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18 of the best things to do in Berlin

By Liz Humphreys and Krystin Arneson

Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in 1989 the German capital's intoxicating mix of grit, glamour and anything-goes expression born from historical repression has made it one of the most dynamic cities on earth. Where else can you saunter through Prussian palaces, venture into Nazi-era bunkers, tour the world's longest outdoor art gallery and lose yourself in Europe's most famous techno temple? (And that's just day one.) So bring an open mind, pack your stamina and get ready to dive into all the city has to offer. Read on for the very best things to do in Berlin .

Hackesche Höfe and Haus Schwarzenberg

Beneath its rough exterior, Berlin hides elegant urban courtyards behind the Altbau buildings that survived World War II. In the heart of Berlin’s central Mitte neighbourhood, Hackesche Höfe is a cluster of eight café- and boutique-filled public courtyards dating from 1907. Following a complete renovation to restore the interconnected höfs (courtyards) to their former glory, the labyrinth reopened in 1996. Several doors down on Rosenthaler Straße, Haus Schwarzenberg is Hackesche Höfe’s gritty, graffiti-covered brother, and it offers a fascinating glimpse of what much of Berlin looked like before gentrification swept in.

Address: Rosenthaler Str. 39, Berlin 10178, Germany Website: haus-schwarzenberg.org

Charlottenburg Palace

Built in 1699 as a summer residence for Sophie Charlotte, wife of King Friedrich I, this massive, multi-winged baroque structure is Berlin’s largest palace. Heavily damaged in World War II and rebuilt and restored over several decades, the palace is home to a number of priceless collections, including royal porcelain and silver, crown jewels and important 18th-century French paintings by artists such as Antoine Watteau. The rooms themselves, most of which were entirely reconstructed, feature ornate plasterwork, gilding and frescoes, all based on original designs. The highlight is the gardens, created in the French and English style, with orderly hedges, fountains, ponds and tree-lined gravel paths.

Address: Spandauer Damm 10-22, Berlin 14059, Germany Website: spsg.de

Berlin Wall Memorial

This free indoor/outdoor museum and memorial is the best place to learn how the Berlin Wall sprung up, practically overnight, what life was like in the former East German state, and the heroic (and heartbreaking) attempts people made to reunite with their families. As you walk along this one-mile stretch of Bernauer Strasse, an open-air exhibit features photographs and signs detailing the stories on either side of the barrier. There’s also a preserved piece of the original border wall and a watchtower, as well as an indoor visitor centre with exhibits chronicling the political and historical events surrounding the city’s division.

Address: Bernauer Str. 111, Berlin 13355, Germany Website: stiftung-berliner-mauer.de

Mauerpark Flea Market

Located along a former part of the Berlin Wall that was a militarised no-man’s land known as the “Death Strip,” the area that is now Mauerpark (“Wall Park") was where guards stationed in watch towers would shoot would-be escapees trying to flee from East Berlin to West. Today, the attack dogs and soldiers are gone, and in their place, the city’s largest and best outdoor market is held every Sunday. Surrounding the bustling market in the trendy green space is something of an anything-goes circus, filled with jugglers, picnickers and the world's largest karaoke party, known as Bearpit Karaoke.

Address: Bernauer Str. 63-64, Berlin 13355, Germany Website: berlin.de

Perhaps no club in Berlin (or the world, for that matter) is more hallowed than Berghain. Set in a former East German power station, this cavernous, nondescript warehouse is the Holy Grail for techno fans, hosting three-day-long debauchery-induced raves. Every weekend, the club attracts some of the best DJs from all over the planet to spin and pump beats so intense that they ring in your bones instead of your ears.

Address: Am Wriezener Bahnhof, Berlin 10243, Germany Website: berghain.berlin

Reichstag Building

Reduced to rubble after one of history's most infamous fires in the 1930s, and then rebuilt decades later, the stately Reichstag is arguably Germany's most iconic landmark. The building has been home of Germany’s parliament (the Bundestag) since 1999 and now serves as a symbol of the country’s reunification. Today, a glistening glass dome designed by starchitect Norman Foster sits atop the grand old structure, and anyone with an advanced booking can ascend its 755-foot-long ramp for sweeping views over the city. The Reichstag dome is one of the most enriching free experiences for first-time visitors to the city, where a troubled past exists side by side with a trendsetting future. Few places employ this juxtaposition quite as well as this monument to freedom and openness, which was literally built atop the site that saw Nazis rise to power.

Address: Platz der Republik 1, Berlin 11011, Germany Website: bundestag.de

Humboldt Forum

The Humboldt Forum’s collection is vast and varied – and honestly more than a little overwhelming. The main exhibit is the Ethnological Collection and Asian Art, which displays about 20,000 objects from Berlin’s former Ethnological Museum and Museum for Asian Art of the State Museums. What’s most interesting here is that many objects are examined in a critical context – for instance, looking at how they were taken from African nations during colonial rule, with descriptions in both German and English. The fascinating, if sprawling, Berlin Global exhibit examines Berlin’s impact on the world in six categories: Boundaries, Entertainment, Fashion, Interconnection, Revolution, Space, and War. The After Nature (Humboldt Lab) exhibition critically examines the interplay between climate change and democracy in countries around the world. Then there are a few exhibitions reminding you of the building’s complex history: a Sculpture Hall displaying fragments of the original palace as well as six large 18th-century sculptures; the Palace Cellar below ground that includes part of the medieval Dominican monastery originally on the site as well as preserved sections of the Berlin Palace’s foundations; and a large-scale video panorama about the history of the site (“800 years of history in just 14 minutes!”) Plus, a panoramic rooftop on the fourth floor (accessible with an extra fee) offers lovely views of the Berlin rooftops. Also of note: as befits a modern museum, a good number of exhibits are interactive, with buttons to push, videos and virtual reality stories to watch, and audio to listen to.

Address: Schlossplatz , Berlin, 10178, Germany Website: humboldtforum.org

Brandenburg Gate

This triumphant neoclassical arch is Berlin’s most famous monument and the only remaining gate of the 14 that originally surrounded the city when it was a proud Prussian metropolis. Since then, Napoleon and Hitler have stormed through it and the world watched as thousands of Berliners swarmed the site with sledgehammers to topple the nearby Wall in 1989. Ever since, this Acropolis-inspired 1791 monument has come to symbolise German reunification. Conveniently located within easy walking distance of a trio of boldfaced Berlin sites (Tiergarten Park, the Reichstag, and The Holocaust Memorial), the Brandenburg Gate serves as a central meeting place for tourists.

Address: Pariser Platz , Berlin 10117, Germany Website: berlin.de

Topography of Terror

You’re on the site of the headquarters of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police force between 1933 and 1945, where many political prisoners were tortured before being sent to concentration camps and prisons. The Reich Security Main Office, created by Nazi paramilitary organisation Schutzstaffel (SS) head and chief of the German police Heinrich Himmel – which was responsible for organising the Holocaust – was also headquarted here starting in 1939. Indoor and outdoor exhibitions walk visitors through the history of these organisations and the crimes that they committed. Especially moving is the outdoor exhibit “Berlin 1933-1945. Between Propaganda and Terror” that looks at how the Nazis came to power in Berlin; it’s displayed amongst excavated sections of the fomer building (visible through glass panels) where the Nazis planned their crimes against humanity. The comprehensive inside exhibit goes into even more depth, using photos and stories to tell the story of when the Nazis came to power and the crimes they committed until World War II ended. Both exhibits, plus regularly rotating temporary ones, are free to visit. For even more history, to the site’s north you’ll find the longest section of the Berlin Wall still remaining in the city centre.

Address: Niederkirchnerstraße 8, Berlin, 10963, Germany Website: topographie.de

Museum Island

Berlin's Smithsonian on the Spree, Museumsinsel (“Museum Island”) is a UNESCO-inscribed collection of five world-class museums and a must-see for anyone coming to Berlin. Spanning 6,000 years of art and history, the island’s ensemble of museums (The Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Pergamonmuseum, and Bode Museum) represent the pinnacle of Germany’s museum collection. Here, visitors can come face to face with Nefertiti; ascend an ancient altar dedicated to Zeus; and marvel at Monet, Cézanne, and Degas’ landscapes before crossing the bridge back to mainland Berlin.

