Best time to go: I would recommend to visit from May through September as these are the most sunny months and ideal to spend time outside. The winter can get really cold however Germany is famous for its Christmas markets so that could be another good option. General advice: Ideally it would be great to spend more than a weekend in Berlin as the city is really big and there are lot of things to do and see. The recommended hotels to stay are: "Hilton Berlin" and "Art'otel Berlin Mitte"
Day 1: Arrival
Before going for dinner on your first night, you could visit a couple of places that are just 10 min walk from each other:
Gendarmenmarkt - the site of an architectural ensemble including the Berlin concert hall and the French and German Churches. In the centre of the square stands a monumental statue of poet Friedrich Schiller.
Checkpoint Charlie – The best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War
Recommended dinner at "NaNum Berlin - unser Treffpunkta" beautiful Korean restaurant with a great outside space.
Day 2: Mitte
On your next day you can visit some of the most touristic and famous areas of the city. This day has been planned to walk the full itinerary and I will indicate how long it takes from point to point.
Reichstag dome - constructed on top of the rebuilt Reichstag building in Berlin. It was designed by architect Norman Foster. Make sure you book your visit online.
Brandenburg Gate - an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II after the temporary restoration of order during the Batavian Revolution. (6 min walk)
Holocaust Memorial – the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe designed by Peter Eisenman. On a site covering 19,000 square metres, there are placed 2711 concrete slabs of different heights. (8 min walk)
Continue walking down the Unter den Linden avenue you will find important buildings like Neue Wache and Bebelplatz that will take you to the next stop the Berlin Cathedral (25 min).
Berlin Cathedral - a Protestant church and dynastic tomb on the Museum Island in Berlin. Built from 1894 to 1905 by order of German Emperor William II.
Pergamon museum - exhibiting some of the world’s most impressive, long buried, treasures. The museum encompasses the vast history of the Ancient East, with collections that cannot be experienced elsewhere. (7 min walk)
Neues Museum - explores the history of Europe and the Middle East from the earliest Stone Age to the Middle Ages. Although the main attraction is undoubtedly the Nefertiti Bust. (5 min walk)
Monbijou Park – after this exhausting day, you can spend some time relaxing at this beautiful park while enjoying the view.
Recommended dinner at "Clärchens Ballroom", this former ballroom that still maintains the restaurant has been open since 1913 and offers typical German food alongside live music performances.
Day 3: Tiergarten and Friedrichshain
On the next day you will have to use the public transport to get to the furthest areas that have to be visited as well.
Start the day at Tiergarten (Berlin’s most popular park) inside the park there are few monuments to seeSoviet War Memorial Tiergarten - erected by the Soviet Union to commemorate its war dead, particularly the 80,000 soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces who died during the Battle of Berlin in April and May 1945.
Bismarck Memorial - a memorial statue dedicated to Prince Otto von Bismarck, Minister President of the Kingdom of Prussia and the first Chancellor of the German Empire.
Victory Column - designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War.
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church - a Protestant church affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia, a regional body of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
Take the S-Bahn from Berlin Zoologischer Garten to Berlin Warschauer Straße. From there you can walk to East Side Gallery, the famous series of murals painted directly on a 1,316 m long remnant of the Berlin Wall. Either before or after visiting the East Side Gallery, a very nice place to stop for lunch in the area is "Kumpel & Keule Speisewirtschaft" serving regionally sourced German cuisine. It’s worth trying the dry-aged steak or the handmade pork sausage. After this pretty walk admiring the murals, you can take the S-Bahn and get off at Alexanderplatz. I don’t think it is necessary to spend too much time here but it’s ok for a short stop.
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