BERLIN GETAWAY

Free day. Overnight. Be sure to see: - The New Synagogue as a symbol of Berlin's Jewish tradition almost disappeared. - The Nikolai quarter. Very touristy but the only thing that remains of medieval and Renaissance Berlin. - Checkpoint Charlie. A symbol of the Cold War, protagonist of dozens of films and novels about the era. - Memorial to the Jews murdered in Europe. Peter Eisenman. The last monument to the atrocities of the Second World War and in this case, its prolegomena. - Fersehturm in Alexanderplatz. Aesthetically this communications tower leaves much to be desired but it is a symbol of the Berlin of the communist era and an extraordinary viewpoint. - Tiergarten. The great urban park of the city, has served as no man's land between the Mitte or Center and the Charlottenburg district. It is studded with memorials from the one dedicated to the Soviet troops who liberated the city to the Siegessäule, the monument commemorating Prussia's victory over France in 1871, crowned by a goddess of Victory that is often used as a symbol of the city. - Topography of terror. A macabre complex of museums and memorials where the Gestapo headquarters was located. Very hard but essential to know the history of this city. - East Side Gallery in Friedrichshain, the largest surviving section of the wall converted into a Gestapo museum. - A boat ride on the Spreee river or even up to the Havel. - Marienkirche. The oldest church in the city from 1270, preserves important medieval frescoes from 1485 (Dance of Death).