Address: Bodestrasse 1-3, Berlin 10178, Germany Website: smb.museum

Neue Nationalgalerie

All of the Neue Nationalgalerie’s art dates from the 20th century. The museum’s permanent collection is strong on German Expressionism – think Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Max Beckmann, and Emil Nolde – along with Cubist and Dada works, plus worthy pieces by such 20th-century art world luminaries as Pablo Picasso, Edvard Munch, Piet Mondriaan, Joan Miró, and Wassily Kandinsky. Though the permanent exhibition space on the lower floor is large, it only holds about 250 pieces, so selections from the museum’s collection of about 5,000 artworks rotate throughout the year. (A new, larger “Berlin modern” museum is under construction next to the Neue Nationalgalerie to display more of the artworks; however, its planned opening in 2027 is in question, as it’s already behind schedule and millions over budget.) When the Neue Nationalgalerie reopened in 2021, the permanent exhibition space featured art from 1900 to 1945; from late 2023 through October 2025, the museum is displaying works from 1945 to 2000, with such artists as Barnett Newman, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, and Louise Nevelson. Visitors also have the chance to catch the Gerhard Richter Art Foundation, which has loaned 100 works from the renowned German artist to the museum until at least 2026. You can hit the highlights in 60 to 90 minutes, but it will be a bit rushed. Two hours will give you a much more relaxed pace to explore the permanent and temporary collections, and to maybe even spend some time enjoying the lovely sculpture garden, if the weather’s nice.

Address: Potsdamer Str. 50, Berlin, 10785, Germany Website: smb.museum

Sammlung Boros

A renovated Nazi-era bunker in the now-posh Mitte district houses this private collection of contemporary art, owned by Christian and Karen Boros (who actually live in an apartment on the roof). The selection of sculpture, paintings, photographs, and installations by international artists rotate every four years, but have recently featured contemporary artists like Katja Novitskova, Guan Xiao, and Kris Martin. A guided tour across its five floors reveals not only the impressive collection but also the long history of the bunker, which was used as a Nazi air raid shelter and later became an underground techno club (you can still see vestiges of fluorescent paint in some rooms and stairwells). Tours (required) book up months in advance, so plan accordingly.

Address: Reinhardtstraße 20, Berlin 10117, Germany Website: sammlung-boros.de

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

A short walk from Brandenburg Gate, this sprawling, maze-like set of 2,711 concrete columns is a haunting reminder of the atrocities and toll of World War II and Germany’s main memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Officially called the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the site occupies an entire 205,000-square-foot city block and was designed by American architect Peter Eisenman after an exhaustive 17-year planning process. The memorial’s abstract design offers no explanation or prescribed walking path, but simply invites visitors to enter and become swallowed in its tomb-like slabs.

Address: Cora-Berliner-Straße 1, Berlin 10117, Germany Website: stiftung-denkmal.de

East Side Gallery

With more than 100 paintings, the East Side Gallery is the world's largest (and longest) open-air art gallery. The 0.8-mile stretch of the Berlin Wall, which runs parallel to the Spree River, once trapped East Germans inside. But when the rest of the Wall came crumbling down in 1989, this stretch remained and became a concrete canvas for international artists, who splashed it with murals between February and June of 1990.

Address: Mühlenstraße 3-100, Berlin 10243, Germany Website: stiftung-berliner-mauer.de

Tempelhofer Feld

Used as a lifeline by some two million people during the Allied Airlift, Tempelhof Airport is now a sweeping urban playground that’s larger than Central Park. On sunny days, thousands of Berliners come to jog down the abandoned runways, bike under the old radar station, and grill next to grounded Cold War-era planes. Stay long enough and you’ll see beekeepers in the lawn, windsurfers on the runway, cricket players by the tarmac, zipliners in the forest and much more.

Address: Tempelhofer Damm, Berlin 12101, Germany Website: gruen-berlin.de

Berlin's signature park and "green lung," Tiergarten Park is a leafy 519-acre oasis that was once used as the hunting grounds of Berlin’s rulers (“Tiergarten” means “animal park”). These days, the boars and pheasants have moved on, and in their place a series of lakes, hiking paths, English gardens, and even a biergarten attract joggers, cyclists, and sunbathers. Towering over the centre of the park, the gilded Siegessäule (Victory Column) is the most famous of Tiergarten’s many monuments and commemorates Prussian war victories. Nearby, the white Schloss Bellevue palace is where the German president lives. Elsewhere, don’t miss the manicured English Garden and teahouse, and Berlin’s most attractive and romantic biergarten, Café am Neuen See, where lovers can enjoy a pint, a pizza, and a paddle aboard a rowboat on the lake. It would take you days to see all of the park – we recommend downshifting and taking your time here with a bike, a blanket and a book.

Website: visitberlin.de

Prater Garten

Prater Garden, Berlin's oldest biergarten, comprises almost a full acre of communal tables and benches. Although Germany’s capital city doesn't have the biergarten culture of Bavaria, this gem has been around since 1837 – and has withstood the multiple tests of time for good reason. Like most biergartens, the atmosphere is relaxed and convivial: People focus on their company first and their drinks (think Pils and housemade dark beer) second. This is also Berlin's best spot for a bratwurst fix; nothing goes better with sun and bier than a grilled sausage, so choose from spicy or standard. Bavarian pretzels make for great beer-side snacks, too.

Address: Kastanienallee 7-9, Berlin, 10435, Germany Website: prater-biergarten.de

Condé Nast to Launch Condé Nast Traveller in Germany

Condé Nast today announced plans to launch Condé Nast Traveller in Germany in autumn 2024. Part of the Condé Nast portfolio, Condé Nast Traveller is the world’s leading luxury travel and lifestyle media brand providing inspiration and expert advice to discerning travellers across the world. Authoritative and influential, Condé Nast Traveller’s flagship properties include their annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Gold List and Hot List.  

With a dedicated editorial team based in Munich, Germany will join as the 8th owned and operated market for Condé Nast Traveller and is part of a larger strategy to expand Condé Nast’s market reach with its brands. Conde Nast Traveler was launched in the US more than 35 years ago; in autumn 2023, it launched an O&O edition in the Middle East. It also has O&O editions in the UK, Spain, Italy, India and China.  

The first print issue of Condé Nast Traveller Germany hits newsstands in fall 2024. It will publish six issues per year accompanied by a robust digital and social media presence. The Munich-based editorial team will report to Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director, Condé Nast Traveler, and work closely with the brand’s international editorial teams. More details on the German editorial team will follow soon.  

“We are so excited to launch Condé Nast Traveller in Germany, which has always been such a vibrant and sophisticated travel market. Audiences here demonstrate a real passion for travelling the world, for authentic cultural experiences and making the most of their time away, whether it's a city or beach break, a wellness or adventure holiday. Partnering with our global network across seven countries, our new CNT Germany team will be dedicated to creating inspirational and informative content tailored to the German traveller. It also gives us a unique opportunity to create local stories here that we will be able to export across our international platforms, doing more to showcase Germany as a rich and unique destination for global travellers”, says Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director, Condé Nast Traveler.  

Andrea Latten, Chief Business Officer, Condé Nast Germany, adds: “For Condé Nast Germany, the launch of Condé Nast Traveller is an exciting business opportunity that will allow us to tap into a new market segment and expand our target group. We are looking forward to reaching this milestone. It is an important signal to the market and for Condé Nast Germany.” 

Condé Nast Traveller Germany is the fifth brand in the portfolio of Condé Nast Germany alongside AD Architectural Digest, GLAMOUR, GQ and VOGUE.

