How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Berlin, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Berlin, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Berlin are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Berlin. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Berlins Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Sony Center
An entertainment complex at the heart of Potsdamer Platz. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Gendarmenmarkt
A grand square dominated by twin cathedrals. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Schlossbrcke
With its fine sculptures, it is Berlins most beautiful bridge. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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The Reichstag
See Berlin from the parliament building. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Brandenburg Gate
The enduring symbol of Berlin. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Sanssouci
Stroll around the palace gardens. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Schloss Charlottenburg
A baroque and rococo masterpiece. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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The Pergamonmuseum
See awe-inspiring wonders of the ancient world. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Neue Nationalgalerie
Explore the outstanding collection of 20th-century art. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Jewish Museum
Tragic history and moving stories. For more information, .
A Perfect Day In Berlin
9.00am
Breakfast
A reservation at Kfer (for more information, ), the rooftop restaurant in the Reichstag, is a civilised way to avoid the long queues to go up to the glass dome.
10.00am
Morning walk
Take a stroll through the symbolic Brandenburg Gate and down Unter den Linden. Rub shoulders with Otto von Bismarck and Albert Einstein at Madame Tussauds.
12 noon
Retail therapy
Turn into Friedrichstrae for a spot of shopping on Berlins designer mile. Take a look at the huge multi-coloured sculpture in the Quartier 205 building and stop for lunch in its excellent food court.
2.00pm
River cruise
Head up to the Schiffbauerdamm boat landing (at Weidendammer Brcke) for a cruise along the River Spree. The shortest tours last around an hour and take in the government quarter plus other Berlin highlights
4.00pm
Caf culture
Walk back to Unter den Linden to sample some rich German cakes at the old-worldly Operncaf. The pink baroque building opposite houses the fascinating German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).
5.00pm
Big buildings
Explore the modern architecture at Potsdamer Platz (the 200 bus takes you right there from Unter den Linden) and stop at the ticket booth in the Arkaden mall if you fancy catching a performance by the Blue Man Group at 6 or 9pm.