Things to do and see in Berlin

There are uncountable things in Berlin that you can discover: the Brandenburg Gate, the rest of the Berlin Wall, or the best shopping streets “Kudamm” and the “Friedrichstraße”. You shouldn’t miss the Museum Island, especially the Pergamon Museum, as well as the Berlin Cathedral and the Tiergarten, a big park in the centre of the city.

Berlin is also the city of music. Indeed, the Berlin Philharmonic is called the best symphony orchestra of the world. In Berlin there are a lot of theatres, for example the well known Berliner Ensemble and the Deutsche Theatre. Berlin is a real paradise for lovers of orchestras.

Do you want to have a fantastic vacation? Rent one of the best apartments in Berlin and discover the thousands of different faces of the German capital. Dive into the world of culture and art! Don’t miss this unique chance and organize your trip to Berlin!

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The Berlin Film Festival 2009

Berlin is a cosmopolitan and multicultural city and as such, every year (since 1951) it celebrates one of the most important film festivals in the world: The Berlin International Film Festival, this year being its 59th edition. More than 19,000 film professionals from 120 different countries will gather in the German capital next February (5th to 15th) to celebrate this epic event.

With more than 200,000 tickets sold, this festival is much more than just a film event. During these two weeks, art, culture and the most glamorous and fashionable parties will take place here in Berlin. Parallel to this year’s event is a festival of films for children, an international youth cinema forum and another event showing German films.

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Squatters in Berlin

The squatters’ movement was born in England in the 60s, but soon it spread to other European cities such as Berlin. This is linked to the punk and underground culture. While almost everywhere squatting was considered an illegal movement, in Germany it was legalized from the 90’s and because of this Berlin became the capital of the squatting movement. It adopted the name of “Instandbesetzen”: it is the union of two words that mean to renew and to occupy.

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