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Lonely Planet Pocket Berlin
Lonely Planet Pocket Berlin is your guide to the city’s best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Get up close to the Brandenburger Tor, explore Potsdamer Platz, and visit the Berlin Wall; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Berlin and make the most of your trip! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Full-colour maps and travel photography throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor a trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Convenient pull-out Berli n map (included in print version), plus over 25 colour neighborhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organized by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers Reichstag & Unter den Linden, Museumsinsel & Alexanderplatz, Potsdamer Platz, Scheunenviertel, Ku'damm & City West, Kreuzberg & Neukolln, Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg and more
The Perfect Lonely Planet Pocket Berlin , an easy-to-use guide filled with top experiences - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - that literally fits in your pocket. Make the most of a quick trip to Berlin with trusted travel advice to get you straight to the heart of the city. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Berlin's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet Berlin city guide.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Germany guide for a comprehensive look at all that the country has to offer. About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
The Perfect Lonely Planet Pocket Berlin , an easy-to-use guide filled with top experiences - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - that literally fits in your pocket. Make the most of a quick trip to Berlin with trusted travel advice to get you straight to the heart of the city. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Berlin's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet Berlin city guide.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Germany guide for a comprehensive look at all that the country has to offer. About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
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192 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2012
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February 20, 2016
Excellent guide to berlin. I found the zonal sections very useful and the pull out map was informative and easy to use.
July 5, 2017
There's a reason the Lonely Planet travel guides are so popular, it's because they are packed with so much useful information and the Berlin Pocket Guide is no exception to that. This book was absolutely invaluable both in the run up to our trip (with advice on places to stay according to your budget, tips for travelling around the city including ticket prices, dos and don'ts and even a few useful German phrases) and while we were there. We took this book everywhere and the pull out map was worth its weight in gold with the street information and most importantly the transport map showing the various different U-Bahn & S-Bahn lines so you could work out journeys in advance.
The book includes lots of information on both popular tourist spots and less known locations along with information on where to find the best shops, bars, clubs and restaurants. The information is split into different parts of the city and they include suggested itineraries in case you don't have much time but want to see the highlights. It's really easy to plan your days around your own interests and because everything is grouped together by location you can save time and transport costs by visiting the things that are close together on the same day.
I'd highly recommend doing at least one of the listed walking tours so you can get to know the layout of the city. There's a 3.5km historical walk that takes you from the Reichstag through the Brandenburg Gate and past Museum Island and the Berliner Dom or a 3km walk that takes you along part of the route of the Berlin Wall where you'll see Checkpoint Charlie, one of the remaining Watch Towers and several remaining sections of wall as you travel up past the Holocaust Memorial (please, please make time to see the museum underneath the memorial, it's free to enter but you can pay €3 for an audioguide which I'd definitely recommend. It's a chilling experience but such a worthwhile one.) and end up near Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. You could actually combine the two walks and see a big chunk of the city but depending how much time you want to spend at each location along the way you might prefer to do them separately.
There is so much to see and do in Berlin that even though we were there for a week we still didn't have time for everything but this guide really helped us make the most of our trip and we packed in an awful lot. I've brought lots of Lonely Planet guides over the years but these pocket ones are perfect for city breaks, they're small and easy to carry in your bag or even a pocket so you'll always have the maps and information at your fingertips in case you want to change your plans last minute. I can definitely recommend the Berlin guide and I'll be buying more pocket guides in the future.
The book includes lots of information on both popular tourist spots and less known locations along with information on where to find the best shops, bars, clubs and restaurants. The information is split into different parts of the city and they include suggested itineraries in case you don't have much time but want to see the highlights. It's really easy to plan your days around your own interests and because everything is grouped together by location you can save time and transport costs by visiting the things that are close together on the same day.
I'd highly recommend doing at least one of the listed walking tours so you can get to know the layout of the city. There's a 3.5km historical walk that takes you from the Reichstag through the Brandenburg Gate and past Museum Island and the Berliner Dom or a 3km walk that takes you along part of the route of the Berlin Wall where you'll see Checkpoint Charlie, one of the remaining Watch Towers and several remaining sections of wall as you travel up past the Holocaust Memorial (please, please make time to see the museum underneath the memorial, it's free to enter but you can pay €3 for an audioguide which I'd definitely recommend. It's a chilling experience but such a worthwhile one.) and end up near Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag. You could actually combine the two walks and see a big chunk of the city but depending how much time you want to spend at each location along the way you might prefer to do them separately.
There is so much to see and do in Berlin that even though we were there for a week we still didn't have time for everything but this guide really helped us make the most of our trip and we packed in an awful lot. I've brought lots of Lonely Planet guides over the years but these pocket ones are perfect for city breaks, they're small and easy to carry in your bag or even a pocket so you'll always have the maps and information at your fingertips in case you want to change your plans last minute. I can definitely recommend the Berlin guide and I'll be buying more pocket guides in the future.
January 12, 2023
This is a great book for planning a short trip -- I'll be in-town for two days as part of a longer trip, and the first time I've been back since living there in the 1970's. I was able to find a ton of stuff for us to do and I feel like this would be a good enough reference to fill up five or more days.
January 23, 2025
A solid travel guide that provides a great selection of Berlin's points of interest, organized by neighborhood and interest type. The information is practical, user-friendly, and detailed enough to make planning a trip enjoyable. The inclusion of insider tips and a pull-out map is especially helpful for travelers. Highly recommended for anyone planning a trip to Berlin!
June 23, 2017
Very excited about the restaurants, shopping options, and historical sites. Useful for telling me which things to book far in advance.
March 19, 2021
Great Berlin guide, very comprehensive
I always use these travel books to guide me when planning an independent trip. Comprehensive and thorough look at Berlin.
I always use these travel books to guide me when planning an independent trip. Comprehensive and thorough look at Berlin.
July 31, 2022
Perfect for a short trip and with a very useful take out map.
June 20, 2025
excellent short overview of things to do in Berlin
November 9, 2019
4.33 stars. This is an ecellent and comprehensive guide to the cit of Berlin. The best features: detailed maps annotated with key sites to visit, top tips on making your visit easier and worthwhile, descriptions of what to see and key exhibits inside museums. Of course there are plenty of recommendations on places to eat and shop. The books is organized by city neighborhoods, with all of the aspects (stes, trasport, eateries, etc.) covered apropos to that section. In the back there is a section that covers the history, art, and architecture of Berlin.
May 7, 2019
Great ideas, especially for what sites not to miss, and small enough to bring along with you. It’s organized well, but any guidebook of Berlin that doesn’t tell you the best places to eat Doner kebabs in every part of town is sorely lacking.
May 23, 2022
Excellent guide to berlin for a weekend visit. More detail in this guide than others, so best for reading on the plane before hand rather than trying to read up when on site. I especially enjoyed the history section
October 4, 2023
Altijd leuk om als voorbereiding op een citytrip de Lonely planet door te lezen en vast te genieten van voorpret.
Dat lukte goed met deze pocket al veel ideeën op gedaan om te gaan doen in de verschillende wijken van Berlijn.
Dat lukte goed met deze pocket al veel ideeën op gedaan om te gaan doen in de verschillende wijken van Berlijn.
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