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Berlin Travel Guide - Travel to Berlin
Berlin, the capital of Germany, is active, cosmopolitan, and original, permitting all lifestyle. East meets West in a metropolis at the heart of a varying Europe. Germany's biggest city is a place of opportunities that are waiting to be captured and this in the widest possible range of areas of entertainment and recreation, economic, technological and academic life.
Founded in the 13th century, Berlin has had a significant history. Virtually no other metropolis has accomplished such frequent change, often radical enough to affect the face of the city.
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Although until World War II and Berlin's subsequent division the city had a steady growth in importance, brighter periods have usually alternated with darker ones throughout its history. As the restored capital of a reunited Federal Republic, the city has now again taken up its traditional role at the heart of Europe's cultural, commercial, and political life.
Berlin has considered himself like a city of knowledge and culture since the days of Frederick the Great in the 18th century. The political and cultural developments of the 19th and 20th centuries are evident throughout the city's landscape, manifesting both architectural change and several different approaches to dealing with the consequences of war and destruction.
Berlin's cultural offerings have something for every taste, from world-renowned museums to the Berlin Philharmonic and a tender, creative alternative scene. Culture, nature and history also unite in historic buildings surrounded by parks, lakes, rivers and canals.
Berlin possesses a great tradition as a city of medicine and medical technology. The history of medicine has been amply influenced by scientists from Berlin. Rudolf Virchow was the founder of cellular pathology, while Robert Koch, discovered the anthrax, cholera, and tuberculosis bacillus.
Berlin offers one of the most varied and vibrant nightlife scenes in Europe. During the 1990s, people of 20 - 29 years old from surrounding countries, particularly those in Eastern and Central Europe, made Berlin's club scene the premier nightlife destination of Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, many buildings in Mitte, the former city center of East Berlin, were renovated.
Berlin has implanted an excellent reputation as a host city of international sporting events. Berlin hosted the 1936 Olympics and was the host city for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. The IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be held in the Olympiastadion in 2009. The annual Berlin Marathon and the annual AF Golden League event ISTAF for athletics are also held here. The WTA Tour holds the Qatar Total German Open annually in the city.
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BERLIN TOURISM
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Eating in Berlin
Berlin's cuisine contains many colors of taste, multicultural and of course, exquisite. It has Turkish, Indian, Pakistan, Polish and Czech influences.
 GO! Eating in Berlin
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