What to see in Berlin, a mini guide on the multifaceted German city, where to eat, what to do and what not to miss to have an overview of the city even in just a few days.
Berlin it is an innovative city, which changes constantly, but above all young. This is what comes to mind the first time you visit it. A city with a very rich history but without a center. And it is true. The city divided in two until a few decades ago today is found to be acentric and it is perhaps for this reason that Berlin finds its center in everything: monument, bar or city square.
For visit Berlin you have to be able to get lost and be enchanted by Alexanderplatz, the Mitte square but also from Fernsehturm, the TV Tower with its highest part a revolving restaurant. It turns so slowly that it feels like standing still when in reality it turns 360 ° every half hour. Berlin is also theEast Side Gallery, the part of the Wall that divided east from west Berlin still stands. The German capital is a lively but above all innovative city. In the evening the clubs and lounges, pubs and the hottest areas of the city never stop. Here you can hear the best concerts of electronic music In circulation.
Any advice on Berlin? There he is.
Where to eat - Eating in Berlin is pretty simple, in fact at every metro stop you can find currywurst or some other food to eat on the fly. If you want something more delicious, I can recommend two wonderful places that I have personally tried. The Salon Schmuck, located in the Ostbahnhof neighborhood, not far from the East side gallery, is a very small bar. Tables outside for the hottest days and sofas inside to shelter from the cold. Here the dishes are prepared with care, the place is deliciously vintage and the price, needless to say, super low cost.
Another place that I recommend is located inside the Zoo, Schleusenkrug. Here they are eaten local dishes, mostly meat and vegetables or "warme wurst". The restaurant being inside the large park in Berlin has a large outdoor place, a garden equipped for sunny days, but in case of intense cold (and those who have visited Berlin in winter know it) there is also a beautiful interior room.
Finally, for a yogurt dessert, the advice is to try it Yoli Frozen Yogurt. This place is part of a chain that offers yogurt ice cream in many flavors; you can choose to put the smarties or cereals or many other things. The inside of the Yoli Frozen is very nice, if it's not too cold I recommend a break here ^ _ ^
To see - Seeing Berlin and touring it is quite simple, with one normal guide you can discover many places, learn about their history and have one of the most beautiful cities in Europe at hand. What I recommend, if you have a little more time and money to spend, is to take one of these tours. L'Alternative Berlin Tour it is organized by young Berliners or those who live here who want to show tourists or young people their age another Berlin. This is how these tours are born that depart every day at 11 in the morning and at 13 from Alexanderplatz and which, all different, offer a theme and a dedicated visit to the city, precisely an alternative. Among the tours there is the Twilight Tour, the Student Tour, the Private Tour, the Street Art Workshop to try to make graffiti together in the street and the Real Berlin Tour. Finally, the Free tour which is a particular tour that allows you to visit all the landmarks of the city of Berlin. While all the other routes have a price that does not exceed 10 € to person, the Free Tour has a particular feature that offers “tourists” the possibility of deciding at the end of the tour how much the guide should be paid. Nice isn't it?
The event not to be missed - Among the events that certainly should not be missed in my opinion there are three. The Festival of Lights which generally takes place in November and which literally illuminates all the monuments, streets and installations of the city of Berlin with colors and plays of light. There Brandenburg Gate illuminated or the Fernsehturm are a feast for the eyes, you have to believe me.
Another event not to be missed is the Night of the Museums which usually takes place in January and for an entire night, in fact, allows you to visit all the affiliated museums, and there are so many. In January, temperatures are quite low and that is why during the queues outside the museum, because they are very long, some mulled wine and the pretzel, at least it warms up a little.
The last event not to be missed in my opinion is the Christmas markets, which more than an event is a way to see the city in a different light. From the illuminated Hackesche Höfe, to the Gedächtniskirche with its symbolic church, broken up in the Second World War, to Nikolaiviertel, the Jewish quarter, you will discover an even more beautiful Berlin under the magical lights of the Christmas atmosphere.