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Condé Nast Traveller: Loft spots in Berlin

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A decade after this aparthotel opened, it's still one of the city's most stylish places to stay. The two adjoining buildings - one historic, the other a futuristic new-build clad in stainless steel - were designed and renovated by Britta Jürgens and Matthew Griffin, forward-thinking architects who specialise in green buildings. The minimalist apartments - it's worth paying for the extra space of an Introverted or Extroverted loft - have exposed concrete floors and walls, under-floor heating and floor-to-ceiling windows. Furniture is a well-edited mix of contemporary Danish items and simple, sturdy Ikea pieces; the small but efficient kitchens are stocked with basics (coffee, olive oil, organic cleaning supplies). There's a hidden roof terrace, open to all, with impressive views of the Berlin skyline. Although officially in Mitte, the lofts are a bit off the beaten track, near Nordbahnhof station, which is currently the site of a lot of construction work; however, the aparthotel's guides are happy to point guests in the direction of nearby highlights and hotspots. Jürgens and Griffin are now designing a second outpost in Kreuzberg, near Checkpoint Charlie, which will incorporate art studios and work spaces.

Loft spots in Berlin , Gisela Williams, published in Condé Nast Traveller (UK) , January 5, 2015

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31 June Travel Deals to Kick Off Summer

By Kyler Alvord and Paris Wilson

Summer is finally here. As we gear up for fun in the sun, there are some great travel deals to round off the month of June that you'll want to keep on your radar. Before the scramble for last-minute Fourth of July plans, snap up one of these deals for a quick weekend getaway or a big European vacation. From $89 hotel stays on the Las Vegas strip to 25 percent off Play flights to Europe, there's a lot of ground to cover in the next few weeks.

This month, hotels are beefing up their discounts to entice travelers to book early, especially for reward points members—Marriott is treating Bonvoy members to 20 percent off hotel and resort stays. Find discounted cruise trips with Oceania's deal offering two cruise fares for the price of one with an abundance of add-ons: free unlimited Wi-Fi, champagne, and shore excursions. Plus, Amtrak is continuing its ongoing sale, making regional travel a breeze for a quick weekend getaway. Jump on these deals before they rise like the temperatures.

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Play Airlines is offering competitive flight deals to Europe.

Jet Blue is celebrating 20 years of flights to the Dominican Republic

Jet Blue is happy to celebrate twenty years of flights to the DR with travelers, and this monumental milestone calls for major savings. Now until June 24, travelers can score fares as low as $99 on one-way flights to the Dominican Republic from September through November.

Play Airlines is offering 25 percent off flights to Europe in celebration of Pride

To celebrate Pride month this year, Play Airlines is offering two advantageous deals. First, travelers cans take 25 percent off flights to Iceland, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, London, and Paris. Travelers will find daily departures out of Boston Logan Airport (BOS), New York Stewart Airport (SWF), Dulles Airport (IAD), and Baltimore International Airport (BWI). The deal applies to flights between August 2024 and March 2025. The second deal is a giveaway for one lucky traveler who will win free Play flights for two to attend Iceland's Pride in August. Travelers can submit to enter the giveaway  here  from June 18 through June 23, 2024.

College students save big on Lufthansa flights and baggage fees

Verify your student status with Lufthansa and immediately reap the rewards, unlocking a host of discounted economy flights between the United States and Europe, India, Africa, or the Middle East. Students also earn one free piece of checked baggage and the option to get a refund without fees. The program only applies to students in college who are over the age of 16.

Cut costs big time with Frontier Airlines’ shockingly cheap one-way flight sales

Spring sales are in full swing at Frontier Airlines , where travelers can currently snag one-way flights as cheap as $14 between select locations on select dates. This option works best if you’re flexible with dates and destinations—you won’t have a lot of wiggle room with these deals. If you’re feeling restless, on a budget, or are eager to get out of town, consider Frontier for an affordable start to your getaway.

Save up to 30 percent on vacation packages with Spirit Airlines

The budget airline is making it a cinch to save big not just on airfare, but hotels and more with its vacation packages , which are currently up to 30 percent off when travelers book a combination of flights, hotels, or rental cars together. Several of the top deals offer trips to Las Vegas and Cancun from cities like Chicago , Houston , and Atlanta , starting at surprisingly low prices that include flights and a hotel.

Save up to 40 percent on hotel stays with Etihad Airways’ Stopover Package

Stopover packages are a great way to add another destination to your journey without spending too much extra cash. Travelers who want to experience Abu Dhabi can take advantage of Etihad Airways’ discounted Stopover Packages , which currently include up to two free nights in select three- or four-star hotels, or 40 percent off two- or four-night hotel stays at premium properties. The offer also comes with discounts on restaurants and other experiences, as well as amenities like 24-hour check-in and complimentary Wi-Fi. Travelers must make bookings at least three days in advance before arriving in Abu Dhabi.

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Ride out Amtrak’s range of ongoing sales

Amtrak is always offering some good longer-lasting deals. Students aged 17–24 can enjoy up to 15 percent in savings on train rides booked at least a day in advance, trimming costs on a variety of routes that range from coast to coast with no change fees. Plus, on most journeys, seniors save 10 percent on ticket costs—that means travelers 65 and over for qualifying domestic trips and ages 60 and up on cross-border expeditions. And, Amtrak has sweetened the savings on its children’s discount , so little ones between two and 12 years old may travel for 50 percent off with an accompanying adult.

Save 10 percent on Grand Canyon Railway getaway packages

The Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel, home to one of the most scenic train routes in the US , will cover all the bases with its two- and three-night getaway packages that include lodging, meals, and—of course—a train ride through the Southwest’s most-visited national park. The bundles are currently 10 percent off the usual price for an undetermined amount of time, meaning if there was ever a moment to jump on the full canyon experience, it’s now.

Plan a large group outing and earn the seventh spot free

Looking to take your next family reunion to a new level? Get the ol’ college friends back together? Go on a quadruple date? Whatever the occasion, EF Go Ahead Tours’ Group Travel Program caters to large groups, allowing you to handcraft your next experience and save some money along the way. For every six people who sign up, you’ll get a seventh tour spot for free. You can view this as buy six tickets, get one free; or buy 12, get two free; or buy 18, get three free—you get the point. There’s no cap to the number of free spots you can earn. Why not go all out?

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Secure hotels for as low as $89 on the Las Vegas strip

For those flocking to Las Vegas this summer, you can book popular hotels such as Caesars Palace , Flamingos, Paris Las Vegas, and Nobu Hotel Las Vegas for rates as low as $89 a night during the Vegas Vacation sale. Now through July 1, travelers will get the lowest rates possible with the promo code BAR24. If you aren't able to make it in the next few months, reservations can be made for stays between now and March 2025.

Marriott Bonvoy members get 20 percent off resort and hotel stays

It pays to be a part of the Marriott Bonvoy rewards club. From June 10 through July 7, Marriott Bonvoy members are able to save 20 percent off hotel bookings for weekend getaways and 20 percent off of resorts stays throughout the week. While members get the most savings, non-members can still get 15 percent off.

Get up to 20 percent off at Ace Hotels when you pay early

Ace Hotel’s Greetings From the Future deal rewards guests who book—and pay—at least two weeks in advance by trimming up to 20 percent off the reservation price. The discount, cleverly branded as “paying it forward for future you,” applies at multiple Ace locations and can be secured by booking through the deal webpage.

Book a suite with Loews Hotels and get extra on-site perks

Loews Hotels is sweetening its suite experience by giving travelers up to $125 daily for food and drink—the credit amount varies by location—plus free Premium Plus Wi-Fi. Currently, the hotels offering the largest dining credits are Loews Miami Beach and Loews Regency New York , but other properties still put up a good fight. Check out the offer page to find out what you can expect at your dream Loews destination.

Get a sweet, suite deal at Mondrian Los Angeles

Level up your LA vacay with discounted suites at Mondrian Los Angeles—they’re currently 20 percent off and also come with a $25 daily in-room dining credit and guaranteed late check out of 1 p.m. (early check-in is based upon availability; the deal also is subject to availability, and blackout dates may apply). The suites offer travelers a spiffy home base right in the heart of West Hollywood, and the property’s dreamy rooftop pool is a perfect way to wind down after a day of sightseeing and celeb spotting.

