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The Lunchkonzerte series running every Tuesday at 1pm since October 2007 turns the Berliner Philharmoniker ... read more
Lakes
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This prettified lake in the Grunewald is quite the hot destination for city-fleeing Berliners. Thanks to the laws of space and time, this fact equates to ... read more
Lakes
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The lake bearing the name of the majestic wood in which it is hidden is known for many things: inviting hiking trails that ramble among the trees, the Renaissance hunting lodge with ... read more
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Sure, Wannsee gets all the fame. I mean, when did anything of historic importance happen at Müggelsee? Never. Well, a shoemaker named Wilhelm Voigt took over ... read more
Lakes
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Walking to Flughafensee, you are taunted by that strange sensation of being close to a large body of water, but not yet being able to see it. Its location right next to ... read more
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One of the newest and most controversial Holocaust memorials in Europe is also one of the most photogenic. At the beginning of the century, much was made of ... read more
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The space next to the Martin-Gropius-Bau, opposite the Federal Ministry of Finance and behind the most central surviving section of the Wall has been ... read more
Lakes
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At the far western end of classy Ku'damm is the distinctly unclassy Halensee, a true last resort for ... read more
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There is no getting around it, this lake is straight-up beautiful. A pastoral spot for rest and ... read more
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As well as keeping 200,000 prisoners between 1936 - 1945, Sachsenhausen was the headquarters of the Nazi concentration camp system. It now houses a series ... read more