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• Long Night of the Museums

  
  The 30th edition of Berlin’s biannual "Lange Nacht der Museen" takes place on Saturday 28 January when some 70 museums and institutes open their doors late, from 18:00 to 02:00....

• Trade fair: ITB Tourism Fair

  
  The most important place for the international travel industry to network under one roof is at the annual ITB in Berlin’s convention centre....

• Potsdam

  Part of Berlin’s charm is its proud grittiness, but don’t chide yourself for being bourgeois if it gets to you - it got on the nerves of Friedrich der Große (Frederick II the Great), too....

• 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....

• Family fun

  
  Taking children on city trips can be strenuous for all parties involved, but weary parents will be happy to know that Berlin has many exciting destinations that will keep both the adults and offspring happy....

• Fast food

  
  Berlin is known for several simple dishes, but its most indigenous dish is a hard sell to tourists: Eisbein (pork knuckle) with sauerkraut and puréed peas....

• The Fall of the Berlin Wall

  
  The fall of the Berlin Wall - that unique moment in history when the most powerful symbol of the Cold War was peacefully made redundant, literally overnight....

• 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....

• 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....

• City walks

  
  If your time is limited, or if you’re a newcomer to town, we’ve made two short, connectable city walks that will lead you past the highlights of Berlin....

• Viewpoints

  Although Berlin is not a city of skyscrapers and hilltop panoramas, there are quite a view places where you can overlook the city in all it's glory....

• 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....