And perhaps for good reason. A postcard snapshot of former West Berlin in 1964 just arrived at its rightful destination, 53 years after it was sent.

In Tune - BERLIN: fictional postcard set in 1914 by Dr Mark Berry read by Jonathan Pryce. - BBC Sounds Home Music Podcasts My Sounds ...

Having arrived in Berlin just over two weeks ago, I can see why everyone loves this city so much – there are endless options in terms of art, culture, food. Just walking around the city, it has ...

Saturday, October 3, was Reunification Day, the anniversary of the formal reuniting of East and West Germany in 1990.

She may be a conservative Christian Democrat, but Angela Merkel enjoys being described as the “greenest” Chancellor the Germans have ever had (AFP) From reproductive rights to climate change ...

It wasn't just the unusually good weather that dominated this year's Berlin International Film Festival. There was mischief in the air too at the 64th Berlinale which ran from February 6 to 16 ...

I remember, too, the odd quietness of East Berlin and trying to get rid of reams of useless East German marks before heading back to the west at the end of the day. The city's strange recent past is ...

As Obama prepares to give his much-anticipated speech in Germany tomorrow, we asked Berlin-based journalist Cameron Abadi, who writes regularly for Die Zeit and the Financial Times Magazine, to ...

Then hit the shops on Kurfuerstendamm. If you visit during Advent, Berlin's famous Christmas markets will be up and running, with mulled wine and roasted nuts aplenty. 4 p.m.