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Welcome to Berlin
Berlin's combo of glamour and grit is bound to mesmerise
anyone keen to explore its vibrant culture, cutting-edge
architecture, fabulous food, intense parties and tangible history.
High on History
Bismarck and Marx, Einstein and Hitler, JFK and Bowie, they've all shaped - and been
shaped by - Berlin, whose richly textured history stares you in the face at every turn. This is
a city that staged a revolution, was headquartered by Nazis, bombed to bits, divided in two
and finally reunited - and that was just in the 20th century! Walk along remnants of the Ber-
lin Wall, marvel at the splendour of a Prussian palace, visit Checkpoint Charlie or stand in the
very room where the Holocaust was planned. Berlin is like an endlessly fascinating 3D text-
book where the past is very much present wherever you go.
Party Paradise
Forget about New York - Berlin is the city that truly never sleeps. Sometimes it seems as
though Berliners are the lotus eaters of Germany, people who love nothing more than a good
time. The city's vast party spectrum caters for every taste, budget and age group. From tiny
basement clubs to industrial techno temples, chestnut-canopied beer gardens to fancy cocktail
caverns, saucy cabarets to ear-pleasing symphonies - Berlin delivers hot-stepping odysseys,
and not just after dark and on weekends but pretty much 24/7. Pack your stamina!
Cultural Trendsetter
When it comes to creativity, the sky's the limit in Berlin. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the
city has become a giant lab of cultural experimentation thanks to an abundance of space,
cheap rent and a free-wheeling spirit that nurtures and encourages new ideas. Top internation-
al performers grace its theatre, concert and opera stages; international art world stars like
Olafur Eliasson and Jonathan Meese make their home here; and Clooney and Hanks shoot
blockbusters in the German capital. High-brow, low-brow and everything in between -
there's plenty of room for the full arc of expression.
