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Berlin
City Guide
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Berlin City Guide
Berlin is one of the most influential centers in European politics, culture and science.
Practical Information
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Official name: Berlin
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Capital: Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. It is the country's largest city in area and population, and the second most populous city in the European Union.
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Language: German.
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Currency : Euro.
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Religion: 90% Christians. There is 1.700.000 Muslims and 74.000 Jews.
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Visa: Citizens of European Union, United States, Australia, Canada New Zealand and Japan can use their ID, people from South America can stay there for three months.
Berlin Sights and Museums
The Brandenburg Gate is a world-wide known symbol of Berlin.
The Reichstag building is the traditional seat of the German Parliament.
Gendarmenmarkt, a neoclassical square in Berlin whose name dates back to the Napoleonic occupation of Berlin.
The East Side Gallery based on the last parts of the Berlin Wall is the largest still existing evidence of the city's historical division.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, destroyed in World War II and left in ruins as a reminder of the horrors of war.
Potsdamer Platz, an entire quarter built from scratch after 1995 was not rebuilt as it was divided by the Wall.
Berlin Entertainment
February: The Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), the second largest in the world.
June: Christopher Street Day is the city's big gay parade.
July: the techno Loveparade.
November : JazzFest Berlin and Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmärkte) are held throughout the city in the month before the big day.
Berlin Transports
Berlin has three airports. Flughafen Tegal is the main airport located in West Berlin, take bus 9 or 109 from Zoo Station. Flughafen Schonefeld is East Berlin's airport, take the S-Bahn from Alexanderplatz. Flughafen Tempelhof handles mostly domestic and European flights, take U-Bahn 6 to Pl. der LuftbrĂĽcke.
Berlin's transport network up of buses, S-Bahn and the U-Bahn. A single ticket is €2. A seven-day pass costs €24.30.
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