Cultural activities in Berlin

Theatre, opera and concerts

If you are in the mood for some cultural activities, you are in luck. Berlin is full of theater houses, concerts, cinemas, opera houses and other cultural events, which you can attend every night. If you want to go to the theater you can choose from Deutsches Theater, which is a classical theater, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz for a modern theater or the Friedrichstadtpalast for cabaret or ballet shows. There are other theaters of course like contemporary theaters, historic theaters, popular theaters with TV celebrities and even controversial theaters. If you are more inclined to go to the opera check out Komische Oper for modern operas or Deutsche Oper for classic opera. Neuköllner Oper has been voted the best off-opera house and plays some modern pieces and Staatsoper Unter den Linden is worth a visit if only for the impressive building. A good recommendation is the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, one of the best in the world, at the Philharmonie.

Finding comfortable apartments in Berlin

A night at the opera or at the theatre cannot be ended by returning to some ugly apartment. You have to consider this when you are searching for Berlin accommodation. The best choice is booking apartments in Berlin-Mitte, which are well situated. Most apartments in this area are usually very comfortable. Check the pictures and the review before booking anything. Sometimes it may be better to pay a little extra if you want to live in comfort. If you find Berlin apartments in Mitte then you will be close to most cinemas, opera houses and theatres.

Cinemas in Berlin

There are many cinemas in Berlin but most of them show movies that are dubbed in German so search for those notated OmU, which means original with subtitles. A normal ticket to the cinema is between €5 and €7. Some of the biggest cinemas are CineStar at the Potsdamer-Platz, Babylon Kreuzberg, Kino Moviemento which is the oldest (was built in 1907) and Neue Kant Kinos for less known European movies.