Hop on a free catamaran cruise in Jamaica with Beaches Resort

If you’re looking for a dreamy island getaway, look no further. Those who book a Jamaican trip with Beaches to either Beaches Negril or Beaches Ocho Rios can expect a free catamaran cruise on bookings of five nights or more. Stay seven nights or more to also get $250 in resort credit. Use the code JJAM2024 to secure the deal.

Save 15 percent or more on spontaneous bookings with Booking.com

Booking.com loves a getaway deal , which comes in handy if you’re still not sure where you’re staying for that last-second trip you’re trying to pull together. The site promises at least—not “up to”—15 percent off qualifying hotels of all price ranges, which are sorted by destination on the site to help guide you to a decision.

Save on select Ace Hotel properties, including its Brooklyn location

Unlock up to two free nights at thousands of Wyndham properties worldwide

From now until August 31, Wyndham rewards members have the chance to earn up to 15,000 bonus points (worth two free nights). Stay two consecutive nights at a Wyndham property to earn 7,500 bonus points, three consecutive nights to earn 12,500 bonus points, and four or more consecutive nights to earn 15,000 bonus points. Rewards members can also expect savings of up to 20 percent off or more when they book a stay for three or more consecutive nights between May 22 and July 15, 2024. Stays must be redeemed by September 30. You can join Wyndham’s rewards program for free here .

Save 20 percent at Omni Hotels on three-night stays

Omni’s Spring Savings offer is crystal clear: At the chain’s participating hotels and resorts, guests can now save 20 percent on bookings of three nights or longer. Book directly through the offer page and the deal is done, no additional effort required.

Take up to 15 percent off properties at Extra Holidays

Whether you’re looking for a sunny summer destination like Daytona Beach or the US Virgin Islands , or want to experience city life in Atlanta or Las Vegas , Extra Holidays has tons of great hotels to choose from. Guests will see savings of up to 15 percent off at properties from Club Wyndham, WorldMark by Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club, and more, as long as they book between now and July 8.

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Score two cruise fares for the price of one on an Oceania cruise

During Oceania's “ simply MORE” sale event, travelers can secure two cruise fares for the price of one, get bundled roundtrip airfare, and receive free airport transfers, shore excursions, champagne, and unlimited Wi-Fi. The available 2024 and 2025 sailings are covering much of Europe: Lisbon, Hamburg, Amsterdam, and Barcelona ; as well as Singapore, Montreal , Aukland, Buenos Aires , and New Zealand.

Take 40 percent off Holland America Line cruise fares

Holland America Line has started its Summer Savings event and ends June 28. The highlight of the deal is snagging up to 40 percent off fares for cruises between May 2024 and April 2025, but you can also get up to $100 in onboard credit, a 50 percent reduced deposit, and—on select cruises—you can bring third and fourth guests for free.

See up to 15 percent in savings and up to $2,200 in ship credit on select Seabourn voyages

Take to the waters with Seaborn to “sea” some really great savings on select 2024 and 2025 trips. Guests can save up to 15 percent on select voyages when they book between now and June 25, 2024, like an 18-day trip through Chile and Antarctica , or a cruise through the Panama Canal . Guests can also take advantage of the “More Moments on Us” promotion which offers up to $2,200 in ship credit per suite that can be applied to a variety of activities include shore excursions, spa services, and Wi-Fi packages. (The promotions must be used separately.)

Enjoy all-inclusive amenities on a yacht-style Windstar cruise for $89 per day

Windstar Cruises’ all-inclusive fares allow guests to upgrade to a luxury ocean experience for only $89 more per day per guest, if booked by June 30 and more than five days before departure. This means you’ll get Wi-Fi access plus unlimited alcoholic beverages with gratuities included. Windstar’s yacht-style cruises tour a variety of areas , from the Mediterranean and northern Europe to Tahiti and Central America.

Sail the seas with nearly half off Hurtigruten Expeditions cruises

It’s still wave season and you can expect deals on all of your favorite cruises to destinations around the world. For those that book their next Hurtigruten Expeditions trip between now and June 30, savings of up to 45 percent are in your future. You can expect to see these huge discounts on 2024 and 2025 expeditions to Antarctica , Alaska , Greenland , the Galapagos Islands , and plenty more.

If you miss the cutoff for the 45 percent offer, there’s hope for you yet. With some extra planning, travelers can still slash 40 percent off 2025-2026 cruises , and for a limited time, solo travelers can join select cruise itineraries without paying the single supplement fee .

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The listening bar bringing a new vibe to downtown Tunis

By Amelia Dhuga

It is early evening in downtown Tunis . The sun has just started to dip below the horizon, an apricot glow settling on the residential neighbourhood of Lafayette. Whitewashed townhouses, time-worn hotels and shimmering apartment blocks momentarily light up in a tangerine haze.

Most people are leaving work. Telltale queues have formed outside bakery shops and the roads are laden with bright yellow taxi cabs. As I draw closer to central Rue de Koweit, however, the hectic sounds of rush hour are replaced by a series of familiar melodies – Fairouz, Umm Kulthum and Sade pour out of nearby windows, their voices dancing in the evening air.

The focus is on the vinyl

Mixing cocktails at the bar

These tracks are emerging from a newly opened listening bar, Atom. Located on the first floor of Hotel Ibn Khaldoun, the bar itself stands in stark contrast to its surroundings. A spiralling staircase and glittering marble corridor lead visitors to a set of heavy wooden doors. Inside, beats bounce off dark terracotta walls and heavy curtains.

The space itself is small and I quickly catch sight of its two co-founders, Haifa Bazdeh and Sofia Jemmali. At one of the mahogany tables, the pair are drinking coffee and pouring over a handful of records. They explain that they're choosing the set list for our conversation. After much discussion, we eventually settle on a selection of retro Arab funk tunes – tracks from Nisyan, Alech, and Saat Alfarah.

Atom's co-founder Sofia Jemmali

The idea to open the space originally came from Bazdeh. “I visited listening bars in Paris and Berlin, though the concept itself originally comes from Japan," she tells me. “In these spaces, listening to music is treated like a sacred ritual. It is almost spiritual.”

While the bar stays true to the Japanese focus on sound, Bazdeh decided to stray slightly from some of the more traditional aspects. “Most listening bars will play one album or one artist for the evening,” she explains. “We do have some events in this style – including our infamous Sade Nights – but we also wanted to adapt the concept to suit Tunisia.”

“One thing we like to do is showcase regional pieces,” Bazdeh tells me, becoming more animated as she talks about the resurgence of Algeria's folk music. “The Algerian Rai style is having a huge resurgence in Tunisia at the moment, so we have themed nights focusing on a selection of Rai artists.”

Co-founder and DJ Haifa Bazdeh

Atom also invites guest DJs to play at the bar. “When we ask someone to perform at Atom, we encourage them to play the music they listen to at home. This means the selection is often very personal,” she explains.

Bazdeh herself is a DJ who goes by the professional name, Astrid. “When I am hired for an event, I am asked to play deep house and techno. At Atom, I love to play soul, funk and blues. It creates a homely vibe.”

Aside from Atom's claret velvet curtains, vintage touches appear throughout, with brass light fixtures and 1970s speakers perched overhead. “The details nod to traditional speakeasies from the prohibition period [in 1930s America],” Jemmali, its designer, explains. “Compared to the bars located in the nightlife district of Gammarth, central Tunis is more conservative and chaotic – Atom is a secret escape from all of this.”

The space is also designed to create a sense of community; plush armchairs and sofas lie haphazardly all around. “We want people to feel comfortable and as though they are at home,” Jemmali tells me. “Take the cushioned bench lining the back wall, it intrinsically joins the tables in front of it together. Visitors are therefore very close to each other and able to mingle.”

“The menu was also created with this sense of community in mind. It is focused around traditional sharing, or mezze, style plates,” Bazdeh jumps in, gesturing towards the shakshuka, hummus and bnadek, or spiced meatballs, in front of us.

As the evening draws on, guests pour into the bar. A regular DJ at Atom, Hamdi Ryder is curating the set list. I soon learn that Hamdi is somewhat of a celebrity on the local music scene. “After the Revolution, the cultural landscape really started to take off and I opened a house and electronic collective called Downtown Vibes World in 2013,” the DJ tells me. In 2018, Ryder also opened Eddisco Records, a record shop based in Lafayette.

