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19 Feb, 2016, 11:46 GMT Berlin is now in the League of Cities with 30 Million Overnight Stays
Tourism and convention statistics 2015: Berlin is the engine for tourism in Germany Berlin tourism has exceeded a new record: The State Statistical...
19 Dec, 2014, 10:55 GMT Berlin 2015 - a Year of Top-class Sports and Exciting Art
2015 will be a year for sport and culture in Berlin. The city will host many international sporting events, with the highlight being the UEFA...
04 Nov, 2014, 10:30 GMT 9 November 1989 in Berlin: the Question That Tore Down the Wall 25 Years Ago
When the GDR government convened a press conference for the 9 November 1989, no one expected that there would be crowds pushing through the border...
31 Oct, 2014, 10:00 GMT Berlin Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall from 7-9 November
- Highlight: 8000 balloons will rise into the sky The countdown is on. From 7-9 November, 8,000 illuminated balloons will change Berlin's face. They...
16 Oct, 2014, 09:50 BST 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall: Attractive Packages from Berlin's Hotels
- Deals for 'Wallpeckers': visitberlin.de/en/hotel-offers Pecking your own piece of the original Berlin Wall is still possible, even a quarter...
09 Sep, 2014, 09:00 BST Seeing the Places of History - Berlin: 25 Years Later
- Berliners and visitors alike to become part of the commemoration Stand right on the spots where history was made: that's on the agenda for those...
13 Aug, 2014, 09:00 BST Painting the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall has long been torn down. But there are still original pieces 25 years after the fall. In Berlin-Teltow you can even paint on them...
15 Jul, 2014, 08:00 BST Berlin Expects Crowds to Mark 25 Years Since the Fall of the Wall
- Website wall.visitBerlin.com provides current information The German capital is expecting a large number of visitors to descend on the city to mark ...
