Useful info about Berlin, Germany
Reviews > Europe > Germany > Berlin > Useful info about Berlin
One fact about Berlin, Germany: the 70% of the city stands of forest. So Berlin is one of the cleanest and most beautiful cities of the world, with a lot of parks and threes even in the center, what gives an unbeatable, calm and comfortable feeling to the city. I spent there a week but I couldn’t hear even a single loud word or somebody shouting. The other surprising fact was that Berlin is cheaper than most of the European capitals and I didn't only mean the extremely expensive London but cities like Budapest or Bucharest.
There are a lot of places what you can visit thoroughly free like the Bundestag, Sans Souci Park in Potsdam, the Alexanderplatz, the Brandenburg Gate, the monuments of the wall separating East and West and many others. About the nightlife, a beer costs about 2-3 Euro and Saturday night all streets are tied up with young people goin' from one party to other.
And before I forget, one of the most kind thing about Berlin is that almost everybody is riding a bicycle instead of driving a car and the people are (or seem to be) very patient and tolerant one with the other. So there's no doubt that you should pick up Berlin into your must-see list.
Things about Berlin you may be interested in
Read about Berlin in our travel-guide
Berlin
Recommended Berlin Guide
Berlin History
When people think of the history of Berlin they think mostly of the bad things that happened there in the last century. However, the city has quite an interesting past going back to many centuries. Before 500 A.D., the area, that is now Berlin, was included in Germania and was inhabited by Germanic tribes. After these tribes left, Slavic peoples migrated into the area. In the early 800’s the settlement Berolina was introduced. Less than 150 years later, Otto I, who was the King of Germany, took control over the people in the area of Berolina. He founded two dioceses which were not appreciated by the pagan Slavs. He died in 983... Read more »
Recent reviews for Berlin
Berlin - Jul 24, 2009, by Victoria
Berlin wissen sie wo das liegt ich weiß es im osten Deutschlands dort gibt es das Brandenburger Tor,Schlösser und viele Museun zubesichtigen auf jeden fall lohnt es sich dort hinzufahren... Read more »
What to do in Germany - Mar 7, 2008, by lindamura
Population: Aprox. 80Mio Major Airports: Franfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), Berlin (BER, BML, TXL), Hamburg (HAM). When to Go: Typically the months of May-September are good to visit as the temperatures are not too cold. In the summer it's... Read more »
What you have to know about Berlin - Apr 30, 2009, by cipristb
Berlin City is the largest city of Germany with 3.4 million inhabitants and an area of 892 square km so the city became the capital of the country. Berlin had the first time the status of the capital in 1871 and this status was maintained... Read more »
What to see in Berlin - Aug 14, 2008, by vcppow
Berlin was immortalized in the film 'Cabaret' but the years after WWI represent just one colorful phase. Berlin is a very old city and many of its first buildings such as the Nicolaikirche and Marienkirche, both built between 1230 and 1292,... Read more »
Berlin for low budget travelers - Apr 30, 2009, by erato
The famous TV Tower is situated on the Alexanderplatz with its total height of 365 m. There is a viewing platform and observation deck at 203 meters from where you can see the whole city and, if the weather is good, even farer. It is a... Read more »
More reviews you might be interested in
Hamburg reviews - Germany
Wo liegt Hamburg? Hamburg liegt im Norden Deutschlands und hat ca. 2 Millionen Einwohner. Die Elbe, ein Fluss, geht direkt durch die Stadt. Die...
Ein Besuch in Hamburg
Stuttgart reviews - Germany
Wo liegt Stuttgart? Stuttgart liegt in Deutschlanf in Baden-Wüttemberg. Außerdem ist Stuttgart die Hauptstadt Baden-Wüttembergs....
Kurzer Leitfaden für Stuttgart
Weingarten reviews - Germany
Weingarten is a small town in the South of Germany. It's rather quiet there as it is located next to another small town called Ravensburg and most...
Quick facts about Weingarten
Debrecen reviews - Hungary
On a Sunday we decided to visit the Zoo in Debrecen with some friends and colleagues from the university. We had a GPS so we found the Zoo easily....
A trip to the Debrecen Zoo
Jaipur reviews - India
Rajasthan the royal state of India is globally famous tourist destination. It is one of the off beat tourist places in India that houses myriad...
The top attractions of Rajasthan
Mexico City reviews - Mexico
Über Mexico Die Mexicaner sind sehr stolz auf ihre Traditionen. Sie haben überall Traditionen, wie zum Beispiel in der Kunst, im...
Meinem Besuch in Mexiko
Deva reviews - Romania
The first place we stopped at was Deva. In Romania everyone knows the story of Deva's castle. The legend says that a woman was walled up into the...
The legend of the castle of Deva
Kissimmee reviews - Florida
I have only been here once, but I really thought that the place was rather boring. Of course, Disneyland is great but then I am too old for that. I...
Disneyland recommended only with kids
Minneapolis reviews - Minnesota
Minneapolis is one of the places with the highest standard of living. Major companies like 3M or Northwest Airlines are headquartered in...
What to do in Minneapolis
Springdale reviews - Utah
Facts * Mukuntuweap National Monument was established in 1909; * This resulted in 1918 in Zion National Monument; *...
Useful facts about Zion National Park, UT