The capital city of Germany combines glamour and intrigue in a way no other city does. The meeting point of east and west, and a city divided for the long decades of the cold war is now a place that attracts travellers from all over the world to experience the museums, galleries and nightlife of this thriving city.
The city has a quality all of its own, a shadowy history of division, of secret police, and spies, and yet is a modern and open place where the end of communism in Europe began with the destruction of the Berlin wall in 1989.
Berlin is a city of majestic and evocative architecture, where the gothic Reichstag, stands amongst modernist buildings such as Liebeskind's daring Holocaust museum. It's a city with more history than most, and has endured a fair amount of pain over the years, but has emerged from the past to embrace the future and the world as it did for so long before.
Berlin is a city that lends itself equally well as a destination for sightseeing on a romantic weekend break with a loved one, or as a place to let loose and party with a crowd of friends, and has plenty to offer no matter why you want to visit.
Popular with tourists throughout the year, you can still get cheap deals on flights and accommodation to Berlin provided that you book in advance, and there are special offers to the city at different times that make it a very attractive place to visit.
Facts for the Traveller:
Name: Federal Republic of Germany
Capital: Berlin
Area: 357,021 Sq KM
Population: 82.4 Million
Language: German
Flight Time: 1.5 Hours from London
Currency: Euro
