DK Eyewitness Top 10 Berlin

By Jürgen Scheunemann and DK Eyewitness Travel

Book Overview

World-class museums, inspiring art galleries, a fascinating history, and a unique alternative spirit all
combine to make the thriving metropolis of Berlin the ideal European city break. Our DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around the city with absolute ease.

Our updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Berlin into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best museums, art galleries, parks and gardens, shops and markets, hidden gems and, of course, the best places to eat and drink.
DK Eyewitness Top 10 Berlin is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime.

Inside DK Eyewitness Top 10 Berlin you will find:

- Fourteen easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day-trip, a weekend, or a week
- Berlin's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, eating out, and sightseeing
- Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip - including children's attractions, sights off the beaten track and things to do for free
- A laminated pull-out map of Berlin and its environs, plus ten full-color neighborhood maps
- Practical advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe
- A lightweight format perfect for your pocket or bag when you're on the move- Detailed maps and walks to help you navigate the region country easily and confidently
- Covers: Brandenburger Tor and Pariser Platz, the Reichstag, Unter den Linden, Potsdamer Platz, Museumsinsel, Kurf?rstendamm, the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ged?chtnis-Kirche, the Schloss Charlottenburg, Kulturforum and the J?disches Museum

Looking for more on Berlin's culture, history and attractions? Try our DK Eyewitness Berlin .

About DK Eyewitness:

At DK Eyewitness, we believe in the power of discovery. We make it easy for you to explore your dream destinations. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 1993. Filled with expert advice, striking photography and detailed illustrations, our highly visual DK Eyewitness guides will get you closer to your next adventure. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Named Top Guidebook Series at the 2020 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, we know that wherever you go next, your DK Eyewitness travel guides are the perfect companion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241509610
• ISBN13: 9780241509616
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 3.9" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

All one needs for a week trip, but parts are dated

Overall, a well-designed mini-guidebook. The first part covers the 10 best of the entire city in several categories. The second part of the book divides Berlin into multiple neighborhoods, and provides the best of for each neighborhood. To me, this organization was ideal. The first part allowed me to chose from the major sites, places that are worth traveling to just for that one site. The second part allowed us to find nearby sites when wondering in various neighborhoods. It also includes a very small but decent German (language) dictionary and the standard general tourist information. It's not perfect. It would be better if the side of the book used different colors for different area, and if there were a neighborhood map in with each neighborhood, but those are details. Also, once in a while, it just fails; for example, try to find Arkaden based on information in the book. [I couldn't.] The big problem is that the book is quite dated. The copyright is 2002, and while it says it's been updated since then, there is some out-of-date information. Some examples: "Turkish families having barbecues" (pg 70) -- not any more, there are "no grilling" signs everywhere. "you can assess progress in the construction of the Holocaust-Denkmal" -- which was completed in 2005, as correctly stated elsewhere on the same page. "There are no intercontinental flights to Berlin" (pg 161) -- there are now. While we didn't encounter noticeable problems with the information being out of date, it did make me wonder what we missed.

A perfect planing guide for short trips

If you are planning a short trip to Berlin this is a must have book. It covers excellent restaurants and wonderful places to stop and shop. The essential sights are all listed by region and are explained in enough detail for one to decide if they want to visit. If you are going for a longer period of time I would recommend a bigger guide but I would still get this one to walk around with.

Perfect for a First Visit to Berlin

I have bought many Eyewitness travel guides but this was the first time I used one of their Top 10 guides. It is an incredible travel aid, especially for first time visitors to a major city like Berlin. The guide is about much more than just the top 10 sites in Berlin. For example, each major site, such as the Pergmamon Museum, is further divided into its own top 10. This is an especially helpful aid in a city such as Berlin where the museums alone are worth the trip and each museum deserves days of exploring. When we fell further and further behind our self-imposed schedule, we defaulted to the Top 10 guide and used it extensively: the top 10 at the Egyptian Museum, the top 10 at the Pergamon, the top 10 on Unter den Linden, etc. In addition, the book lists the top 10 in each of a number of categories such as museums, art galleries (which are separated from museums), restaurants, stores, bars, architectural sites, etc. Plus there are neighborhood sections, each with a top 10 list of things to see and a list of cafes, bars and restuarants. This allowed us to go to a major Top 10, see the top 10 within, and then see some of the top 10 of the surrounding neighborhood. I found the recommendations to be reliable. The book is very well organized and includes helpful thumb nail photos. You may or may not agree with all the "top 10" judgements but as a first time visitor I was less concerned about that and more concerned with getting the most that I could out of my few days in a major city. This is the best city guide I have ever used. As an addendum, if you are going to Berlin, buy the murder-mystery novel "The Good German" set in August 1945.