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Berlin

Berlin is a diverse and constantly changing city, offering the visitor an inspiring insight into German history, as well as providing a truly cultural experience, different from any other European city.

So what does the county have to offer you?

History
Architecture
Vast array of bars and restaurants
Museums
Palaces
Gardens
Vibrant Nightlife

Sample Itinerary – Berlin

From the magic of the Schloss Charlottenburg to the thought provoking Jewish Museum, from clubbing to currywurst. A few days packed full of the delights of this metropolitan German Capital.

Day 1

Fly to Schonefeld Airport and transfer by S-Bahn to Warschauer Strasse, in the east of Berlin.

Visit to the Opera at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Overnight on the Eastern Comfort Hostel Boat, a few feet away from the longest remaining section of the Berlin Wall.


Hostel Boat on the River Spree	Berlin Wall

Day 2

Spend the day following part of the former course of the Berlin Wall in the Unter den Linden area and revisit World War II.

Checkpoint Charlie

Visit the famous checkpoint, and Checkpoint Charlie Museum, where the history and escape attempts of the Berlin Wall are told in photographs and films.

Checkpoint Charlie

Topography of Terror and Site of Gestapo Headquarters

Located adjacent to the site of the former Gestapo and SS Headquarters, the Topography is a series of noticeboards charting the enormity of the Nazi organisation.

Topography of Terror

Potsdamer Platz

Once the busiest square in Europe, Potsdamer Platz is now a centre of modern architecture and commercial complexes.


Architecture

Memorial to the Murdered Jews (Holocaust Memorial)

This extraordinary site is dedicated to the remembrance of the Jews who perished during the Second World War. Designed by architect Peter Eisenmann, it comprises 2700 grey blocks of differing heights, positioned to convey a feeling of solitude.

Holocaust Memorial

Brandenburg Gate

A symbol of German solidarity and triumph, the former city gate is a national treasure and a formidable sight.

Brandenburg Gate

The Reichstag (Parliament)

This Neoclassical building commands attention both due to its design, and also due to the role it has played in history. Used once again since 1999 as the seat of the German Parliament for the first time since the Third Reich, the building boasts a large glass dome inside which circular spirals lead visitors up to the roof viewing deck.


	Reichstag and Reichstag Glass Done

Overnight in Eastern Comfort Hostel Boat

Day 3

Ascend the Fernsehturm (TV Tower) in Alexanderplatz, the highest structure in Western Europe, for some superb views across the city.

Fernsehturm

Visit the Jewish Museum for a thought provoking experience, in one of the city's most interesting architectural buildings, which is designed in the shape of a compressed lightning bolt. The Memory Void is an eerie space in which visitors are invited to walk over thousands of iron faces, representing the holocaust victims.

Spend the evening at a Cabaret performance at Chamaleon Variete, one of the city's best shows.

Overnight in Eastern Comfort Hostel Boat

Day 4

Spend the day at the Schloss Charlottenburg, a Baroque palace and gardens, and pop into the surrounding museums.

Schloss Charlottenburg

Dinner in the Unsicht Bar – Germany's first dark restaurant! This is a unique place, where diners sit and eat in complete darkness, to give them a culinary sensual experience. All waiters are blind or visually impaired, so they feel at home serving you in the dark.

Overnight in Eastern Comfort Hostel Boat

Day 5

Spend the last day on a trip to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, a stark reminder of the oppressive regimes of the Nazis, and later, the Soviets. The camp was used at the end of the Second World War to exterminate Jews and Soviet Prisoners of War, and after the War by Soviets themselves for similar purposes.

Overnight in Eastern Comfort Hostel Boat

Day 6

Leisurely breakfast before heading back to the airport on the S-Bahn, and flying home.

Arrive Home.