leisure

Centrally located, popular but fairly grubby - that's Mauerpark. It's open season for BBQs there all over, except for a little grove of birches and next to the playground.

Its own open air cinema in summer, a sledding hill in winter, an animal enclosure with deer and wild boars, playgrounds and sports tracks as well as a nature trail provide for some diversity in the 70 ha constituting Volkspark Rehberge.

The Bröhan-Museum is close to Schloss Charlottenburg and devoted to Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Functionalism.

The small island of Kyritz invites married couples on their anniversary to a cozy time in a log cabin with a special and romantic flair.

On his tour on Jewish life in Berlin guide Jörg Benario treats the touchy subject of the Holocaust rather with wit and a sense of Jewish humour than with uptight embarrassment.

Explore Berlin and its vicinity riding a Vespa scooter - isn't that the epitome of summer?

Located between Club der Visionäre, Badeschiff and Arena Treptow, you will find the BBQ area Schlesischer Busch - ideal location for a pre-party weekend BBQ.

The Fläming Therme Luckenwalde is located 50 km South of Berlin and combines the amenities of a thermal bath with being a fun and sports pool. The sports pool area offers eight competition lanes of 25 metres length and a tribune for spectators.

In a distance of only 10 minutes from Kurfürstendamm you will find the Strandbad Jungfernheide in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.

The historic flak tower in Volkspark Humboldthain offers a great view of Germany's capital but this Wedding park is also ideally suited for jogging and other activities.