Brilliant Apartments

Activities

• Don’t miss the huge weekend flea market in the nearby Mauerpark (a strip of parkland where the wall used to run between East and West Berlin). As a result of all the action, the bars and cafés on the Oderberger Strasse are packed to overflowing on Sunday afternoons
  
  
• In summer the atmosphere in the Mauerpark is almost festival-like, with street artists, musicians and groups of locals enjoying a barbecue
  
  
• Fancy a Sunday morning stroll? From the end of the street you can follow the route of the wall along the 'Berliner Mauerweg' (Berlin Wall Trail). A 15-minute walk will take you to the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse, or Simon can arrange bike hire for your stay if you prefer to pedal
  
  
• To experience the more sedate side of Prenzlauer Berg, take a stroll to Kollwitzplatz, where there is a popular food and crafts market on Saturdays. (Jade apartment is located just around the corner from here.) The shops and boutiques in the surrounding streets are great for browsing
  
  
• Many of Berlin’s cultural highlights are within easy reach. From nearby Kastanienallee, you can take the tram 3 stops to Hackesher Markt, the heart of Berlin’s historic (and trendy) Mitte district
  
  
• From Mitte, it is a 10-minute walk to the Museum Island (highlights include the Pergamon Museum for near Eastern art and architecture, the Bode Museum for Prussian Baroque paintings and one of the world's largest coin collections, and the Neues Museum for Egyptian collections including the iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti)
  
  
• Don't miss the beautiful Brandenburg Tor, the proud symbol of a now-united city, and the Reichstag parliament building
  
  
• The Holocaust Museum and Checkpoint Charlie are sobering but important places to visit
  
  
• From Eberswalder Strasse, 5 minutes from the apartments, the U2 U-Bahn is handy for reaching Alexanderplatz (for the landmark Fernsehturm TV tower), Potsdamer Platz (the geographical heart of Berlin) and Charlottenburg (for the famous palace)