The only record shop in Tunis, Eddisco Records provides key supplies to Atom – a task Ryder is more than happy to take on. “Atom is changing the music scene in Tunis for the better. Instead of taking music for granted as background noise, people are sitting down and listening to tracks again,” the DJ explains, a proud smile spreading across his face. “I normally play electronic or house mixes at the clubs in Gammarth, but here I am able to reveal a different facet of myself.”

Returning to the decks, Ryder lines up a series of down tempo, acid-jazz style pieces by American Mark Farina. Around us, conversation ebbs and flows, people occasionally talking amongst themselves before sitting back in silence. In these moments of quiet, the sole focus of everyone rests on one thing – the beats reverberating around the room.

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Chemnitz (Alemania), la gran sorpresa de 2025

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Una de las experiencias más agradecidas es bajar del tren en un lugar del que apenas se sabe nada y proceder a descubrirlo, como por ejemplo Chemnitz (Alemania), la tercera ciudad más grande de Sajonia, tras la musical Leipzig y la monumental Dresde, su capital. Una vez dejado el equipaje en el hotel Chemnitzer Hof, edificio de mármol y arenisca construido en 1929 en el más puro Bauhaus, comienza la exploración.

Vecina del hotel, impresiona la Theaterplatz, plaza cuyo protagonista, el Teatro de la Opera, tiene diseño Jugendstil y es obra de Richard Möbius, quien lo levantó en el auge de la construcción del XIX, cuando en Chemnitz se edificaron más de un centenar de edificios públicos. Sede del teatro de Chemnitz, ofrece una amplia variedad de eventos culturales.

Theaterplatz.

Cortejan al teatro, a un lado, la catedral neogótica de San Pedro y, al otro, el Kunstsammlungen , donde se suceden exposiciones temporales, pero también permanentes, en un espacio donde los cuadros respiran entre paredes pintadas en vivos tonos que los hacen destacar. Así pasa con una obra llena de color y sentimiento del enorme expresionista, miembro del grupo Diu Brücke (El puente), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, oriundo de Chemnitz.

Muchas de las pinturas de Schmidt-Rottluff fueron destruidas durante la quema del 39, en Berlín, pero aún queda un gran testimonio de su obra provocadora, como aquel cuadro que muestra un Chemnitz cubierta por las 800 chimeneas de fábricas y refinerías, de cuando era considerada una de las ciudades alemanas con mayor desarrollo del movimiento obrero, antes de quedar prácticamente destruida en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Durante la Revolución Industrial, la ciudad se había convertido en un importante centro de manufactura, especializándose en la producción textil y metalúrgica.

Cuadro de Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.

Aparece Nischel (La Cabeza)

Siguiendo con el agradable paseo primaveral en que el aire lleva perfume de lilos, doblamos un recodo hacía la Brückenstrasse, una de las principales avenidas, y paramos, en seco, al contemplar una cabeza que nos deja atónitos por sus dimensiones y expresión. El coloso, de 40 toneladas y siete metros de altura, representa la cabeza de Karl Marx y, además de ser punto de encuentro, es el lugar más fotografiado de la ciudad. Curiosamente, el filósofo, autor junto a Friedrich Engels del Manifiesto Comunista, nunca estuvo en Chemnitz, ni siquiera habló o escribió sobre ella.

Por cuestiones políticas de aquellos tiempos, coincidiendo con el 70 aniversario de la muerte de Marx, se eligió Chemnitz para colocar la tremenda cabeza, y se cambió el nombre de la ciudad sajona por el de la ciudad de Karl Marx. Se cuenta que la gente, al rellenar formularios, ponía como lugar de nacimiento Chemnitz, pero que habitaban en Karl Marx, al revés de lo que viene ocurriendo recientemente, desde que el vocablo de Chemnitz fue recuperado, en honor al río que lo cruza, en 1990, en plena reunificación alemana. Ahora, los mayores rellenan esos papeles habiendo nacido en Karl Marx, pero viviendo en Chemnitz.

Fuente frente al Ayuntamiento de Chemnitz.

La transformación de una urbe

Mientras el hotel Cosmos sobresale como el edificio más alto de la ciudad, a la altura del suelo, en la Innere Klosterstraße, hay que tener cuidado al pisar los famosos pingüinos de Chemnitz, obra de arte de Peter Kallfels cuya inscripción indica que la coordenada geográfica de longitud 12º 55’ 11” fluye hacia el este y se encuentra con una de las mayores colonias de pingüinos emperador de la Antártida, exactamente a 15.000 kilómetros de distancia.

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El casco antiguo de la ciudad es un conjunto de construcciones que hablan de los momentos históricos por los que ha pasado Chemnitz. Está ‘El puente rojo’, una torre de ladrillo solitaria sobreviviente de la destrucción de la amurallada ciudad, y testigo de la evolución de Chemnitz. A sus pies se observan placas conmemorativas de personas de relevancia en la ciudad; lo que sería un paseo de la gloria. La variada arquitectura de sus agradables plazas habla de la reconstrucción urbana, con edificios levantados en los últimos 20 años por arquitectos de renombre internacional, como Helmut Jahn o Hans Kollhoff, o el centro de la ciudad, rediseñado por Christoph Ingenhoven. La gente llena los pubs y restaurantes de la plaza donde está asegurada una excelente cerveza artesanal. Los amantes del café no se pueden perder el tostadero de Café de Bohnenmeister, un lugar acogedor donde se producen artesanalmente cafés tostados y sabrosos.

Ayuntamiento de Chemnitz.

El ayuntamiento neorenacentista sobresale en el centro de Chemnitz. Desde su torre se puede observar la panorámica de la ciudad. Puertas adentro alberga, en la sala del Consejo Municipal, un fascinante mural de Max Klinger: Trabajo - Prosperidad - Belleza (1905), que sorprende por su magnificencia y significado subyacente.

Ciudad verde y tecnológica

Zonas verdes no le faltan a Chemnitz, como el parque Schönau, el más popular entre sus habitantes, con hermosos jardines y senderos. Y en lo que respecta al aspecto fundamental de Chemnitz como ciudad industrial, cabe mencionar que su Universidad Técnica juega un papel indispensable en la formación de profesionales en ingeniería e informática. De hecho, el festival de Chemnitz Linux Days atrae apasionados de la tecnología.

Para entender el porqué del aspecto tecnológico de Chemnitz, es imprescindible visitar el Museo de la Industria, donde aprender sobre la evolución de la tecnología e industria en la ciudad sajona, desde la producción textil hasta la ingeniería de precisión.

Stadtbad Chemnitz.

La ciudad es un centro tecnológico especialmente en los sectores del automóvil y de la industria suministradora, la tecnología de la información y la construcción de maquinaria e instalaciones. Como dato curioso, en Chemnitz se inventó el termo y el primer detergente para ropa delicada, entre muchas otras patentes. En tiempos, era común ver etiquetas “Made in Chemnitz”.

Hay que mencionar dos estructuras de interés especial: la Stadtbad Chemnitz, de estilo Art Noveau, diseñada por Fred Otto y una de las piscinas cubiertas más grandes y modernas de la Europa años 20, que sigue recibiendo nadadores de todas las edades. El otro edificio, si en su tiempo chocó por la vanguardista estructura Bauhaus, hoy resalta por la pureza de sus líneas. Una joya de la arquitectura moderna, construida entre 1929 y 1930 siguiendo el proyecto del arquitecto de renombre internacional Erich Mendelsohn. En sus principios sirvió para albergar los rompedores, en aquel entonces, almacenes Schocken. Hoy, sus tres mil metros cuadrados, convertidos en Museo Arqueológico, muestran 300.000 años de la historia cultural de la región del actual Estado Libre de Sajonia.

Museo Arqueológico.

El Camino Púrpura

El significado genuino de “ Glück auf ” en eras mineras era “Vuelve sano y salvo”. Actualmente, es la forma de saludar en las montañas del Camino Púrpura, deseando buena suerte y felicidad.

