Berlin City Break Packages -- Deep Inside the Once Divided City

Added: 03/14/2006

Despite being heavily damaged in the World War II, Berlin has managed to return to its old self, gaining fast the reputation of a city renowned for its music, food and fashion. One of the most vibrant cities in Europe, Berlin takes pride in its cultural diversity that remains from the period when West Berlin was known as a Free City, with the motto "something for everyone". Some of its cultural institutions are famous worldwide. City break packages in Berlin get you deep into the culture that not too long ago was separated East from West. Cheap short city breaks abound for the traveler with an eye for saving money.

From the Charlottenberg Palace to the Pergamum Museum and the State Opera House, Berlin city break packages offer an array of cultural opportunities. Many of the buildings damaged in the World War II have been restored to their former glory, the most famous of these being the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche.

The city is at the forefront of the late 20th century architecture, notably in the Potsdamer Platz. For shopping and people watching, consider visiting the Winterfeldt Market, while the Street Market is available every weekend and is considered by many to be a wonderful chance to purchase arts, crafts, drink and food.

Berlin city break packages enjoy the greatest popularity during the Berlin Love Parade, the greatest event of the dance music calendar that brings together more that one million participants descending on the city each July.

As for cultural opportunities, Berlin rates with the top European cities, offering a wide selection of museums, art galleries and exhibitions. In 1841 "Museum Island", nestled in the northern part of the Spree Island, was regarded as THE place to be for looking and appreciating a variety of world famous antiquities and art.

Some of the renowned museum buildings were built there, including the Altes Museum in the Lustgarten, Pergamon Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, the Bode Museum and the Neues Museum in the northern part of the island. However, Museum Island is not the only place where renowned collections of sculpture and painting can be observed. A variety of museums can be found outside of it, notably the Gemaldegalerie, focusing on the paintings of the masters from the 13th to 18th centuries; the Neue Nationalgalerie, specializing in the 20th century European painting; the architecture museum Bauhaus Archive; the Jewish Museum Berlin, housing an exhibition on German-Jewish history and much more. Berlin city break packages offer you the greatest of the world opera in such opera houses as Deutsche Oper, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Komisher Oper among others.

Despite the fact that Berlin's appearance was shaped by the role it played in the country's history in the 20th century, each of the national governments based in the city, including the Weimar Republic, the 1871 German Empire, Nazi Germany and East Germany, initiated a number of construction programs, each bearing its own distinctive character. The tense and unique history of the city has left it with a great number of sites, resulting in more and more tourists on Berlin city break packages.

Historical sights in the city center include the Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden - both regarded as the symbols of the country, and Berlin in particular. Among other prominent sites is the old and new seat of the German parliament Reichstag Building, Gendermenmarkt, Berlin Victory Column, the Berliner Dom, Cathedral of St. Hedwig, Schloss Bellevue, Schloss Charlottenburg, Tiergarten, Potsdamer Platz and much more.

Cheap short city breaks to Berlin are available at a number of travel agencies, allowing visitors to save much for their next vacation and the ones that follow.

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