Lonely Planet Pocket Berlin

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781786577986
• eBook ISBN: 9781788681896

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Pocket Berlin is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Enjoy stunning views from the Reichstag, stroll through the sobering Holocaust Memorial and see artist murals on the Berlin Wall - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Berlin and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Berlin: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out map (included in print version), plus over 25 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Scheunenviertel, Potsdamer Platz, Kurfurstendamm, Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Pocket Berlin is our colourful, easy to use, handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, providing on-the-go assistance for those seeking the best sights and experiences on a short visit or weekend break. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Germany guide for an in-depth look at all the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Important Notice: The digita

Potsdamer Platz

This new quarter, forged from ground once bisected by the Berlin Wall, is a showcase of fabulous contemporary architecture and home to big cinemas and shopping. Culture lovers should not skip the Kulturforum museums, especially the Gemäldegalerie, which sits right next to the world-class Berliner Philharmonie. It hugs the leafy Tiergarten whose rambling paths, hidden monuments and beer gardens make for a perfect sightseeing break.

Whiz up to the Panoramapunkt for coffee and bird’s-eye views of Berlin’s landmarks, then saunter over to the Gemäldegalerie for a rendezvous with Rembrandt and Co. Head back to Potsdamer Platz for lunch at Ki-Nova and a closer look at the Sony Center before delving first into the darkness of the Nazi era at the Topographie des Terrors and then the Cold War at Checkpoint Charlie. Cheer up with craft beer at BRLO Brwhouse before treating your ears to classical sounds of the Berliner Philharmoniker or your palate to progressive Thai at Kin Dee.

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Getting There & Around

g The 200 comes through en route from Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten and Alexanderplatz; M41 links the Hauptbahnhof with Kreuzberg and Neukölln via Potsdamer Platz; and the M29 connects with Checkpoint Charlie.

b S1 and S2 link Potsdamer Platz with Unter den Linden and the Scheunenviertel.

X U2 stops at Potsdamer Platz and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park.

Top SightGemäldegalerie

The Gemäldegalerie (Gallery of Old Masters) ranks among the world’s finest and most comprehensive collections of European art from the 13th to the 18th centuries. Expect to feast your eyes on masterpieces by Titian, Goya, Botticelli, Holbein, Gainsborough, Canaletto, Hals, Rubens, Vermeer and many other Old Masters. The gallery also hosts high-profile visiting exhibits featuring works from the great artists of this period.

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Berlin
• Top Sights
• Eating
• Four Perfect Days
• Need to Know
• Berlin Neighbourhoods
• Reichstag & Unter Den Linden
• Museum Island & Alexanderplatz
• Potsdamer Platz
• Scheunenviertel
• Kurfürstendamm & City West
• Schloss Charlottenburg
• Kreuzberg & Neukölln
• Friedrichshain
• Prenzlauer Berg
• Schloss & Park Sanssouci
• Survival Guide
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writer