Berlin
Berlin, the capital of Germany
Berlin is a dynamic and cosmopolitan city located in the centre of Europe offering a wide range of lifestyles, cultural events and entertainment. It is Germany's largest city with a population of 3.4 Mio and offers many economic, scientific and academic opportunities as well as cultural events and entertainment. Berlin has four universities, the "Humboldt Universität", "Technische Universität", "Freie Universität Berlin" and "Universität der Künste" and attracts many young people from all over the world.
Living in Berlin
Compared to other capital cities, living costs in Berlin are moderate and affordable accommodation is easy to find. Berlin has a dynamic and very lively scene with lots of pubs, clubs, restaurants, cafés and plenty of leisure amenities whether you look for entertainment, sports, or enjoy beeing out in the open air. There are large areas of forests, nature reserves, country parks, lakes, rivers within the city boundaries. Berlin offers a truly metropolitan lifestyle, but with a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere. The continetal European climate is moderate with the avarage temperatures from 22°C to 24°C in summer and from -1°C to -4°C in winter.
Culture in Berlin
For cultural entertainment there is a wide variety of theatres, operas (Komische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin), concerts, musicals, cabarets and cinemas to choose from. In February each year Berlin is the scene of the International Film Festival "Berlinale", the city's largest cultural event and one of the most important dates of the international film industy. Over 175 museums covre nearly every aspect of about history, art, and science. Most visited are the Pergamon Museum with the pergamon altar; the Old National Gallery displaying a fine collection of 19th century paintings and sculptures and the German Museum for Technology showing the historical development in transport, communication, energy and production engineering.
Other useful informations about Berlin
The official website for Berlin can be found online at www.berlin.de which provides plenty of information about tourism, politics, economy and services in Berlin. Another useful link is www.berlinfo.com. The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology also offers a useful linklist: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/berlin.html.Discovering Berlin is exciting and there are plenty of guided tours either by bus, car, bike, boat or on foot to choose from. Berlin's integrated public transport system is very efficient, user fiendly and getting around and about in Berlin is no problem at all.
Berlin, the capital of Germany
Berlin is a dynamic and cosmopolitan city located in the centre of Europe offering a wide range of lifestyles, cultural events and entertainment. It is Germany's largest city with a population of 3.4 Mio and offers many economic, scientific and academic opportunities as well as cultural events and entertainment. Berlin has four universities, the "Humboldt Universität", "Technische Universität", "Freie Universität Berlin" and "Universität der Künste" and attracts many young people from all over the world. Living in BerlinCompared to other capital cities, living costs in Berlin are moderate and affordable accommodation is easy to find. Berlin has a dynamic and very lively scene with lots of pubs, clubs, restaurants, cafés and plenty of leisure amenities whether you look for entertainment, sports, or enjoy beeing out in the open air. There are large areas of forests, nature reserves, country parks, lakes, rivers within the city boundaries. Berlin offers a truly metropolitan lifestyle, but with a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere. The continetal European climate is moderate with the avarage temperatures from 22°C to 24°C in summer and from -1°C to -4°C in winter.
Culture in Berlin
For cultural entertainment there is a wide variety of theatres, operas (Komische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin), concerts, musicals, cabarets and cinemas to choose from. In February each year Berlin is the scene of the International Film Festival "Berlinale", the city's largest cultural event and one of the most important dates of the international film industy. Over 175 museums covre nearly every aspect of about history, art, and science. Most visited are the Pergamon Museum with the pergamon altar; the Old National Gallery displaying a fine collection of 19th century paintings and sculptures and the German Museum for Technology showing the historical development in transport, communication, energy and production engineering.Other useful informations about Berlin
The official website for Berlin can be found online at www.berlin.de which provides plenty of information about tourism, politics, economy and services in Berlin. Another useful link is www.berlinfo.com. The Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology also offers a useful linklist: www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/berlin.html.Discovering Berlin is exciting and there are plenty of guided tours either by bus, car, bike, boat or on foot to choose from. Berlin's integrated public transport system is very efficient, user fiendly and getting around and about in Berlin is no problem at all.