Apoyado por 38 municipalidades de Sajonia Central, desde los Montes Metálicos hasta la región de Zwickau, lo que se ha venido a llamar El Camino Púrpura (The Purple Path), cuyo color se escogió, parece ser, recordando el tono de la Semana Santa que evoca serenidad y esperanza, se trata de una ruta artística, artesana y cultural cuya narrativa es la montaña y cuyo fin es crear un hilo conductor entre la región y la ciudad. Sacar a la luz los pueblos mineros, ya que los muchos minerales de los Montes Metálicos fueron la razón de ser de la ciudad industrial de Chemnitz, llamada el Manchester Sajón.

La ruta –idónea para practicar ciclismo y senderismo– discurre por los Montes Metálicos, famosos por 850 años de actividad minera que, aunque no esté en vigor, se siente en cada curva del camino de los 400 kilómetros que entraña. Estaño, cobalto, plata hierro y también el contaminante uranio han conformado el paisaje y la vida de sus pueblos.

Más de 70 artistas internacionales ofrecerán su punto de vista, su arte, para escoltar la capitalidad de Chemnitz y su región. Seguir el Camino Púrpura es entrar en el pasado y en un presenta que ha supuesto la reconversión de su gente, de las minas, de los oficios y labores, en las que apuestan por la sostenibilidad y el progreso.

La obra ‘The Stack’, del inglés Tony Cragg, en el Camino Púrpura.

Durante el recorrido por los Montes Metálicos, bordeados por bosques milenarios, parada obligada es Ehrenfriedersdorf, donde se encuentra la obra llamada Wildschwein, que muestra tres esculturas de animales en bronce, de Carl Emanuel Wolff, que custodian la mina de estaño y plata de Zinngrube, cuyas galerías están abiertas a la exploración de los visitantes.

Impresionante es la siguiente escultura del camino, situada en los jardines del balneario Bad Schlema. A pesar de ser de bronce y tener cuatro metros de altura, The Stack, obra del inglés Tony Cragg, tiene un aspecto liviano, está en movimiento. Quizás haga las veces de un artístico altar de las montañas Annaberg que, si años atrás eran un cementerio forestal destruido por las minas de uranio, hoy rehabilitadas vuelven a presumir de verdes praderas.

La más bella de las Navidades

En las tiendas artesanales del encantador pueblo de Schneeberg dan ganas de llevárselo todo. Hay que hacer un inciso para explicar cómo esta villa de los Montes Metálicos es famosa por su Navidad. Mercadillo navideño, aromas a galletas de jengibre, vino caliente… Sin embargo, lo que la distingue de otras localidades son los candelabros con forma de arco que cada vecino enciende en la ventana.

En las esquinas del Schwibbogen (candelabro), hay un ángel, o dos, o tres, al igual que en otros casos encontramos la figurita (o figuritas) de un minero, ya que los ángeles responden a la cantidad de niñas que tiene la familia de la casa y los mineros representan el número de chicos. Una casamentera forma de hacer futuros planes para los jóvenes del pueblo.

Cada esquina, puerta o ventana de Schneeberg guarda el recuerdo de las minas.

Cuando cayó el muro, gran cantidad de industrias y empleos se perdieron, con lo cual la región tuvo que reinventarse, aprendiendo o recuperando antiguos oficios de artesanos. De hecho, Schneeberg tiene una academia de artes y oficios a donde acuden alumnos internacionales para aprender técnicas textiles y talla en madera. Se complementa con la galería taller Atelier Hangengeblieben, donde cualquiera puede ir a perfeccionar el oficio.

En la tienda de guantes hechos a mano Feinste Lederhandschuche seit 1876, su propietario, Nils Bergauer, mientras corta una pieza de piel de cordero, elástica y delicada, cuenta cómo su afición por el negocio comenzó cuando su abuela le regaló unos guantes para celebrar su confirmación. Fue a encargarlos al taller de guantes de aquel entonces, y se enamoró del oficio. Ahora sus guantes los lucen desde Angela Merkel o los bailarines del Bolshoi hasta actores de innumerables películas y series.

El mismo amor por el oficio tiene Lars Neubert, tallador de madera en su taller-tienda Holz & Kunst erleben, quien habla de un legado que pasa de padres a hijos, ya que las figuritas de madera de los Montes Metálicos, especialmente las navideñas, se exportan por todo el mundo y están consideradas de la mejor calidad y creatividad.

Autorretrato de Otto Dix (1912) en el Museo Gunzenhauser.

La colección de Otto Dix

De vuelta a Chemnitz, parada y visita al museo Gunzenhauser, antiguo banco construido en estilo New Objectivity por Fred Otto en 1939 y rehabilitado como museo por Staab Architects. Destaca su escalera escarlata y un espacio diáfano para exhibir 3.000 obras de arte, entre las que se encuentra la mayor colección del pintor Otto Dix, unos de los más grandes representantes de la Nueva Objetividad alemana.

Música y motor

La localidad de Zwickau, parte integrante de la capitalidad de Chemnitz 2025, destaca por dos factores importantes. Por un lado, fue cuna de Shumman y allí fundó su hogar con su esposa Clara Shumann, hoy convertido en uno de los museos de música más bellos y completos de Alemania. Por otra parte, la relación estrecha que ha tenido esa región con el mundo del automóvil se contempla en el fascinante Museo August Horch, dedicado a la historia de los automóviles Audi.

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August Horch fundó la empresa Horch & Cie Motorwagenwerke AG en Zwickau, Alemania. El nombre de Audi vino de la traducción al latín de su propio apellido: Horch (escuchar). En 1932, Audi dio un paso trascendental al fusionarse con otras tres marcas de automóviles alemanas: DKW, Horch y Wanderer. De ahí los cuatro círculos, logo de Audi. La historia de 100 años del automóvil se presenta de forma extraordinaria en estos 6.400 m 2 por los que se vuelve a los años 20 y sus fastuosos modelos, se descubren los primeros coches de Fórmula 1 y se llega a la DDR y el célebre Trabant, cuya esquela reza el final de sus días, tras la caída del muro.

Museo August Horch.

No se puede dejar esta región tan sorprendentemente atractiva sin visitar alguno de sus muchos castillos. El castillo de Coldiz fue prisión de guerra durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y actualmente ofrece una amplia visión de la historia. El Rochlitz es uno de los más antiguos de Sajonia, mientras que el Palacio de Wanderbug, de 1912, es el más moderno. Otros se han convertido en señoriales hoteles, pero cada uno tiene algo que merece la pena descubrir.

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Where to eat, stay, and see art in Berlin, where people are tiring of just clubbing

By Rick Jordan

I first landed in Berlin in the late 1990s, in the heady years after the fall of the Wall. I was aware enough of its licentious reputation to startle a teacher by announcing plans to run away there and open a club. But that first night my girlfriend and I chanced on a bar owned by the Glaswegian cousin of queer artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman. I DJ'd with a pile of scratched 78s, he took us to a party in an after-hours record store run by Russian émigrés, and we ended the morning at a techno night in the basement of a mansion block on Karl-Marx-Allee, sweating among the Stalinist decor.

The penthouse Graham’s Residence at Telegraphenamt

Views of Fernsehturm tower from Telegraphenamt, a new hotel inside an old telegraph office in central Mitte

I've been returning ever since. It's a city that exists in a state of constant flux and reinvention, its patina of history and subcultures overlapping like club flyers on a street wall. I've tried to get a handle on it from the revolving top of the Fernsehturm, clapping for the raggle-taggle performers at Mauerpark's Bearpit Karaoke , browsing gallery shows at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art . Like New York , it's a city whose cultural depictions blur with reality. It's hard to cycle under the Victory Column in Tiergarten without glimpsing Bruno Ganz's angel from the Wim Wenders movie Wings of Desire, or to walk past a late-night corner shop spätis without cutting in a Fassbinder scene. George Grosz caricatures peer from the walls of crowded bars.

