Berlin

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Berlin lies in the wide glacial valley of the Spree River, which runs through the centre of the city. Reminders of the city's turbulent 20th-century history include its Holocaust memorial and the Berlin Wall's graffitied remains. The city lies at the heart of the North German Plain, athwart an east-west commercial and geographic axis that helped make it the capital of the kingdom of Prussia and then, from 1871, of a unified Germany.

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Berlin, Germany’s capital, dates to the 13th century. It is situated about 112 miles (180 km) south of the Baltic Sea, 118 miles (190 km) north of the Czech-German border, 110 miles (177 km) east of the former inner-German border, and 55 miles (89 km) west of Poland. It lies in the wide glacial valley of the Spree River, which …

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LANGUAGE German CURRENCY Euro BEST TIME TO VISIT May to September NEAREST RAILWAY STATION Station Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) NEAREST AIRPORT Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Tegel International Airport(TXL) Schönefeld airport (SXF) EMERGENCY HELPLINE NUMBER 112 INTERNET ACCESS Free public wi-fi is available at 650 access points throughout the city. Locations include public squares, landmarks like the Brandenburger Tor, libraries and …

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Getting Around

By Bus Berlin’s public transport system is very broad and the tickets are comparatively cheap, especially when passes or travel cards are used. The buses are operated by BVG (The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe Company) and consist of normal buses, MetroBus, ExpressBus and night buses. Apart from these, there are private tourist coaches as well. There are also ‘hop-on-hop-off’ tourist bus services …

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History & Culture

Berlin is the second most populous city in the European Union. Approximately 15.3% of the population are of foreign nationality, coming from over 180 different countries. They city’s economy is based on state-of-the-art firms and the service sector, research services and media corporations. The people are friendly, laid-back and very open minded. They call themselves ‘Berliners’ and are very friendly …

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Top Attractions

The Brandenburg Gate The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the successful restoration of order during the early Batavian Revolution. The design of the Brandenburg Gate was inspired by the Acropolis in Athens. The Reichstag The Reichstag is a historic edifice in Berlin, Germany, constructed to …

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