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December in Berlin

Berliner Weihnachtszeit at the Rotes Rathaus — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

11 Tips for Christmas, New Year's Eve and the Advent season

From the 1st Advent over the contemplative Christmas season to the New Year's Eve party: December in Berlin is a very special month.

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Weekend tips in Berlin

TGIF! We have the best insider tips for city explorers, concert goers, exhibition visitors and sports fans on all 52 weekends.   Read more

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What happens this month? We have compiled the most important events for you. Read more

New Openings

What's new in Berlin? New stores, restaurants, cafés and personal tips from the editorial team. There’s a lot to discover. Read more

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Gay Pärchen auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt — © GettyImages, Bild: gilaxia

11 tips for last-minute Christmas gifts

The closer Christmas Eve gets, the more relaxed you feel when you've finally bought all the presents for the coming festive season. But what…

Written for you by: Catrin

Brandenburger Tor um Weihnachten und Chanukka — © GettyImages, Foto: fhm

Weekend tips 13 – 15 /12 /2024

Christmas is coming - with a variety of beautiful performances, a new impressive photo exhibition and a workshop for home-made pottery…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Christmas shopping — © visitBerlin, Foto: Mo Wüstenhagen

The Top 11 Special Cafés in Berlin

A city with a long-standing coffee culture, Berlin offers an incredible variety of cafés. We've selected 11 that stand out with their unique…

Freundinnen auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt — © GettyImages, Bild:martin-dm

Christmas market tips for the 6. - 8. December

6 - 8 December: St Nicholas Day marks the start of the weekend. Fittingly, numerous Christmas markets also take place this weekend.

Café Benedict in Berlin — © Ideenmanufaktur

11 tips for a delicious Breakfast in Berlin

Breakfast into the evening ...we have the tastiest tips for brunch in Berlin.

Written for you by: Kristin

siegess?ule in winter — © iStock.com, Foto: pictureimpressions

11 wonderful Berlin winter walks

Leafy parkland, quirky architecture and fascinating history – all on a crisp winter’s day. Click here to discover wonderful Berlin winter…

Written for you by: Catrin

Kurfurstendamm street in Berlin with Christmas decoration and ta — © Getty Images, Foto: amirage

Weekend tips 6 – 8 / 12 / 2024

Your Berlin Advent weekend will be varied: from opera and readings to a magical Christmas circus, there is plenty to discover. Celebrate…

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Bookshop Bücherbogen at Savignyplatz in Berlin — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 Bookshops in Berlin

For bookworms and bookworms, winter is a wonderful time. Exciting new releases want to be devoured cosily on the sofa or in the café around…

Written for you by: Kristin

Iconic Oberbaum Bridge in Berlin, Germany, crossing the frozen Spree River — © Getty Images, Foto: Wirestock

11 plus 1 alternative ideas for Christmas grumpies

Not in the mood for Christmas? Spend the holidays your way and escape the madness of the festive season.

Our authors

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track. All posts

Berlin Blogger

Fans of fine dining, recreational sports nuts, dog lovers: our guest bloggers see Berlin from their own, completely different perspective. Read for yourself and see where they take us. All posts

Kristin

does not smile on fotos. But in real life she enjoys with a smile in her face the rich cultural life of Berlin - the metropolis both in front of and behind the scenes. Her favourite season is the Berlinale, then she spends 10 days watching movies and writing about them in the blog. All posts

Maria

studied art history in Berlin and is at home in the digital world. For her, things get interesting where technology and sustainability meet art and architecture. As a child, she wanted to become a writer or journalist. Today she writes about the Berlin of the future for you. All posts

Josefine

is originally from Munich and started out her career at one of Germanys largest daily news papers. Before finding her home in Berlin, she also reported as a correspondent and trend scout from the US. Today she is cruising Berlin's neighbourhoods, always on the lookout for good stories - with a focus on culture, music and ideas for the future of an innovative Berlin. All posts

Dagmar

is an archaeologist who has worked on Mayan sites in Central America. After ten years, she left the world of the Maya for a life in Berlin and found that the city a rich place for field research as well. She has fallen in love with cultural treasures of Berlin. Whether alone or with her children, she loves to be out and about in the city, taking the time to look deeper and turn over a stone here and there. All posts

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