Berlin: See
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BERLIN WINTERBADEN
Feeling brave? Join the Berliner Seehunde club for their annual New Year's Day dip in the city's eastern Orankesee lake, where temperatures hover around -4°C and there's the possibility of snow and ice.
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BERLINALE
Berlin's annual Berlinale Film Festival attracts the cream of the international film crop… and their screaming obsessed fans. If you're not one of them, beware as the city is turned into a wanton playground of paparazzi chaos.
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Carsten Holler
Carsten Höller's hallucinogenic new exhibition at Berlin's Hamburger Bahnhof modern art museum peers deep into the strange brew known as “Soma”, a mythical drink said to enlighten and allow access to the divine.
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Entartete Kunst
Eleven controversial sculptures, unearthed last year during archaeological works, are now being exhibited at the Neus Museum. They represent just a fraction of the artistic treasure once declared Entartete Kunst (degenerate art) by the Nazi government and thought lost.
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FREILUFTKINO KREUZBERG
Set in a courtyard in the punky West Berlin neighbourhood of Kreuzberg, this open-air cinema (pictured) is your friendly English-language drive-in movie theatre without the driving. Pay €6.50 and grab a deckchair. Until 28 August.
Address: IM HOF DES KUNSTQUARTIER BETHANIEN AM MARIANNENPLATZ. | Tel: +49 (0)30 2936 1628
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GENDARMENMARKT
Get yourself in the festive spirit with a visit to Berlin's most impressive Christmas market, held in the city's most photogenic square. Expect jugglers and fire swallowers to cap off the usual glühwein, stollen and crafts. Until 31 December.
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HOTEL MARIENBAD
Art installations in hotel rooms are what the Marienbad is all about. Artists are invited to trade their wares and decorate their quarters in exchange for residency in this, one of Berlin's most exclusive joints.
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LONG NIGHT OF THE MUSEUMS
A brilliant way to see many of Berlin's famed museums, all within one evening. Over 100 museums and cultural institutions open their doors from 4pm on 27 August until 2am the next day.