￭ The East Side Gallery is 1.3 km. of
the Wall decorated with street art from
artists from 21 different countries.
￭ About 44% of Berlin is made up of
recreational areas, parks, rivers and
forests.
￭ In August the annual Berliner Beer
Festival takes place: about 320
brewers from 86 countries and 2.000
different kinds of beers along a 2,2
kilometre long festival path with
drinking stands and music.
￭ Once completed, the Berlin Wall
followed a 96 mile zigzag path. Only 27
miles of the wall divided East and
West Berlin. The rest of the wall
separated West Berlin from the
surrounding East German countryside.
￭ Over 300 bunkers and hundreds of
kilometres of underground tunnels built
during the Nazi-era still remain under
the modern city of Berlin - although
mostly inaccessible due to crumbling
and floods from water tables.
DID YOU KNOW?
FACTS ABOUT BERLIN
Berlin breathes history, many frequent Berlin
visitors are fascinated with it. For good reason,
because only in the last century a lot
happened in Berlin. Hitler got power over the
city since then Berlin became main capital of
the German Empire. After World War II in
1945 Berlin was divided into a western and
eastern part separated by the Great Berlin
Wall, a concrete fence of 4 metres high
encircling and isolating West Berlin. West
Berlin was in poverty and influenced by the
communistic Soviet Union while East Berlin
was developing on a western European level.
In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell.
Reichtags building are reminders of the
Berlin history. The city has lots of open
spaces for a breath of fresh air and you will
find many green parks, some lakes and
even forests just outside the city centre
offering a great escape on sunny days. In
summer, life in Berlin moves outdoors to the
beach bars, pavement cafés and open-air
cinemas and theatres, perfect for the warm
summer nights.
If you plan to visit Berlin we would advise to
stay minimal 3 days to be able to enjoy some
of Berlin’s highlights. It is an excellent city to
discover by bicycle or metro accompanied by a
city map because the distances between
different sights are quite far apart. Deciding on
places which you want to visit before your
arrival is essential if you don’t want to miss out.
Optional we offer great excursions and museum
entrance tickets to pre order avoiding the long
queues. Berlin is best explored at a leisurely
pace.
Discover Berlin
Nowadays, the latest trends in lifestyle, music
and arts attract creative minds and artists from
all over the world. The contrasts between
historical buildings and modern architecture,
its cultural scene and a way of life that's both
fast-paced and relaxed, is what sets Berlin
apart from the rest. The war has left many
marks in the city, from empty DDR buildings,
underground bunkers some open to public,
holocaust monuments or `Sachsenhausen`, a
former concentration camp only 35 km away
from the city. More than 170 museums, great
sights as the Brandenburg Gate and the
