leisure

The Tempodrom near Anhalter Bahnhof in Kreuzberg offers a huge variety of shows, concerts and events.

Bowling is fun not only in winter but all year round for young and old. One of the best places in town to do so is Berlin Spandau's Bowling Arena.

The Eva is a small independent neighborhood cinema with a sophisticated program and less commercial productions.

The Neukölln Arcaden are basically a shopping centre. A wide variety of various stores can be found on several floors.

Plötzensee is not really an insiders' tip tucked away off the beaten track, it's much more centrally located in the city - in the heart of Berlin-Wedding. It is, so to speak, a lake with S-Bahn connection.

Cycling, jogging, skating, miniature golf, kiting, BBQ and growing your own veggies with urban gardening - the airfield of the former airport Tempelhof has enjoyed great popularity with the Berliners ever since its opening on 8 May 2011.

Combine museum visits with classical music by attending the museum concert series “Sonntags im Museum“ at the Bode-Museum in cooperation with the Staatsoper Berlin.

The small ACUD Kino is part of the ACUD Kunsthaus, a place for arts.

Instead of always franchises of a single brand only, the shopping centre Forum Köpenick still offers genuine retail stores with 140 shops spread out on 40.000 square metres.

Directly on the banks of the Spree, right next to the East Side Gallery you will find the Pirates Berlin and its Captains Beach with genuine Caribbean flair.