Often overlooked in favour of its more romantic counterparts, Berlin is a dream for travellers seeking a cultural weekend away.
Bursting with clubs, vintage shopping, fleamarkets and edgy bars and still wearing the scars of its turbulent past, the city shines both in summer (where pop-up raves are the order of the day) and during the winter months, when Christmas markets appear in Alexanderplatz and Warschauerstrasse and the beer halls fill with tourists seeking a taste of traditional hospitality.
