Recreation

Anchored on the Spree, opposite Spreepark in Friedrichshain, is one of the city's most extraordinary sauna experiences: a houseboat with its own floating Banya, accessible only by pedal boat.

The Gardens of the World in Marzahn feature over 20 country and theme gardens, including Chinese, Japanese, and Balinese gardens. The cable car runs over the Kienberg; a day ticket costs 9 Euros in summer, and 12.90 Euros with the cable car.

Anyone who wants to experience Berlin from the water should start directly in Spandau: Marina Lanke Houseboat Charter is located on the Scharfe Lanke, Berlin's largest yacht harbour, and sends its guests on Silent class houseboats into the aquatic world between the Havel, Müritz, and Brandenburg lake district.

Half an hour from Berlin, Biosphäre Potsdam offers summer temperatures 365 days a year. 20,000 tropical plants, a waterfall, and hourly thunderstorms leave the grey everyday outside the hall.

FassOase brings the sauna experience to Pankow and the rest of the city: as a mobile barrel sauna delivered directly to your desired location. Whether it's a garden, courtyard, or lakeside, private sweating comes to the guests instead of vice versa.

Huckleberry's Tour is considered the classic among raft rentals and starts directly in Köpenick on the Spree, among other locations. The boat rental offers rustic log cabin rafts for day and multi-day tours on the Havel, Spree, and countless Brandenburg lakes.

Renovated, well-thought-out, and equipped with a sauna area that is unparalleled in Prenzlauer Berg: The Ernst-Thälmann-Park swimming pool combines a dry sauna, steam bath, sanarium, and log cabin sauna under one roof, plus lanes in the adjacent pool.

For almost five decades, Berliners have been enjoying saunas in Tiergarten: The Lützow Sauna on Lützowstraße is a true Berlin institution, hidden in a courtyard and far from wellness temple hustle and bustle. Manageable, well-maintained, with legendary infusions and a warm pool.

Raft rental with soul: In Woltersdorf on Lake Flakensee, directly on the city limits of Berlin, Flossleben rents out spacious, comfortably furnished rafts for day and multi-day tours through the Berlin-Brandenburg water network. Those who set off here exchange the big city noise for the Dahme, Spree and 1000 lakes.

Located on Pichelssee in Spandau, Marina Base is Berlin's hub for raft and boat tours on the Havel, offering options for small groups as well as parties of up to 30 people. If you want to experience Berlin from the water, this is the place to be.

Sweating with a view of greenery and art - through the windows of the 100-degree hot Finnish log cabin sauna and the 75-degree organic humid sanarium, the beautifully landscaped natural garden can be seen.

Berlin's largest Asia market is not in Mitte, but in Lichtenberg, on a former GDR industrial site. The Dong Xuan Center brings together over 400 traders from Vietnam, China, India, and Pakistan in six huge halls. If you want to fight a hangover, you'll find fresh ginger, a hot Pho Bo, and everything Hanoi has to offer here.

Located at the southern tip of Lake Scharmützelsee in Wendisch Rietz, the SATAMA Sauna Resort & Spa offers arguably the most extraordinary sauna experience between Brandenburg and Berlin. Spanning 6,000 square meters, the resort combines Nordic sauna culture with spectacular show infusions in its own theater, transforming a wellness day into a truly special experience.

What could be more romantic than a cinematic three-course meal in the beautiful restaurant Duke and a subsequent visit to the Astor Film Lounge? This combo can be booked as a gift set "Cinema & Kitchen" at the Ellington Hotel.

The popular winter Badeschiff at Arena Berlin will not be offered in winter 2015/2016. From early November 2015 to the end of December 2015, a temporary winter village was located on the site of the winter Badeschiff.

Two sisters bring a piece of Hawaii to Berlin with the traditional Lomi Lomi massage. Warm oil, long flowing movements, and, upon request, four hands simultaneously, either in their practice in Friedrichshain or at home.