With its imposing and striking facade, the Rotes Rathaus, or red City Hall, is one of the landmarks of Berlin. It is the seat of the city hall and the Berlin City Council. Located very close to Alexanderplatz, it bears this name because of the red bricks used for its construction. Designed for Hermann Friedrich…
A few meters from the Siegessäule (Victory Column), in the Tiergarten Park and on the banks of the Spree, is the Schloss Bellevue or Bellevue Palace. Its name, of French origin, means “beautiful view”, because of the beautiful view that we have on the park and the river Spree. This palace, relatively close to the…
The Topography of Terror is a museum, or as it can also be called in German, one of the many Erinnerungsorten (“places of memory” or memorial) that exist in Berlin and that document and show the horrors committed by the Nazis, showing current and future generations everything that happened and not letting these crimes and…
Berlin remained a small, peaceful and untouched city until 1415. Not much is known about the Berlin of before that time. But then came the Hohenzollerns. In 1415, the house of Hohenzollern was granted the margraviate of the electorate of Brandenburg, in which Berlin occupied a central position. The first elector was Frederick I (1371-1440)….
The Berlin Zoo (in German: Zoologischer Garten Berlin) is the oldest zoo in Germany, its origins dating back to 1844. The first animals appeared in the garden thanks to the generosity of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia. Located in the Tiergarten Park, the zoo attracts 3 million visitors every year to see the giant…
Madame Tussauds Berlin is an interactive wax figure museum located on what is considered one of the most beautiful avenues, Unter den Linden in Berlin. The most important personalities from all over the world gather in one place where you can have your picture taken with them. At the Madame Tussauds wax figure museum in…
Berlin airport, called Berlin-Brandenburg “Willy Brandt”. It is the main airport of the German capital, located 28 km from the center, in Schönefeld. This new airport replaces the old Berlin-Tegel airport (which closed in 2020). Terminals of the Berlin airport The new Berlin Airport (BER) has three terminals: Video How do I get from Berlin…
Find out how to walk and get around Berlin, with tips on the best way to get around the city, types of public transport tickets and advice on renting a car. The city of Berlin has a very good public transportation system for those who do not want to rent a car. The city is…
The climate in Berlin can be very different from that in some parts of the country. From June to September, the summer months, the temperatures are not very high, and in winter it is rather cold. So don’t worry if it’s hot when you visit this city in the summer, but if it’s winter, be…
Some people ask, when they visit Berlin, what about Hitler’s bunker – whether it still exists, where it is, etc. Like the Berlin Wall, it is something that still holds a great fascination for many people today. No wonder, since this is where one of the worst dictators in human history spent his last days….