The Neukölln Water Tower rises over Neukölln, an inner district of Berlin lined with churches from the Bethlehemskirche to the Genezareth Church.Where to stay →
Kreuzberg is a dense inner district of Berlin, rising to the Viktoriapark hill and edged by the Gleisdreieck and the open Tempelhofer Feld.Where to stay →
A Baroque palace centres Charlottenburg, a quarter of Berlin in Germany chartered in 1705, from Charlottenburg Palace to the Luisenkirche.Where to stay →
The Heinrich-von-Kleist-Park anchors Schöneberg, a district of Berlin in Germany, part of the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough with Tempelhof.Where to stay →
Gesundbrunnen is a district of Berlin, Germany, in the Mitte borough, known for the Berlin Wall Memorial and the Chapel of Reconciliation.Where to stay →
Tempelhof is an inner district of Berlin that grew from a medieval Knights Templar estate, the Kommende Tempelhof, beside the old Dorfkirche Tempelhof.Where to stay →
Lawns of the Volkspark Mariendorf frame Mariendorf, a district of Berlin, Germany, known for the Dorfkirche Mariendorf and the Tempelhof Museum.Where to stay →
Allotment gardens run down to the Orankestrand in Weißensee, a district of Berlin set around the Bethanienkirche and the Stadium Buschallee.Where to stay →
The Stasi Museum fills the old state-security headquarters in Lichtenberg, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, near the Dorfkirche Lichtenberg.Where to stay →
A palace and its park centre Niederschönhausen, a green district of Berlin gathered around Schloss Schönhausen and the Volkspark Schönholzer Heide.Where to stay →
The Erlöserkirche rises over Rummelsburg, a locality in the Lichtenberg borough of Berlin, Germany, beside Stralau and the Dorfkirche Stralau.Where to stay →
The Kreuzkirche and the Horst-Dohm-Eisstadion mark Schmargendorf, a locality of Berlin in Germany, between Wilmersdorf and the Grunewald.Where to stay →
The Dorfkirche Marzahn stands on the old village green of Marzahn, a district of Berlin, Germany, beside the wooded Parkfriedhof Marzahn.Where to stay →
A botanic garden edges Lichterfelde, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, from the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin to the Dorfkirche Lichterfelde.Where to stay →
Köpenick is a historic district of Berlin built around Schloss Köpenick on its island, the Schloßinsel, with Bellevuepark and Volkspark Köpenick nearby.Where to stay →
A village church holds the centre of Lichtenrade, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, from the Dorfkirche Lichtenrade to the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirche.Where to stay →
Staaken sits at the western edge of Berlin, an old village around the Dorfkirche Staaken that grew into the planned quarter of Gartenstadt Staaken.Where to stay →
A village church still marks the old core of Lankwitz, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, from the Dorfkirche Lankwitz to Kloster Sankt Augustinus.Where to stay →
The Dorfkirche Rudow anchors Rudow, a locality in the Neukölln borough of Berlin, Germany, edged by the Röthepfuhl and the Krummer Katzenpfuhl.Where to stay →
Brick spires rise over Wilhelmstadt, a district of Berlin in the borough of Spandau, marked by the Gnadenkirche and the Melanchthonkirche.Where to stay →
Spandau sits at the confluence of the Havel and Spree, the westernmost of Berlin's boroughs, ringed by an old town and the moated Spandau Citadel.Where to stay →
Tegel spreads across the outer reaches of Berlin, built around the old village of Alt-Tegel with its Dorfkirche Alt-Tegel and a Humboldt monument.Where to stay →
The village green at Alt-Marienfelde opens Marienfelde, a district of Berlin, Germany, known for the Dorfkirche Marienfelde and Kloster Sankt Augustinus.Where to stay →
Kaulsdorf is a residential district of Berlin on the Wuhletal, an old village grouped around the Jesus Church with sports grounds along its streets.Where to stay →
Karow is a quiet residential district of Berlin, an old village core gathered around Karow church and the Dorfkirchhof Karow off Röländer Straße.Where to stay →
Kladow is a village district on the outer edge of Berlin, gathered around the Dorfkirche Kladow and the church of Mariä Himmelfahrt off Krampnitzer Weg.Where to stay →
An old industrial quarter of Berlin, Niederschöneweide sits beside Oberschöneweide, marked by the Christuskirche and the industry park Schöneweide.Where to stay →
A Baroque church and a campus of scientists' busts mark Buch, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, from the Schlosskirche Buch to Campus Berlin-Buch.Where to stay →
Painted terraces and a village church mark Bohnsdorf, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, from the Gartenstadt Falkenberg to the Dorfkirche Bohnsdorf.Where to stay →
Villas and gardens spread through Nikolassee, a lakeside district of Berlin by the Schlachtensee, around the Kirche Nikolassee and Villa Rosenburg.Where to stay →
An old village green centres Lübars, a quarter of Berlin in Germany, from the Dorfkirche Lübars to the gas-lit lanes of Alt-Lübars.Where to stay →
About Berlin
What is Berlin known for?
Berlin is known as the capital of Germany, a city of museums, monuments, and open squares. History stands on every corner. The Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag mark the political heart, while Museum Island gathers the Pergamon Museum, the Neues Museum, and the Bode Museum, and the Fernsehturm Berlin rises over Alexanderplatz.
What are the main landmarks in Berlin?
Berlin turns on its monuments and its museums. The Brandenburg Gate stands above them all. At its heart the Reichstag holds the parliament, the Fernsehturm Berlin rises over Alexanderplatz, and Museum Island gathers the Pergamon Museum, the Neues Museum, the Altes Museum, and the Bode Museum in one place.
The Deutsches Historisches Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, and the Jewish Museum Berlin carry the rest, while Berlin Cathedral and the French Cathedral mark the older skyline.
What is the history of Berlin?
Berlin was founded in 1244 on the low, flat land that would one day carry a capital. The settlement spread outward from there. Over the centuries it rose into a seat of power, gathering the palaces, churches, and public buildings that a court draws to itself.
The Brandenburg Gate came to stand as the ceremonial gate at the edge of the old city. The great collections settled on Museum Island, where the Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, and the Pergamon Museum lined up their halls of antiquity. Together they made the city a capital of art.
Berlin became the capital of Germany, and it stands as one of the country's city-states, a Land in its own right surrounded by Brandenburg. Its monuments still gather at the centre, from the Reichstag to the Fernsehturm Berlin above Alexanderplatz.
Where is Berlin?
Berlin lies on the flat, low plains around it, a city-state set within the surrounding state of Brandenburg. The land is level. Brandenburg wraps the city on every side, with its capital Potsdam just beyond the southwestern edge, and Berlin holds the widest reach of any city in Germany by area.
The ground stays flat throughout.
What is the climate of Berlin?
Berlin keeps a temperate, continental climate on the plains of Brandenburg. Berlin's year runs from one extreme to the other. Its summers run warm and sometimes hot over the flat land, while its winters turn cold and grey, with drier air than the coasts and a sharper edge to the year in the capital of Germany.
How do you get to Berlin?
Berlin is the busiest crossroads in the country, reached by rail, road, and air from every direction. Trains flow through the centre. Berlin Central Station gathers the main lines, so travellers arrive from across Germany and beyond, while the roads run out through Brandenburg toward Potsdam and the wider region around the capital.
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