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This is where the editorial team of visitBerlin gives tips and personal recommendations from their city. Insider tips for events, discoveries from the neighbourhoods, news from Berlin: we have written down what we like.
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Weekend tips in Berlin
TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.
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Preview
What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you. Read more
Top 11 Stories
Our favourite shops, the most extraordinary places and very special tips: We wrote down what we liked. Read more
New Openings
What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover. Read more
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11 plus one insider tips for Christmas shopping
Explore the distinctive style of local Berlin neighbourhoods on festive days out with Christmas shopping, Berlin Christmas markets and more.
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December in Berlin
From the 1st Advent over the contemplative Christmas season to the New Year's Eve party: December in Berlin is a very special month.
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11 Top Concept Stores in Berlin
Berlin boasts a multifaceted concept store scene that'll give any international shopping capital a run for its money. So get your shopping…
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11 Tips for delicious Roast Goose in Berlin
In November, many Berlin restaurants serve delicious roast goose - available on site, to take away or delivered to your home.
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These Christmas markets open first - 11 tips
When exactly do the first Berlin Christmas markets start? Find out here when the first markets open. A chronological Christmas market…
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Top 11 New Openings in Berlin in November
New Christmas markets, bars and the Zita Club leave the November grey no chance. These new openings in Berlin give you a reason to celebrate…
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Top 11 places for kite flying in Berlin
Berlin for hang gliders? That works! And how it works - former piles of rubbish and large parks turn out to be Eldorados for hang-gliders…
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What you should know about the Berlin Wall
On the fall of the Wall on November 9: places, facts and stories that remind us of the formerly divided city.
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Special Cinemas in Berlin
For every film lover, there’s no better moment than when the lights go out in the cinema, the curtain opens, and the film starts. It’s…
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