City Overview

Berlin is the capital and largest city in Germany. It is a lively city that offers something for everyone. Culturally Berlin offers a weatlh of attractions such as world class museums, theater, opera, music, art, and architecture. The city is also home to a dazzling array of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, shops, gallaries, and much more!

Berlin is a city of museums. Over 170 museums house history, art and knowledge, creating a unique museum landscape. It is a dynamic one that continues to grow at a breathtaking tempo.

Berlin's museums house world cultural treasure such as the Pergamon Altar and Berlin's most beautiful woman, Nofretiti, masters from Giotto to Caravaggio, from Breughel to Caspar David Friedrich, from Joseph Beuys to the "young wild ones" like Baselitz, Haring and others. The museums function also as the city's memory: they document the dynamic history of a city torn apart, from the grandeur of old Prussia to Raisin Bombers.

In Berlin and nearby Brandenburg a splendid cultural landscape of Palaces and Gardens became established over the course of several centuries of Brandenburg and Prussian monarchy. The harmonic ensembles of architecture and garden art in the cultural landscape enchants the visitors in Berlin and Potsdam. Discover the charm of past times in the beautiful Schloss Charlottenburg with its marvellous baroque garden. A paradisiacal place for lovers is the Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel) and its romantic little manor-house.

Besides metropolitan dynamics Berlin offers pleasant tranquility. You will be surprised by the amount of green and water. Forest, parks and lakes give room for recreation in the middle of the city.

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