in Tempelhof is a reminder. When Germany was divided, West Berlin was completely ...

Behind its linear design and unadorned façade, the Deutsche Oper Berlin presents the world of opera to a broad audience of music lovers. Inside, the architectural elements focus on the essentials, ...

Arisen as a bar and club room of the legendary FC Magnet Mitte, which as a Berliner scene club has harmonised the soccer and the disco ball since 1998; the FC Magnet Bar, since the year of 2000, is ...

Wherever the observer looks: Anyone looking around Tempelhof at Südkreuz cannot miss the Malzfabrik. In the 1920s, it was the largest malt factory in Europe and is an exciting monument to Berlin's ...

Whether it’s the bounty of an opulent shopping spree or your heavy travel baggage, there are times when you’re simply not keen on lugging your bags all over town. To help make your life easier, there ...

Potsdam's historical mill is in opulent gardens near Baroque castles: experience a technical museum of a very special kind in Sanssouci Park. If you look up the name "Müller" in the Berlin telephone ...

The city in the 1950s: After the Second World War, Berlin is largely destroyed. The western part is a tiny island in the communist Eastern Bloc. There is a lack of housing everywhere. Exactly at this ...

The neo-classical palace of the Glienicke Villa has a Mediterranean flair – a dream of Italy on the banks of the River Havel in Berlin. The neo-classical palace of the Glienicke Villa has a ...