Welcome to Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany, and is one of the sixteen states of Germany.

Berlin is the capital city of Germany, and is one of the sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Area, comprising 5 million people from over 190 nations. Geographically embedded in the European Plains, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's territory is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.

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AREA:

892km²

POPULATION:

3.391.264 inhabitans, of which 13,41% are foreigners – Berlin has the largest turkish population in Germany, its the 4^th biggest turkish city on the planet

TOWN'S LANDMARK:

TV Tower

HIGHLIGHTS:

Reichstag, remains of the german wall

TYPICAL DISH:

Döner Kebab (more Döners are sold in Berlin than in Istanbul) or completely old-school: currywurst, sausage in ketchup with curry powder

BIGGEST PARTY:

New Years Eve – more special: Carnival of Cultures, better: Fete de la Musique, 200 bands, 60 free open stages throughout the city, more illegal: hemp parade

MOST RIDICULOUS SOUVENIR:

a piece of painted concrete (allegedly from the Berlin Wall)

SUGGESTED DAYTRIP:

START: Alexanderplatz: TV Tower go up for the view, take bus 100 see + hop on/off Unter den Linden, Reichstag, Zoo circle back to Friedrichstraße, walk down to Checkpoint Charlie, contemporary art – U6 to Zinnowitzer Straße, walk left to Hamburgerbahnhof.de, S-Bahn to Ostbahnhof, see the Berlin Wall, walk Oberbaum bridge to Schlesisches Tor, bus 265 to Sowjetisches Ehrenmal (biggest in Europe!) S-Bahn to Warschauer Straße, souvenirs: mondosarts.de; nostalgic drinks: die Tagung Wühlischstraße 29; chill &amp; party: cassiopeia-berlin.de