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This is where the editorial team of visitBerlin gives tips and personal recommendations from their city. Insider tips for events, discoveries from the neighbourhoods, news from Berlin: we have written down what we like.

August in Berlin

© © Kultursommerfestival/Alexander Rentsch

Cultural summer in the capital

Music, dance, museums and a lively festival programme: this is how Berlin spends August.

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Our series

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

Preview

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

Our newest posts

Silent Move — © visitBerlin, Foto: Stefan Klenke

11 Insider Tips for the Open-Air Season

Psst - we'll tell you something: our personal tipps for some extra summer happiness - and where to find it in Berlin.

Written for you by: Josefine

Stand Up Paddling an der Oberbaumbrücke — © DZT, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

June in Berlin

Everywhere in the city, people are celebrating, dancing, marvelling and discovering: 200 years of Museum Island, Carnival of Cultures, Fête…

Written for you by: Maria

View of the cultural centre of Berlin from the Berlin Dom — © visitBerlin, Foto: Mo Wüstenhagen

The Mysteries of Berlin

Berlin is full of surprises and stories – and we have uncovered some of them for you. Take a look behind the scenes and discover the…

Written for you by: Kristin

Grimm',NULL,1920,1057 — © Grimm's Hotel am Potsdamer Platz

Top 11 Rooftop Bars in Berlin

Don't want to sit inside a bar on a nice summer evening? Then up to one of the cool roof terraces.

Written for you by: Kristin

Ice cream cones — © GettyImages, Foto: Hero Images Inc

Berlin's Top 11 Ice Cream Parlours

Cool tips for sunny days. The best ice cream parlours with unusual flavours, vegan ice cream or real classics.

Written for you by: Maria

Boats on the Spree at the Oberbaumbrücke in Berlin Kreuzberg — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 boat trips in Berlin

Pack all your things and head to the nearby boat rental. The water's calling!

Written for you by: Kristin

Die Oberkommandierenden der deutschen Wehrmacht (v.l.: Generaloberst Stumpff, Generalfeldmarschall Keitel, Generaladmiral v.Friedeburg) während der Kapitulation, Berlin-Karlshorst, 8./9. Mai 1945 — © Museum Berlin Karlshorst, Foto: TimofeiMelnik

11 recommendations to commemorate the end of the war 80 years ago

The Second World War ended in Berlin 80 years ago on 8 May. Read our recommendations on where you can gain special retrospectives and…

Written for you by: Dagmar

Rund um den Tegeler See — © visitberlin, Foto: Chris Martin Scholl

The 11 most beautiful city oasis in Berlin

Green parks, sunny beer gardens and lots of city history: Discover with us idyllic places you wouldn't expect in a big city.

Written for you by: Berlin Blogger

Reinickendorf, Tegeler Fließ — © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle

Top 11 bike tours along the waterside in Berlin

Get on your bike and explore Berlin by the water - with beautiful bathing spots and relaxing in the countryside. We show you the most…

Written for you by: Catrin

Our authors

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

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

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

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

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

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