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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Berlin (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Berlin (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Berlin (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Berlin (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Berlin is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the very best that this bustling, sophisticated city has to offer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights in the city, as well as those in the nearby elegant town of Potsdam, from the Reichstag building to the Brandenburg Gate, via the Jewish Museum and the Pergamonmuseum with its wonders of the ancient world. Handy maps on the cover help you to get around with ease. To inspire you, the book offers a rundown of the Top 10 Attractions in Berlin, followed by an itinerary for a Perfect Day in the city. The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from classical music, cabaret and clubs to shopping, sports and festivals. You'll also be armed with background information, including a brief history of the city and an Eating Out chapter covering its great variety of cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to give you all the practical information you will need.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateMay 1, 2017
    ISBN9781785730375
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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Berlin (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Berlin, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Berlin, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Berlin are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Berlin. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Berlin’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day In Berlin

      Introduction

      Relics of the Old Divide

      Reconstruction and Renewal

      Breathing Space

      Young at Heart

      A Brief History

      Prussia and Napoleon

      Capital of Germany

      War and Revolution

      The Golden Twenties

      The Third Reich

      World War II

      Division and Reunification

      The City Today

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Around the Kurfürstendamm

      Kranzler Eck

      Breitscheidplatz

      The Zoo

      Tauentzienstraße

      Wittenbergplatz

      Tiergarten Area

      Hansaviertel

      Siegessäule

      Haus der Kulturen der Welt

      The Reichstag

      Hamburger Bahnhof

      Bauhaus Archiv

      Stauffenbergstraße

      Kulturforum

      Neue Nationalgalerie

      Potsdamer Platz

      South of Potsdamer Platz

      On and Around Unter Den Linden

      Brandenburg Gate

      Pariser Platz

      Holocaust Memorial

      Unter den Linden to Friedrichstraße

      Friedrichstraße

      Jewish Museum

      Gendarmenmarkt

      Unter den Linden to Schlossbrücke

      Museum Island

      Berlin Cathedral & Around

      Around Alexanderplatz

      Alexanderplatz

      Nikolaiviertel

      Märkisches Museum

      Oranienburger Straße

      Karl-Marx-Allee

      Prenzlauer Berg

      Outside the Centre

      Schloss Charlottenburg

      Olympic Stadium

      Gedenkstätte Plötzensee

      Dahlem

      Grunewald and Wannsee

      Tempelhof

      Potsdam

      Sanssouci

      Schloss Cecilienhof

      Town Centre Attractions

      Einstein Tower

      Babelsberg

      What To Do

      Entertainment

      Music

      Theatre and Cinema

      Cabaret

      Clubs and Bars

      Shopping

      Where to Shop

      What to Buy

      Sports

      Spectator Sports

      Children’s Berlin

      Calendar of Events

      Eating Out

      When to Eat

      Where to Eat

      Soups and Starters

      Main Dishes

      Desserts

      What to Drink

      Reading the Menu

      To Help you Order

      Menu Reader

      Restaurants

      Berlin City, west

      Kreuzberg

      Mitte

      Further Afield

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation (see also Camping and Recommended Hotels click here)

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle Rental

      Budgeting for Your Trip

      C

      Camping

      Car Hire (See also Driving)

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and Safety

      D

      Disabled Travellers

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and Consulates

      Emergencies (See also Police and Crime and Safety)

      G

      Gay and Lesbian Travellers

      Getting There

      Guides and Tours

      H

      Health and Medical Care

      L

      Language

      Lost Property

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Times

      P

      Police

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      T

      Telephones

      Time Zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet access

      Y

      Youth Hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Berlin City, west

      Potsdamer Platz/Kreuzberg

      Berlin City, east

      Outskirts

      Potsdam

      Berlin’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

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      Brandenburg Gate

      The enduring symbol of Berlin. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Schlossbrücke

      With its fine sculptures, it is Berlin’s most beautiful bridge. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Getty Images

      Gendarmenmarkt

      A grand square dominated by twin cathedrals. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      iStock

      The Reichstag

      See Berlin from the parliament building. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      iStock

      Sony Center

      An entertainment complex at the heart of Potsdamer Platz. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      iStock

      Sanssouci

      Stroll around the palace gardens. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      iStock

      Schloss Charlottenburg

      A Baroque and rococo masterpiece. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      The Pergamonmuseum

      See awe-inspiring wonders of the ancient world. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      Shutterstock

      Olympiastadion

      Imposing and magnificent venue built for the 1936 Olympic Games. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      iStock

      Jewish Museum

      Tragic history and moving stories. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day In Berlin

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      A reservation at Käfer (for more information, click here), the rooftop restaurant in the Reichstag, is a civilised way to avoid the long queues to go up to the glass dome.

      10.00am

      Morning walk

      Take a stroll through the symbolic Brandenburg Gate and down Unter den Linden. Rub shoulders with Otto von Bismarck and Albert Einstein at Madame Tussauds.

      12 noon

      Retail therapy

      Turn into Friedrichstraße for a spot of shopping on Berlin’s designer mile. Take a look at the huge multi-coloured sculpture in the Quartier 205 building and stop for lunch in its excellent food court.

      2.00pm

      River cruise

      Head up to the Schiffbauerdamm boat landing (at Weidendammer Brücke) for a cruise along the River Spree. The shortest tours last around an hour and take in the government quarter plus other Berlin highlights.

      4.00pm

      Café culture

      Walk back to Unter den Linden to sample some delightful cakes at the popular Café Einstein. The pink baroque building opposite houses the fascinating German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum).

      5.00pm

      Big buildings

      Explore the modern architecture at Potsdamer Platz (the 200 bus takes you right there from Unter den Linden) and stop at the ticket booth in the Arkaden mall if you fancy catching a performance by the Blue Man Group (Tue–Fri at 8pm, Sat at 6 or 9pm or Sun at 6pm).

      5.30pm

      Sunset panorama

      Take Europe’s fastest lift up the red-brick Kollhoff Tower at Potsdamer Platz for a perfect sunset view from the top-floor platform. Similar views are provided from the late-opening Solar bar and restaurant (Stresemannstraße 76; cross the back yard to find the glass lift).

      7.00pm

      Time for dinner

      Dine at one of the many restaurants around Potsdamer Platz. A good option is the Sony Center across the street where you can eat while marvelling at the spectacular architecture.

      9.00pm

      On the town

      Time to explore Berlin’s nightlife. A good place to start is the Kulturbrauerei, a converted old brewery in Prenzlauer Berg with limitless other club and bar options within walking distance. The U2 underground line takes you there; get off at Eberswalder Straße and walk down Schönhauser Allee to Sredzkistraße.

      Introduction

      It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that few cities in Europe evoke the continent’s modern history more than

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