The weather is most reliable although not guaranteed, between May and September. Winter temperatures can fall below freezing.

Cutting edge Berlin is a veritable feast of history, theatre and music. Sites to visit include; the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), a sensitively restored Greek-temple; the Academy of Arts, Mitte is one of the oldest cultural institutions in town, Kreuzberg Political Power Centre -a stately neo-Renaissance structure, the Anti-Kriegs-Museum -the Anti-War-Museum is small but has a big and timely message. Schöneberg, a pretty Kirchhof (cemetery) was a favourite among Berlin's late-19th-century bourgeoisie, Altes Schloss, palace, Spandauer Damm also known as the Nering-Eosander Building after its two architects, the list is long and interesting with something for everyone.