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Berlin’s Jewish community house stands on the site of the Charlottenburg synagogue. Damaged during “Reichskristallnacht” on 9 November 1938, it was mostly destroyed during World War II. Only the portal remains.

The Jewish Museum is not only unique architecturally, but it is also one of Berlin’s most fascinating museums. Its collections present an overview of almost 1,000 years of German-Jewish cultural history; a special exhibition is devoted to everyday Jewish life in Berlin from the end of the 19th century (see Museums) .

This vast youth guesthouse is situated in an excellent spot, in the heart of Kreuzberg, and close to the Jüdisches Museum. The showers are shared, but a bed in a multi-bedded room is not expensive. The hostel is favoured by a young and international crowd.

One of Berlin’s largest youth hostels offers slightly antiquated but comfortable multi-bedded rooms. The staff are very friendly for a hostel in a large city, but the hostel is often overrun by noisy hordes of school kids.

One of Berlin’s oldest youth hostels, popular with groups of students and pupils and not the best place for visitors seeking peace and quiet. The picturesque location on Wannsee makes up for communal showers and dormitories, particularly in summer.

Well-known jeweller, selling quality watches and jewellery in this luxury outlet.

Ambitious restaurant, better known for its view than its food.

A landmark in West Berlin, the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church successfully combines modern architecture with the ruins of the church tower (see Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche) .

The tower ruins of the memorial church, built to commemorate Kaiser Wilhelm I, still stand today as a silent reminder of the horrors of war (see Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche) .