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• Cold War Berlin

  
  If families in Washington and Moscow felt threatened by the Cold War – and by the missiles that ...

• Wellness

  With over 40 wellness centres now listed, Berliners are learning to spoil themselves while taking care of their bodies with a variety of spas and high-luxury fitness centres....

• The German Menu

  So you can't tell your weisswurst from your schinken? That's where our handy menu decoder comes in....

• Events in Berlin

  Berlin events, April-May 2012Find the venue details at the bottom of the list.Classical music5 April, ...

• Berlin's districts

  Berlin is four times the size of Paris, and with 12 administrative districts subdivided into 23 Kiez neighbourhoods, it's a good idea to grasp the geography of the city before wandering around....

• Embassy architecture

  
  In the embassy district on the south side of Tiergarten, architects have proven to be the best attachés for public relations....

• Charlottenburg

  This western district of Berlin, both the beautiful whitewashed mansions and the brassy advertising signs that sometimes mar their facades, has had its pride a bit bruised since the fall of the Wall....

• Berlin in books

  An overview of fiction and non-fiction books on Berlin that can be considered as essential reading....

• Where to find the Berlin In Your Pocket city guide

  Seen the website, downloaded the PDF... now you need the real thing: Berlin In Your Pocket. On arrival ...

• Prenzlauer Berg

  
  Broad sidewalk cafes, Berlin’s oldest beer garden and the boutiques between restaurants and bars make the former working class district of Prenzlauer Berg, or Prenzl’berg, a great place to people-watch....

• Film Festivals in Berlin

  Apart from the huge Berlinale film festival in February, Berlin has over 40 smaller international film festivals throughout the year, often focused on a country or theme....

• Mayday in Kreuzberg: protests and parties

  For 25 years, the first of May, Labour Day, has been a day of left-wing protests in the eastern part of Kreuzberg....

• Mitte in the middle

  
  The historic centre of Berlin, Mitte kept its name even when the city’s division made it East Berlin’s western frontier, ending at the Brandenburg Gate....