Over the last generation, the no-curfew, paint-it-black streets of Neukölln and Friedrichshain and the underground clubs such as Berghain and Tresor have, for many, come to define Berlin. But high-end Charlottenburg, past the congealed commercialism of City West, is enjoying a quiet revival. This is Art Deco Berlin, leafy-boulevard Berlin, where two hotels, Wilmina and The Hoxton, have recently opened. “It's crazy, as it used to be superexpensive, but Berlin's leveled out—other areas have risen so much that Charlottenburg now seems affordable,” says Karenine, an old friend and regular at the legendary neon-signed Paris Bar, a favourite with Bowie and Iggy when they lived here in the late '70s and still a rendezvous for the fashion and art worlds. “It's greener and feels more open. And it's not obligatory to wear black here.”

Lietzenseepark in trendy Charlottenburg

The James-Simon-Galerie at Museumsinsel, or Museum Island

I cycle along Charlottenburg's petite Suarezstrasse , past antiques shops and the high windows of Altbau mansion blocks built in the 1920s, finding social eddies around the micro-Kieze—the capsule neighborhoods—that define the city . “People here take their time to get used to new things, but once they find and like what you do, they come again and again,” says Kristiane Kegelmann, a young chocolatier who opened Pars, her first restaurant, in Charlottenburg late last year. “I love Lon Men's Noodle House on Kantstrasse, Giro Coffee Bar at Knesebeckstrasse, Hot Spot near Adenauerplatz. I like the fact there are still artisans here, cobblers and fabric cutters.” I lean my bike near my own favourite coffee shop, Audréy, and watch the world go by.

“Poor but sexy”: That was Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit's notorious description of the city back in 2003. Two decades later, Berlin is, if not exactly rich, no longer poor. As for sexy, well, you decide. A German friend tells me artists are fleeing the city; Leipzig and Düsseldorf are where it's at now. “I don't know if it's changed that much,” says Claire Koron Elat, who edits 032c , a Berlin-based deep-dive culture magazine. “If you compare it to Paris , London , or New York , it's still very affordable. There are new galleries opening, such as Heidi and Molitor, and Callie's is a residential art space that's creating some really interesting work.” She mentions shows she's recently curated by Lukas Heerich, who composes runway music for Dior, and Christophe de Rohan Chabot, who plays with meme culture.

The Château Spritz at the hotel Château Royal

Chef Gal Ben Moshe of Prism

If anything has changed, it's that Berlin has grown up. “The underground scene is still strong, but people are tiring of just clubbing,” says Lawrence Hazen, who opened the Kreuzberg gallery, Cabin , earlier this year with José Cuevas. “You now have places such as Trauma Bar that mix club culture with a meaningful artistic program.” Blurring lines is now second nature in Berlin. Klaus Biesenbach, the newly appointed director of the Neue Nationalgalerie , is broadening the museum's purview to include shows by Yves Saint Laurent and giving a platform to underrepresented Turkish artists . “Club culture's no longer the dominating force in the cultural landscape,” says Yousef Hammoudah, director of Fotografiska Berlin , the fourth international outpost of the famed Swedish museum, which opened in September. “It's now a fertile ground for everything from design and art to the tech industry. And the club generation is evolving, maturing into a diverse group with a wider range of passions—less transient and more stable.”

The Oranienburger Strasse building that Fotografiska occupies is a snapshot of the city's 20th-century history. Originally a Jewish-owned department store, it was used as a prison by the Nazis, then moldered until the Wall fell, after which it was squatted by the freewheeling Tacheles art collective—the name is Yiddish for “outspokenness”—whose graffiti still adorns many walls and doors. Now, with a top-floor extension by Herzog & de Meuron, it contains bars, restaurants, and exhibition spaces that reimagine the gallery concept as an immersive, all-day, all-night hangout. It is carrying out an agenda to mirror the city's multicultural tapestry, not only with its photography and artwork but also through the people it employs.

The wild garden at the hotel Wilmina

Sculptor Kristiane Kegelmann adds some finishing touches to a plate of pralines at her food venture, Pars

Further east, in Rummelsburg, I feel a little like David Copperfield as I walk past dauntingly large redbrick walls that are slowly being taken over by artists and students. Here I find Cuevas and Hazen at their other project, which is gradually emerging from the remains of a 1920s river-bathing lido. Claus Sendlinger used to organize raves in the newly reunified city, then founded Design Hotels; his latest venture is called Slow, whose projects include Flussbad, a genre-jumping community that will embrace a hotel, an adaptogenic café, a members' club, and live-work spaces. A new Berlin riviera, perhaps. At its heart is a structure that resembles a Brutalist Aztec pyramid, with a wood-pressed concrete interior and a built-in spatial sound system for events that will range from avant-garde soundscapes to a Nan Goldin film soundtracked by a live a cappella choir. “We had one performance recently where the sound of a helicopter was so realistic, everyone in the room ducked their heads,” says Sendlinger, laughing. “We'll always have art and music in the city, but we're now seeing a more sophisticated, Berlin point of view emerging. It's a new way of storytelling.”

A guest room with art by Ingrid Wiener at Château Royal

The stairwell inside Wilmina hotel has Bocci lights

Where to stay

The city's transformation includes a set of hotels that reflect the creative scene—and at times become a part of it. Giving artists free rein to design bedrooms could go a little Yoko Ono, but the rooms in Château Royal Mitte hotel are all, well, works of art, by luminaries such as Damien Hirst, Danh Vo, and Simon Fujiwara. Each has provided paintings, photographs, sculptures, and even installations for spaces that glow with a woody, analog warmth, inspired by the muted palette of a 1920s West Berlin apartment. Things are a little more transformative at Telegraphenamt , a neo-Baroque industrial palace and former telegraph office off Mitte's Oranienburger Strasse. Perhaps in the old halls you will hear the chatter of Weimar ghosts, like Bertolt Brecht or Kurt Weill, whose telegrams to each other would whoosh down the pneumatic tubes that still coil around the basement. In disrepair since before the Wall fell, the building had its rescue plotted by Roland Mary, the restaurateur behind the schnitzel-searing society darling Borchardt. The place has created its own center of gravity, drawing in bright young things to the DJ bar and palm-fronded restaurant booths for maki and soft-shell crab tempura. Adding a bit of whimsy, balloon-like lights painted with scribbly faces bob above.

José Cuevas and Lawrence Hazen of Cabin gallery

The foyer at Reethaus, a new performance venue

The scene is more idyllic at trendy Wilmina , where in late summer the courtyard feels subtropical, bursting with foliage and drifts of white flowers—an overgrown secret garden on Charlottenburg's main artery, Kantstrasse. The city outside disappears behind the gate, just birdsong in the air. The hulking building was once a women's prison, but Grüntuch Ernst, a family-run architectural studio, has spent the past decade softening its edges. Also in Charlottenburg, London transplant The Hoxton opened last spring, upcycling a ho-hum '70s building into a kinetic homage to the district's early-20th-century heritage. Bedrooms feature pink scalloped headboards and bouclé-fabric chairs, but more time will be spent downstairs in the lobby bar and winter garden with its Delft fireplace and weekend DJs.

Inside Fotografiska

Heirloom figs, tempura, whipped goat cheese, honey, buckwheat, and fennel pollen at Café Frieda

Where to see art

The newish Heidi , on Kurfürstenstrasse, has avant-garde multi-media shows, and Galerie Molitor, off Potsdamer Strasse, is a collective of Berlin-based and international artists such as Penny Goring. At Cabin , by the Landwehr Canal in Kreuzberg, the walls showcase moody paintings from artists like Wolfgang Günther, who plays with mythical abstracts. Photography institution Fotografiska opened its Berlin location with Candice Breitz's satirical Whiteface. Neue Nationalgalerie 's 2024 lineup includes a show on Josephine Baker, a star of Berlin's Weimar scene. November will mark 35 years since the Wall's fall, though the largest commemoration will be the 164-foot Monument to Freedom and Unity, to be unveiled after the anniversary.

