Berlin played host to a diverse and sometimes difficult history, modern art, bohemian living, the Olympics and the Football World Cup.
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While staying in the Berlin, try and see UNESCO world heritage site Potsdam, the Brandenburg state capital and only 26km outside Berlin. It is an intriguing complex of palaces and parklands dating from the early 18th century.
For example, Sanssouci Palace, the former Prussian royal summer residence has beautiful gardens and opulent Rocco interiors. The gardens of the palaces are also littered with fascinating buildings such as an 18th century pavilion built in the fashionable Chinoiserie design of the time and the Italian Renaissance stylings of mid 19th century Orangery Palace.
After a few heady days of palaces, museums, bars, shopping and nightlife, you might need to spend a little time relaxing in the city. The Tiergarten is the largest park in Berlin. Or catch a train for some beautiful walks around the lakes in Grunewald Forest.
Animal lovers will enjoy a day at the zoo. The Berlin Zoological Gardens houses an Aquarium, Insectarium and Crocodile Hall. Or see some particularly proud peacocks roaming the grounds of an iced-cake like white palace at Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) – accessible by ferry.
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