Why Berlin is worth a trip now

Hardly any other city reflects European postwar history better than Berlin. Having sung about the wall, David Bowie moved to the divided city in 1976, where he found inspiration for some of his more serious songs. If you intend to visit Berlin today, you’ll need a plan. Every district is different and the possibilities are endless. There’s the nightclub district (Berg-hain), the museum hotspot (Nationalgalerie) or the trendy shopping mile in Mitte with all the hip Berlin-based fashion labels (Sabrina Dehoff, Lala Berlin, Kaviar Gauche) and international brands. Or would you rather relax at the historic Wannsee open-air lido?