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Morning

Begin your tour of Charlottenburg at Breitscheidplatz and stroll down Kurfürstendamm in a westerly direction. Turn left into Fasanenstraße to visit the Käthe-Kollwitz-Museum and to see the Literaturhaus . You could stop for a mid- morning breakfast at Café Wintergarten in the Literaturhaus, before going back up Fasanenstraße in a northerly direction. On the left you will pass the Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin , and on the right you can see the Jewish House and the Ludwig-Erhard-Haus. Diagonally opposite, on the other side of Kantstraße, stands the Theater des Westens. Continue along Kantstraße on the left side until you reach the shopping centre Stilwerk, a place no one has ever been known to leave without buying something!

On Breitscheidplatz

Afternoon

A good place for lunch is the restaurant Soultrane in Stilwerk shopping centre. Afterwards, continue along Kantstraße to Savignyplatz . Now explore the small streets around the square, Grolman-, Carmer-, Knesebeck- and Mommsenstraße. Small shops invite you to browse and spend your money, and the Café Savigny is a good place for a fruit flan with whipped cream and a cup of coffee. For the early evening, Schell is recommended; here you could try fresh pike-perch or one of the Mediterranean dishes.

Morning

Start from the famous ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof , which you can reach by S-Bahn. From here continue along Stresemannstraße in a north-westerly direction to the Martin-Gropius-Bau . It is easy to while away a few hours in this impressive building if there is a special exhibition. You could take a break for refreshments in the museum café. A visit to the neighbouring exhibition, the Topographie des Terrors afterwards will bring you face to face with the dark Nazi past of this area. Continue along Niederkirchnerstraße, past an original section of the Berlin Wall, to Wilhelmstraße. Then turn into Kochstraße to visit Checkpoint Charlie and the museum at the former border .

Afternoon

You can buy a tasty lunch at Sale e Tabacchi in Kochstraße. Continue along Kochstraße in an easterly direction and you will get to the heart of Kreuzberg. Make a detour south on Lindenstraße to the Jüdisches Museum or carry on into Oranienstraße . Take the U-Bahn U6 from U-Bahn station Kottbusser Tor to Platz der Luftbrücke. The Viktoriapark nearby is a good place for a rest, while shopaholics prefer a stroll up and down Bergmannstraße. At the end, turn north into Baerwaldstraße and continue to Carl-Herz-Ufer, where you will be able to round off the day with a delicious evening meal at the Altes Zollhaus .

Morning

Set off from U-Bahn station Senefelderplatz - one of the lively spots in Prenzlauer Berg. From here, explore the old tenement blocks and backyards. Now continue in a westerly direction along Fehrbelliner Straße to Zionskirchplatz with its eponymous church. There are numerous cafés on the square, such as Commode , where you could stop for a capuccino. Continue along Zionskirchstraße, then turn left into Kastanienallee. This is one of the most colourful streets in the quarter. At the end of the street you could pop into Prater ; now turn right into Oderberger Straße, one of the best preserved streets of the district. Continue along Srzedzkistraße in an easterly direction until you reach Husemannstraße . Have a good look around the Old Berlin streets, you may find something interesting to buy.

Afternoon

You could have lunch at one of the many restaurants in Kollwitzplatz : Gugelhof and Zander are both worth recommending . Continue along Knaackstraße to the small Synagoge Rykestraße . From here it is only a few paces to the Wasserturm in Knaackstraße. Give your feet a rest on the small green space around the tower, before continuing along Belforter and Kollwitzstraße to Schönhauser Allee. You will find perfect tranquillity there in the Jewish Cemetery.

Morning

Start with a journey on the U-Bahn. From the centre of town, take a U2 train in the direction of Ruhleben, and at Bismarckstraße station change to the U7 train in the direction of Rathaus Spandau. Ten minutes later you will have reached the centre of Spandau Old Town , where you can visit Breite Straße and Nikolaikirche.

Before returning to Charlottenburg, make sure you visit the Zitadelle Spandau . There, in the museum café, you can also enjoy a late breakfast. Return by U-Bahn. This time, get off the train at the Wilmersdorfer Straße station, one of the few pedestrianized areas in Berlin. This is a particularly good area for shopaholics and bargain hunters.

