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DESTINATIONS BERLIN | GERMANY


Accessible travel: Berlin is well set up for travellers with disabilities. It’s pancake-flat, and most attractions and public transport options are accessible to wheelchair users.


KREUZBERG


WHY GO? Kreuzberg’s reputation is hip, but its western side is surprisingly green and sedate, with gardens blooming inside a former canal. The eastern side has more energy, with its Turkish population evident in an array of kebab shops, which sit side by side with plenty of craft beer bars and globe-spanning restaurants.


WHAT TO DO There are some traditional attractions here. The Deutsches Technikmuseum is one of those science museums that’s fantastic for kids, while the Judisches Museum traces the history of Jewish people in Germany, before and after the Holocaust. Visitors in the city on a Thursday should tuck into the street food on offer at Markthalle Neun.


FRIEDRICHSHAIN


WHY GO? Friedrichshain, to the east of Mitte, is where the grungy image of Berlin is still most evident. Projects like Yaam – a former wasteland turned bizarre hybrid of African street food, beach bar, club, music venue and gallery – best show off this. The area around Boxhagener Platz is also sprinkled with good local shops and restaurants.


WHAT TO DO The East Side Gallery is the most famous remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall, and is covered in murals. There’s better street art at RAW-Gelände, however. This former railyard is now home to a Miami-esque outdoor pool in a ruined building, a skate park, several bars, art projects and some of Berlin’s top clubbing. For something completely different, the Computer Games Museum provides an entertaining look at the history of video games.


Tours: Walking and cycling tours are abundant, available through the likes of Urban Adventures, Isango and Viator. General tours are best avoided in favour of those focused on a topic, such as Cold War history, food or street art.


City pass: The Berlin Welcome Card includes a range of attraction discounts and covers public transport. Sell it in advance and customers can use it to get the bus or S-Bahn train from the airport.


BOOK IT


Fred Holidays offers two nights’ B&B at the Cosmos Hotel Berlin Mitte, with flights from Heathrow and rail transfers, departing March 5, 2021, from £300. fredholidays.co.uk


Osprey Holidays offers two nights’ B&B at the four-star Leonard Hotel Berlin Mitte with flights from Gatwick departing May 23, 2021, from £225. ospreyholidays.com


EGermany has classified some areas of the UK as high-risk and added quarantine and testing requirements. Check Foreign Office advice.


top tip


The new airport is also a good gateway to Germany’s Brandenburg region, home to historic castles, medieval churches and the Unesco-listed city of Potsdam


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PICTURES: Shutterstock; Daniel Sambad; Martin Nicholas Kunz


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