Berlin Itineraries

Planning a trip to Berlin? Our experienced travel editors break down the town so you can make the most of your stay. Let these itineraries be your guide, whether you're here for a weekend or a whole week.

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Day 1
1 See the Brandenburg Gate, explore the Holocaust Memorial and visit the Reichstag.
2 Lunch at Käfer Dachgarten—reserve in advance.
3 Explore Potsdamer Platz then walk along a remnant of the Berlin Wall to Checkpoint Charlie and the Mauermuseum.
4 Walk through the Gendarmenmarkt, Bebelplatz then along Unter den Linden, stopping to browse and shop at Berlin Story.
5 Dinner at Telecafé.
6 Nightcap at Verkehrsberuhigte Ost-Zone.

Day 2
1 A morning and lunch in Museum Island.
2 A boat trip along the River Spree from the quays beside Museum Island.
3 Dinner at Zur Letzten Instanz then cabaret at Chamäleon.

Day 3
1 Visit Berlin Wall Memorial and then go shopping and sightseeing in and around the Hackesche Höfe.
2 Lunch at Monsieur Vuong.
3 Explore Oranienburger Strasse in the Mitte district of Berlin, including the Ampelmann Shop in the Hackesche Höfe, then past the Neue Synagoge (synagogue) to Tacheles and the art galleries along August Str.
4 Dinner at Hasir.
5 Drinks at Tacheles.

Day 4
1 Suburban train to former concentration camp Sachsenhausen.
2 Return to town for a quick lunch at Kietzkantine.
3 Unwind browsing the books and music at Dussmann.
4 Dinner at Paris-Moskau.
5 Dance at Clärchens Ballhaus.

Day 5
1 Tour the underground bunkers of Berliner Unterwelten.
2 Lunch and shopping at KaDeWe and on the nearby Kurfürstendamm.
3 Dinner at Margaux.
4 A concert at Berlin Philharmonic.

Day 6
1 Visit the Jewish Museum.
2 Lunch at Weltrestaurant-Markthalle.
3 Shop at Berlinomat.
4 Dinner at Adlon.
5 Drinks on Simon-Dach-Strasse and clubbing at Berghain.

Day 7
1 Visit Schloss Charlottenburg.
2 Have a simple German lunch at the canteen of the Olympic Stadium then take a stadium tour.
3 Dinner at I Due Forni then chill and drink into the small hours at the Michelberger Hotel's all-night bar.