Chef Sophia Rudolph, inside her restaurant Lovis

The multipurpose café and beer garden Jules B-Part in Gleisdreieck

Where to eat

The city's restaurant scene used to be dominated by the back-slapping bonhomie of Parisian-style brasseries. But that's changed, and women are leading the way. I wander Wedding, a working-class district in northwest Berlin, passing a residential art commune called Callie's and a cultural space in a former crematorium called Silent Green before reaching Julius for a plate of anchovies at the counter. “We get the art crowd in a lot,” says Julius's co-owner Inga Krieger. “But also Turkish locals curious about how we prepare aubergines.” The restaurant opened during the pandemic opposite its Michelin-starred sibling, Ernst . The kitchen staff gathers vegetables from a market garden near Potsdam and from nearby farmers for small plates such as fire-grilled corn rib on onsen egg.

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“I felt that Berlin finally had a homegrown food culture worth coming back for,” Sophia Rudolph tells me at Lovis , her restaurant in the new Wilmina hotel, looking out at leafy ferns through a terrarium-style window. The young Berliner, who spent years working in Lyon, France, with Alain Ducasse before returning to the city, sources ingredients locally from the Brandenburg region for a vegetable-led menu, fermenting and pickling to coax out flavor. Dark earthenware plates showcase still lifes such as tomato tartare topped with preserved cucumber beside a pool of cured egg yolk and amuse-bouches including lettuce tacos filled with sorrel and shiitake mushrooms. It's dramatic food, accentuated by the setting: a former prison yard, with redbrick walls.

A painting by Simon Fujiwara in the lobby at the art-focused Château Royal

Delicate sashimi at Julius, in the Wedding neighborhood

“Brandenburg is a tough place to grow food—the soil is so dry—but we work closely with our farm partners,” says Samina Raza as she sits at the counter of Café Frieda , in Prenzlauer Berg. Elkin & Nelson plays on the sound system as fresh ravioli dough is rolled in front of us, filled with feta and eggplant, and folded into squares. “One guy in Potsdam makes miso for us and loves experimenting with cool Asian herbs; we make ricotta with milk from the Erdhof dairy, which is run on closed-loop principles.” Café Frieda is a good-times place that likes to crank up the volume, but it's serious about food. “Fuck industrial agriculture,” says the menu. Tel Aviv–born chef Ben Zviel's specialties include mangold with veal-stuffed onion and cucumber sorbets. Meanwhile, at the radish-pink Happa , Sophia Hoffmann and Nina Petersen's commitment to a low-waste philosophy is reflected in the upcycled interior; popular dishes include Austrian-style kasnudeln pasta filled with hazelnut pulp and leberwurst made from red cabbage and mountain lentils, with optional pairings from the Mindful Drinking Club, a cool shop dedicated to nonalcoholic wine and spirits. And at the diminutive Pars in Charlottenburg, Munich-born pâtissière and sculptor Kristiane Kegelmann and her chef, Alina Jakobsmeier, make artful pralines and a tasting menu of savory dishes using flowers and ingredients they harvest themselves, such as delicate ravioli filled with caramelized onions in mushroom broth, scattered with dill blossom.

Liquor bottles at hyperlocal restaurant Café Frieda

Eggplant-stuffed mezzelune at Happa

Set on a small street nearby, Prism is a Michelin-starred restaurant with bespoke white ceramics, but it feels like a mom-and-pop outfit, with chef Gal Ben Moshe bringing out dishes while his wife, Jacqueline Lorenz, bustles over with her latest wine find from the Judean Hills. There's a growing Israeli community in Berlin, and its food culture is booming, with recent-ish arrivals such as Kitten Deli (order the kohlrabi and harissa). “I'm trying to create a new language for Levantine cuisine,” Ben Moshe says as he brings over Yemenite flatbread with sweetbreads and a dainty musakhan doughnut with Israeli caviar and mango, “to give new life to its ingredients without forcing myself to be authentic.”

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Vogue吃什麼／「2024世界50佳餐廳」完整名單揭曉：巴塞隆納Disfrutar全球第一，曼谷Gaggan拿下亞洲最高名次，香港大班樓急升至全球26

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「世界50佳餐廳 The World’s 50 Best Restaurants」在拉斯維加斯永利酒店舉行的頒獎典禮上，邀得全球的著名主廚、餐廳老闆和業者共襄盛舉，共同迎接「2024世界50佳餐廳」名單揭曉。

由於評選機制調整，以前獲得過第一名的餐廳不能二次登頂，而是入列「Best of the Best」名單，其中包括Noma、Osteria Francescana和Mirazur，因此2023年全球第一的Central也入列Best of the Best家族，為 Disfrutar 創造了佔據榜首的機會。

至於最後名單是如何評選出來的呢？該名單由一個專家小組決定，有幾條規則：小組成員不能為他們有經濟利益的任何餐廳投票，而且他們必須在過去19個月裡在獲取他們選票的餐廳用餐。

巴塞隆納Disfrutar在「2024世界50佳餐廳」榜單上排名第一。

關於2024全球最佳50餐廳 Disfrutar

位在西班牙巴塞隆納的 Disfrutar 長期以來一直受到評審團的好評，它在 2023 年榜單上排名第二，並且自 2018 年首次入選便拿下最高新入獎（Highest New Entry）以來，一直是世界50佳餐廳的常客。主廚 Oriol Castro、Eduard Xatruch 和 Mateu Casañas 於 20 世紀 90 年代在 El Bulli（西班牙傳奇分子料理餐廳，也位列Best of the Best 名單中）相識，隨後在巴塞隆納 Eixample 區開設了 Disfrutar，該餐廳以其創意十足的菜單和漂亮的空間而聞名，並被外界視為El Bulli創意精神的繼承者。

2024全球最佳50餐廳 Disfrutar

Disfrutar的料理特色在於融合了創意與情感的體驗。

亞洲排名最高曼谷Gaggan，最佳進步獎香港大班樓

每個大陸排名最高的餐廳都獲得特別提及，非洲最好的餐廳是位在南非開普頓的La Colombe；紐約的Atomix是北美排名最高的餐廳，亞洲排名最高的餐廳是曼谷Gaggan，2024 年南美洲最佳餐廳是利馬的Maido，歐洲最佳餐廳當然是巴塞隆納的 Disfrutar。

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個人獎項「Resy One To Watch」頒給在國際美食圈掀起風潮且值得持續關注的新星餐廳，今年由洛杉磯的Kato獲得；世界最佳甜點師授予Nina Métayer；2023年名列全球第50的香港大班樓，今年急升至26名，獲頒最佳進步獎「The Highest Climber award」實至名歸。

2024年世界50家餐廳完整名單

1. Disfrutar, Barcelona 2. Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Spain 3. Table by Bruno Verjus, Paris 4. Diverxo, Madrid 5. Maido, Lima 6. Atomix, New York 7. Quintonil, Mexico City 8. Alchemist, Copenhagen 9. Gaggan, Bangkok 10. Don Julio, Buenos Aires 11. Septime, Paris 12. Lido 84, Gardone Riviera 13. Trèsind Studio, Dubai 14. Quique Dacosta, Dénia 15. Sézanne, Tokyo 16. Kjolle, Lima 17. Kol, London 18. Plénitude, Paris 19. Reale, Castel di Sangro 20. Wing, Hong Kong 21. Florilège, Tokyo 22. Steirereck, Vienna 23. Sühring, Bangkok 24. Odette, Singapore 25. El Chato, Bogotá 26. The Chairman, Hong Kong 27. A Casa do Porco, São Paulo 28. Elkano, Getaria 29. Boragó, Santiago 30. Restaurant Tim Raue, Berlin 31. Belcanto, Lisbon 32. Den, Tokyo 33. Pujol, Mexico City 34. Rosetta, Mexico City 35. Frantzen, Stockholm 36. The Jane, Antwerp 37. Oteque, Rio 38. Sorn, Bangkok 39. Piazza Duomo, Alba 40. Le Du, Bangkok 41. Mayta, Lima 42. Ikoyi, London 43. Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Berlin 44. Mingles, Seoul 45. Arpege, Paris 46. Single Thread, Healdsburg 47. Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau 48. Hisa Franko, Kobarid 49. La Colombe, Cape Town 50. Uliassi, Senigallia

原文出自 Conde Nast Traveller UK

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