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A city with a rich and often chequered history. Old Berlin has morphed into a contemporary, cosmopolitan city, rich in culture, architecture, museums and festivals.

Admire the redbrick Gothic design of this 14th-century treasure and spot the intriguing signs of the occult dotted around it.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

Visit hundreds of museums, theaters, music venues and sporting arenas in the towns and cities of this former coal-mining region in western Germany.

A city with a rich and often chequered history. Old Berlin has morphed into a contemporary, cosmopolitan city, rich in culture, architecture, museums and festivals.

To journey through the art and culture of nearly 6,000 years of civilisation, just visit this world-heritage listed island.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

Torched by Hitler, bombed by Britain and stormed by the Russians, the seat of German power has risen again as a symbol of a united, progressive Germany.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

This symbol of German unification ranks alongside Paris\' Arc de Triomphe as one of Europe’s most iconic and emotive monuments.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

This area of wonderful natural beauty combines forests, meadows and ponds to create an oasis of calm right next to the city centre.

Feel like royalty for a day in one of Europe’s grandest palaces, which was almost 200 years in the making.

Say “Guten Tag” to some of the world’s most exotic creatures in one of the most comprehensive and elegant zoos in Europe.

This symbol of German unification ranks alongside Paris\' Arc de Triomphe as one of Europe’s most iconic and emotive monuments.