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© Dagmar Schwelle 2 3 Out and About in Berlin Information in Berlin Berlin’s system of buses, U-Bahn (subway) Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) and S-Bahn (city railway) provide accessible HauptbahnhofEntrance Europaplatz, mobility around the city. BVG (Berlin public ground floor, daily 8am–10pm transport services) buses all offer step-free + access, with space for wheelchairs, wheeled + Hauptbahnhof

© Weiland/Gesellschaftsbilder.de Andi walkers, prams and buggies. BVG personnel Travel for All are happy to assist you into the buses and Tegel Airport (TXL) trains. Terminal A, Gate 1 Accessibility in Berlin BVG.de/en daily 8am–9pm TXL, X9, 109, 128 Welcome to Berlin! Discover a city with a character all its own – tolerant, Unique in Europe: The VBB (Verkehrsver- bund Berlin-Brandenburg) transport associ- ZOB-Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof Berlin open and hospitable. Berlin is a vibrant destination accessible for all ation offers an assistance service. If required, (Central Coach Station Berlin) visitors. As early as 2013, Berlin was honoured by the European Com- an accompanying person is provided for passengers on BVG buses and trains or the Masurenallee 4–6 mission’s Access City award for disabled-friendly cities. Public transport daily 8am–8pm in particular and the many accessible new buildings meet the needs of S-Bahn (city railway). The service is available for people who use wheelchairs just as much Kaiserdamm people with activity limitations. as the elderly, those travelling with prams or Messe Nord/ICC buggies, and people with limited mobility, visitBerlin is committed to an accessible Berlin walking disabilities or visual impairments. Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) vbb.de/begleitservice Pariser Platz / south gatehouse visitBerlin actively supports the “Tourism for All” project. For the daily 9.30am–6 pm* first time in Berlin, all key information is collected by specially Berlin Tourist Info Centres + Brandenburg Gate trained personnel and evaluated using clear quality criteria. Our Berlin Tourist Info Centres have been inclusivegermany.com certified under the „Tourism for All“ nation Europa-Center Berlin Accessible Transport to Berlin All roads lead to Berlin ... wide certification scheme. The Centres can Tauentzienstraße 9, Ground floor give details on all aspects of visiting Berlin, Mon–Sat 10am–8pm ... by train ...by plane ... by coach and provide expert advice and tips on mobi- + Zoologischer Garten lity in the city – and you can book hotels and All Berlin’s main line sta- Berlin’s Tegel and Schöne- Intercity coaches to tickets here directly! Kurfürstendamm, Wittenbergplatz tions have step-free access. feld airports are accessible Berlin usually arrive at the Europa-Center The Deutsche Bahn Mobili- friendly, with generous accessible Central Coach ty Service Centres offer accessible sanitary facilities Station Berlin (ZOB) near Berlin online Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Berlin a comprehensive service as well as designated arrival the exhibition grounds. visitBerlin.com visitBerlin Alexanderplatz for accessible transport to and departure parking for Many coach tour com- Berlin + visitBerlin Berlin Alexanderplatz 7, Hotel lobby Berlin. people with disabilities. panies do not charge for bahn.de/mobilitaetsservice Assistance services are guide dogs or for a person blog.visitBerlin.de visit_Berlin Mon–Sat 7am–9pm, Sun 8am–6pm also available if booked in accompanying a passenger #visitBerlin visitBerlin + + Alexanderplatz

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Great things to do in Berlin

Berlin has a wealth of diverse attractions – and here are just some of them!

Discover Berlin The Reichstag’s wheelchair accessible glass dome has a fantastic view out across the city (advance registration required: “visit the dome” bundestag.de/en/visittheBundestag). Germany’s capital city is modern, creative and cosmopolitan, famed for The Bundestag Visitors’ Service also offers special tours of the plenary chamber for its legendary attractions, fun things to do, and its entertainment scene. people with a visual impairment. Explore the city by bike or from the water, and discover the city’s wealth On the cultural front, Schloss Schönhausen (Schönhausen © Günter Steffen © Günter of restaurants, bars and cafés. All activities and venues marked * from Palace) provides audio guides for people with a visual © ASG pages 4–7 have been certified under the “Tourism for All” nationwide impairment and video guides with sign language. scheme, or are in the process of certification. In Madame Tussauds™*, you can meet and greet over 120 life-size wax figures of famous historic figures, sporting Tip ... by bike heroes, pop stars and Hollywood legends. Sounds like selfie Relax to the max at the end of time! the day. Visit the Liquidrom*, Enjoy a trip around town in a Velotaxi or cycle rickshaw! This is also suited for people float in warm salt-water with who are blind or visually impaired, since the driver acts as a guide accompanying you The popular Quatsch Comedy Club* is located in the Kleine underwater music, and enjoy past the sights. Revue stage in the glitzy Friedrichstadt-Palast theatre. On the sauna and spa facilities. velotaxi.de/en English comedy nights, local club comedians join guests from liquidrom-berlin.de/en berlin-rikscha-tours.de London and New York to give a laugh-out-loud take on life! © Philip Koschel © Philip ... by boat The legendary Berliner Olympiastadion (Berlin Olympic Stadium) has accessible access – and is a must-see sight for Go with the flow and enjoy Berlin’s many sights sports fans. from the water! The Reederei Riedel* and the Stern und Kreisschifffahrt* tour companies both bundestag.de/en/visittheBundestag have boats certified as meeting „Tourism for All“ spsg.de/en/palaces-gardens More details on “Tourism for All” criteria. madametussauds.com/berlin/en certified venues and sites reederei-riedel.de quatsch-comedy-club.de on pages 18 and 19 and on visitBerlin.com sternundkreis.de olympiastadion-berlin.de/en Museum Island © Dagmar Schwelle 6 tempelhofer-feld destination for aday out! Feld isalways park apopular ofBerlin.heart The Enjoy vast openspaces inthe enjoyed at any of time year. popular Fragrance and Touch Garden, magic the of while east Asian plants can be famous In you explore Berlin, can also one of world’s the loveliest Gardens. Botanic The city’s sites to create avast and attractive park –well worth avisit whatever season! the Show Gardens 2017,the (IGA) Berlin of World the have connected with adjacent been cated to of styles landscaping from across world. the For year’s this International Garden the With its never-ending array of lawns, flowerbeds paths,and the spreadinggrounds of charming corners to relax. gardens, large city’s and the feed all small, (and soul lungs!), and offer a wealth of is unique –withBerlin astunning array of green spaces.The innumerableparks and Tip gruen-berlin.de/parks-gaerten/ © Janine Blechschmidt Discover Green Berlin Gärten derWelt* (Gardens of World) the Marzahn inthe Recreational Park are- dedi (Botanic Garden) GartenBotanischer (Botanic presents diversity the of plants inits Tempelhofer visitors free of charge. free visitors nationwide! If required, provides Zoo the awheelchair for around it has most of the 1,400species, also species any zoo many’s oldest –and zoo with over 18,600animals from . Enjoyphotos, Berlin* aday to leads Zoo the out inGer The “Elephant Gate”from popular 1899,a Berlinmotif on

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