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Distinctive architecture, friendly people and interesting history are reasons to stay a while in this UNESCO World Heritage city on Germany’s Baltic coast.

Berlin’s “great escape” is a peaceful expanse of forests, meadows and ponds, right next to the city center.

Beneath its six soaring towers, immerse yourself in over a millennium’s worth of history at the city’s opulent sandstone cathedral.

See the intersecting jets of water that light up this square at night in front of the neo-Baroque water tower.

Escape the city and head to one of the world’s largest urban parks, which has lakes and meadows, as well as beer gardens and a variety of interesting relics.

Glimpse the ancient world when you explore the interior chambers of this Roman relic, the largest surviving city gate north of the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Explore the Baroque mansions, museums and fountains dotted around the picturesque landscape gardens that make up this large outdoor complex.

Consider the history of these millennium-old walls and admire the works of art in these impressive ruins on a stunning riverside location.

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.

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

Berlin’s “great escape” is a peaceful expanse of forests, meadows and ponds, right next to the city center.

Berlin’s “great escape” is a peaceful expanse of forests, meadows and ponds, right next to the city center.

Berlin’s “great escape” is a peaceful expanse of forests, meadows and ponds, right next to the city center.

Berlin’s “great escape” is a peaceful expanse of forests, meadows and ponds, right next to the city center.

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.

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

A journey through the art and culture of nearly 6,000 years of civilization is as simple as a visit to this world heritage listed island. 

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

Berlin’s “great escape” is a peaceful expanse of forests, meadows and ponds, right next to the city center.

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

A journey through the art and culture of nearly 6,000 years of civilization is as simple as a visit to this world heritage listed island.