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Grunewald Forest (Berliner Forst Grunewald)
The Grunewald Forest is an enchanting place if you appreciate the air and enjoy seemingly endless views consisting of oak, ash trees and water in the surrounding. This protected space in the West of Berlin has 32km² of dense woodland. There are some pleasant forest walks, some which lead down to quiet lakes and the old hunting seat where visitors can take a drink in a comfortable nice restaurant at the top of the hill. This castle which is built up in the renaissance-style is the oldest in Berlin and includes a lot of great paintings from famous persons.
Berlin
Tiergarten
Not far away from the famous sights “Brandenburger Tor” and “Siegessäule” is the is the largest and most beautiful inner-city park in Europe located. The “Tiergarten” which was originally intended as a hunting ground for Prussian kings was transformed in the early 18th century into a beautiful English landscape style garden. Today it is a nice place to relax, to do a barbecue or just to make stroll through it. Furthermore there are some nice cafés and a boat hire.
Considering the size of the park there are a lot of options to get there. One possibility is to go with bus 100 or you get out at the train-station “Unter den Linden”.
Location:Tiergarten
10587
Berlin
Botanic Garden and Botanic Museum
The “Botanic Garden” is also called the green jewel of Berlin. It has a tradition of about 300 years. So originally it was an agricultural garden at another place directly in Berlin but for lack of space the garden is relocate in Berlin Dahlem – closer to Brandenburg.
Today the garden has an area of about 43 ha and with its 22.000 plant species and 6000m² of greenhouses it belongs to one of the biggest and most famous gardens of the world. In the library you can look up of plants and refresh your knowledge about them.
But not just the garden is a highlight for visitors. The museum which is an extension to the garden also offers a wider range of detailed knowledge of plant species.
Opening times (Garden):
Nov, Dec, Jan 9 am - 4 pm, Feb 9 am - 5 pm, March and Oct 9 am - 6 pm, Sept 9 am - 7 pm, April and Aug 9 am - 8 pm, May, June and July 9 am - 9 pm
Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World)
After the opening in 1987 as the „Berliner Gartenschau“ the park expanded every year more and more. Now it is a 21 ha recovering landscape with a lot of themes and a new name: Gardens of the World! The highlight are the famous gardens with differents kind of themes like „Chinese“, „Japanese’, „Oreantal“, „Korean“ and „Balinese“ Gardens. All are well prepared with native inspiration and have a charming flair of the particular destinations.
Opening times:
Nov - Feb 9 am - 4 pm, March 9 am - 7 pm, April - Sept 9 am - 7 pm, Oct 9 am - 6 pm, May - Aug 9 am - 8 pm
Eisenacher Straße 99
12685
Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 700906699
Lustgarten (Pleasure Garden)
This beautiful park is located directly in one of the nice centres of Berlin, at the “Museums Island”. Originally it was a private garden for herbs and by and by it was used as a parade ground as well as for meetings especially during WW II and the GDR-Regime. Over the centuries buildings like the “Berliner Cathedral”, the classical building of the “Old Museum” and the “Palace of the Republic” were constructed around the garden.
However, today it is used as a well designed Public Park with a 13 meters high fountain in the middle. Especially in the evenings and at nights when the “Cathedral” is illuminated there are many tourists as well as people from Berlin to absorb the breathtaking atmosphere.
Location:Museums Island
Am Lustgarten / Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
10178
Berlin
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