What to do in Berlin?

1. The Berlin Wall

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Description: As mentioned previously, Berlin is known for housing the remains of the old wall erected from August 12 to 13, 1961. It naturally follows that visiting this legendary place should be among your priorities if you plan to stop in the capital. The very emblem of the opposition between the Eastern bloc and the Western bloc, its history is charged, and you surely know its outcome and end.

We highly recommend visiting the most important part of the wall called the 'East Side Gallery', in the Friedrichschain district. It's nearly 1.3 kilometers where art and history blend together waiting for you. With its open-air gallery, this constitutes the longest continuous section of the Berlin Wall. Visits last about an hour and are done with audio guides.

2. The Holocaust Memorial

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Description: Visiting Germany, and particularly visiting Berlin, also means paying respects at places that have forever marked world history. The visit to the Holocaust Memorial is a must in the country, with its 2,711 concrete blocks in memory of the murdered Jews of Europe during the tragic events of World War II. All these places that bear witness to past events are there to make us remember one of the darkest and most significant episodes humanity has known. They are like a kind of imprint that we must honor.

Located at Brandenburg Gate station, the memorial information center is open every day except Monday, except for January 1st, December 24, 25, and 26. For more details, you can visit it from 10am to 7pm.

3. Museum Island

Category: €€/Cultural/Unusual

Description: Here's a very original place! Museum Island, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, contains five museums: the Bode Museum, the Altes Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, the Neues Museum, and finally, the Pergamon Museum. Dating from the famous era of Prussian monarchs, Museum Island was created in the 19th century under the order of King Frederick William III.

What does each museum contain? Unique collections of antiquities, paintings, and sculptures; works dating from the medieval era to the 19th century; pieces from the Egyptian era when pharaohs ruled as masters over Egypt; some traces of impressionism, classical antiquity, as well as modern art...A multitude of masterpieces making Berlin proud. Museum Island, opposite the 'Staatsoper auf Under den Linden', is open every day from 10am to 6pm except Monday.

4. Tiergarten Park

Category: Free/Cultural/Sports

Description: Take a little break during your visit to monuments and historic sites, and take a few hours to wander through the legendary Tiergarten Park. A place where nature has become queen of these grounds, and where peacefulness has settled in. The best part? We recommend renting a bike and following the paths where trees, powerful and strong, cover from the top of their long branches like a tunnel.

On your route, you'll encounter many Berliners, strolling, enjoying a game of frisbee, savoring a delicious picnic...It's a perfect place located in the center of Berlin in the district that bears its name, Berlin-Tiergarten. Little bonus: nearby, you can take the opportunity to visit Berlin Zoo, very renowned, and one of the zoos containing the most precious animal species. Good visit, and good walk!

5. Stroll the streets and eat a local specialty

Category: €€/Cultural/Gastronomic

Description: Visiting a city also means strolling through its streets, exploring neighborhoods, shopping for little souvenirs to take home, but also...Eating. In Berlin, we recommend a local specialty that will delight your stomach: the döner kebab.

When noon approaches and hunger makes itself felt, we recommend going to 'Rüyam Gemüse Kebab', open every day from 11am and located in Schönhauser. For sure, you'll taste the best döner kebab of your life: this bread, containing cooked meat, perfectly seasoned and some vegetable slices cut finely into strips is the culinary specialty that makes all of Berlin proud. You'll have the feeling of tasting an explosion of flavors, somewhat grilled and crunchy, enjoy your meal!

6. Charlottenburg Castle

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Description: Know that you are entering the largest and certainly the most sumptuous castle in Berlin, in baroque style. The one that was the residence of the very first queen consort of Prussia, Sophie Charlotte, a great musician. What is there to see? Absolutely incredible suites; rooms arranged in full compliance with their original state; and art collections. A collection of beautiful things found in one single place, isn't that quite magnificent?

Don't miss visiting the 'Golden Gallery', as well as the 'Silver Chamber', must-sees. Visit us at Spandauer Damm, open every day from 10am to 4:30pm except Monday. We wish you an excellent visit!

7. The Reichstag Palace

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Description: We previously spoke to you about castles, now it's the Palace's turn to be honored. And not just any palace since it's the Reichstag. Following a guided tour of Parliament, you'll discover the different rooms where some of the country's most important decisions are made: the plenary hall and the dome are the two most emblematic parts of the palace, with an absolutely magnificent view of the city. One of the most essential rooms is also the 'Bundestag', which is none other than the parliamentary assembly of the Federal Republic of Germany and whose purpose is to represent the people.

Above all, don't forget your camera, because the palace's architecture is most magnificent. Located at Platz der Republik, in Tiergarten, it's an emblematic monument of Berlin that can be visited every day from 8am to midnight.