Pocket Rough Guide Berlin

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• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Print ISBN: 9780241204191
• eBook ISBN: 9780241254394
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Travel

Pocket Rough Guide Berlin gives you the lowdown on one of Europe's hottest cities, covering all the top bars, clubs, restaurants, shops and sights, and including a section on the best accommodation for every budget. Beautiful photography throughout completes the picture.

The itineraries section helps you plan your ideal Berlin experience, while "Best of Berlin" gives an inspirational overview of all the must-sees, from the Reichstag to the East Side Gallery and Strandbad Wannsee.

Written in Rough Guides' trademark honest and informative style, the "Places" chapters cover the city area by area, moving you from vibrant and bustling Spandauer Vorstadt - Berlin's downtown - to up-and-coming areas like Wedding and colourful East Kreuzberg.

Make the most of your mini-break with the Pocket Rough Guide Berlin

Table of contents

• Contents 3
• INTRODUCTION 4
• Berlin at a glance 7
• Itineraries 8
• BEST OF BERLIN 12
• Big sights 14
• Architecture 16
• Museums and galleries 18
• Berlin nightlife 20
• Family and kids 22
• Kaffee und Kuchen 24
• Viewpoints 26
• PLACES 28
• 1 Spandauer Vorstadt 30
• 2 The Museum Island 46
• 3 Unter den Linden and the government quarter 52
• 4 Alexanderplatz and the Nikolaiviertel 64
• 5 Potsdamer Platz and Tiergarten 72
• 6 Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding 84
• 7 Friedrichshain 100
• 8 West Kreuzberg 108
• 9 East Kreuzberg 116
• 10 Neukölln 124
• 11 Charlottenburg 128
• 12 Schöneberg 140
• 13 Day-trips from Berlin 144
• ACCOMMODATION 150
• ESSENTIALS 158
• Arrival 160
• Getting around 160
• Directory A–Z 162
• Festivals and events 165
• Chronology 167
• German 169
• Index 174