Travel tips for wintery Berlin

Travel tips for wintery Berlin

DW presenter Nicole Frölich was out on the town in Berlin to shoot the next edition of Discover Germany, DW's weekly travel show. She wanted to find out if Berlin is worth visiting in winter. Yes, it is!

Sightseeing

 Cold or not, some sights just can't be missed on any first-time visit to Berlin:
 Brandenburg Gate: the symbol of Berlin
 Berlin Cathedral: Berlin's biggest church
 The Reichstag: seat of the German Bundestag
 TV Tower: the visitors' platform offers a breathtaking view of the city


Museums

 Museums are a staple of urban sightseeing!

The Museum Island is a sight in itself with a listing as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

 The Natural History Museum: A sensational new exhibit is thrilling visitors: the only Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on display anywhere in Europe.

 The Currywurst Museum: whimsical, delectable and typical for Berlin

 Topography of Terror: an eye-opening, horrifying and informative exhibit on the crimes of the Nazi era

Shopping

 Berlin is a shopper's paradise. Here are some of the best places to shop:

Kurfürstendamm: Berlin's premier shopping boulevard

 Bikini: a shopping center full of unusual little boutiques

 Schlossstrasse: after Kurfürstendamm, it's one of Berlin's largest shopping boulevards

 Mitte District: a big selection of little shops, from upcycling to high fashion

Food & Drink

 Nothing helps fight the cold and damp like a layer of winter fat - easily and tastefully obtained in Berlin's vast selection of dining establishments. Increasingly popular is the vegan cuisine, to be found, among other places, here:


Chipps: a vegetarian restaurant with many vegan dishes on the menu

 The Bowl: This restaurant serves vegan dishes with organic ingredients, all of them prepared strictly according to the Clean Eating concept.

 Viasko: a vegan restaurant with soya gyros and gluten-free dishes

 Vöner: Berlin is known for its kebab. It can be found here in a vegan edition.

Activities

 Swimming in the lake and playing beach volleyball are winter activities only for a very hardy few. More popular for the colder days are:

With snow:
 Sledding down the Teufelsberg
 Cross-country skiing on the Tempelhofer Feld

 Without snow:
 Climbing in the Magic Mountain Climbing Gym
 Ice skating (there are several rinks around Berlin)

Nightlife

 Berlin's nightlife is legendary, summer, winter, spring and fall. The colder outside, the hotter inside:

Simon-Dach-Strasse in Friedrichshain: the place to go bar hopping without going long distances in the cold. Here it's one pub after the other.

 Rosenthaler Platz in Mitte: Bars with and without dance floors are concentrated here, for example: Mein Haus am See.

 Berghain: Berlin's most famous club for the fetish-oriented. Not everyone gets through the door.

 The Pearl and Felix: these two clubs are the places to go to party down in style.

And action! Here's a personal peek behind the scenes by Nicole Frölich.

Source: http://www.dw.com/en/travel-tips-for-wintery-berlin/a-19076956