Afternoon

From Wilmersdorfer Straße a 20-minute walk along Kaiserdamm in a westerly direction will take you to the Funkturm and the Messegelände with the “Ehrenhalle”. You could have lunch at the Funkturm-Restaurant , and enjoy the magnificent views. Nearby, the Haus des Rundfunks (broadcasting house) and the Georg-Kolbe-Museum are worth visiting.

After your museum visit, if you still have some time and energy, you could take bus No. 218 from here to the Olympiastadion. In the evening, return to Charlottenburg and Savignyplatz by bus No. 149. Here you can enjoy the justly famed, delicious Franconian cooking at Florian’s.

Morning

Start your morning walk through Berlin’s southern districts by taking the S-Bahn (lines S7 and S1) to Mexikoplatz . Here you can admire the beautiful villas and the lovely green square before dropping in to Café Krone in Argentinische Allee for a late breakfast. After refreshments, continue on foot or by bus (No. 211) southwards to the open-air museum Museumsdorf Düppel . From there, return by bus via Argentinische Allee to the Alliiertenmuseum . From the museum you can stroll across Königin-Luise-Straße and through the picturesque streets right up to the beer garden Luise at the Free University, where you may like to have lunch.

Afternoon

Start your afternoon walk at the Dahlem Museums . One you have enjoyed this cultural break, continue by U-Bahn (U2, Dahlem-Dorf) to Krumme Lanke, and from there, on foot, to the S-Bahn station Mexikoplatz. The S-Bahn will take you to Wannsee S-Bahn station, from where you can reach all the sights in southwestern Berlin. When the weather is right, visit Strandbad Wannsee , or visit the Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz and then admire the park and Schloss Klein-Glienicke . After your walk, allow yourself to be tempted by coffee and cake or supper at the Remise in Schloss Klein-Glienicke . Your best option for the return journey is the S-Bahn from Wannsee.

Morning

Unter den Linden begins at Pariser Platz in front of Brandenburger Tor . Stroll eastwards along the wide avenue, past Hotel Adlon Berlin. Then turn right into Wilhelmstraße , the former political nerve centre. On the right-hand side you will pass the new building of the British Embassy. In Behrenstraße you can assess progress in the construction of the Holocaust-Denkmal .

Turn left into Französische Straße, which will take you to Friedrichstraße . Here you can shop at the Galeries Lafayette or in the Department Store 206 . After your shopping expedition, you may wish to recover over a snack lunch in the gourmet food department, which is situated in the basement of Galeries Lafayette.

Afternoon

Before you continue your exploration of Friedrichstraße, make a detour to Gendarmenmarkt with its Konzerthaus as well as Deutscher and Französischer Dom. From here return to Friedrichstraße and its modern buildings. Walk down the street to Leipziger Straße. Turn left into Leipziger Straße, and on the left you will see the giant structure of the former Ministry of Aviation. Today the Federal Ministry of Finance is based here. From here you can retrace your steps to Unter den Linden or return to Gendarmenmarkt. An evening meal at the Asian restaurant Langhans is highly recommended.

Morning

Start your tour of Tiergarten at the Reichstag . Explore the government district from here starting with the Bundeskanzleramt (the Federal Chancellor’s Office, diagonally opposite). Stop at Restaurant Käfer in the Reichstag for breakfast. Via John-Foster-Dulles-Allee you will pass the Carillon and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt on the way to Großer Tiergarten . Continue along one of the paths into the park, directly opposite the old Kongresshalle, until you reach Straße des 17. Juni. If you turn right here, you will be heading directly towards Siegessäule . From there continue along Fasanerieallee in a southwesterly direction until you get to the Café am Neuen See , where you could have lunch.

Afternoon

A stroll through the Diplomats’ Quarter : from Neuer See, it is only a few steps along Lichtensteinallee and Thomas-Dehler-Straße in an easterly direction until you get to Klingelhöferstraße with its Scandinavian embassies. On Tiergartenstraße you will pass, among others, the embassies of Japan, Italy, India and Austria. From here you could continue south along Klingelhöferstraße, making a small detour for refreshments at Café Einstein . Continue along Lützowufer until you reach the Kulturforum via Potsdamer Brücke. A good place for an evening meal would be the Vox .