Berlin has survived invasion, dictatorship and division, and is now reinventing itself as a world leader in arts and sciences.Watch this city as it searches for its future.
A cultural tour of the German capital offers endless possibilities. Explore a city in constant self-renewal, from a floating swimming pool to a Weimar-era ballroom.
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Remarkable things are happening in Germany’s capital, where Berliners are transforming the abandoned spaces of post Cold War Germany into hip hangouts.
Hats off to the former East Germany as a little green man celebrates his 50th birthday.
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From Munich to Taipei, these five cities are known for having efficient, well-incorporated mass transit systems, making it easy for residents to manage the urban sprawl.
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Hamburg’s maritime past is helping to shape its future, as new waterside developments and design-forward hotels see it steal the limelight from Berlin and Munich.
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Alternatives to the world’s priciest cities
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Beijing’s labyrinth of history
Beijing
America’s best little beach towns
Washington
A new chapter for Johannesburg
South Africa
Duct tape designs take form in Ohio
USA
Reader Q&A: Mini breaks from London
London
See eye to eye with a butterfly
San Francisco
Spain’s super-charged sport
Spain
Walking in Inca footsteps
Peru
Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux
Israel
An artful 48 hours in Neukölln
Berlin
New gear to smooth summer travel
Technology
Monkeying around in China
China
Italy’s lesser-known Riviera
Italy
Our favourite images of the week
Coastal Australia’s nautical icon
Sydney
London’s wild night out
London
Indonesia’s business boom
Indonesia
A pilgrimage to Ghana’s slave forts
Africa
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