Garden sights in Berlin
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Gärten der Welt im Erholungspark Marzahn
Poetically named ‘Gardens of the World’, this sprawling recreational park offers just that: an exotic escape into global garden architecture. Europe is represented with an Italian Renaissance garden, a German country garden and an English maze, but it’s the five Asian gardens that steal the show. Cream of the crop is the Chinese Garden, the largest of its kind in Europe and a collaborative effort between Berlin and its sister city Beijing. It takes up 2.7 hilly hectares in the southern park and is anchored by a large lake. At an authentic teahouse you can relax over green tea or take part in a traditional tea ceremony (0179-394 5564; per person €6), reservations…
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Britzer Garten
This super-pretty garden puts on a dazzling show from spring to autumn but especially so during ‘Tulipan’, when thousands of tulips in a rainbow of colours brighten early spring, and in summer when the Rose Garden is at its redolent best. But actually any time is a fine time to spend an afternoon amid the greenery, spring-fed lake and flower fields of this fantastic, rambling park that originated as the 1985 Federal Garden Show. It’s so big, there’s even a miniature train to carry around the foot-weary. There are plenty of places for kids to let off steam, including a water playground, a petting zoo and Makunaima, an entire village made of clay. The old windmill…
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Körnerpark
This elegant sunken baroque garden comes with a secret: strolling past the flower beds and the cascading fountain, you are actually standing in a reclaimed gravel pit! Ponder this as you grab a coffee in the elegant orangery, then check out the latest exhibit in the adjacent gallery. In summer you can join locals for free classical, jazz and world-music concerts. From Karl-Marx-Strasse U-Bahn station, head south on Karl-Marx-Strasse for 400m, turn right into Jonasstrasse and continue another 150m to the park.
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Botanischer Garden
At Botanischer Garden, you'll find several excellent museums.
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Botanischer Garden
At Botanischer Garden, you'll find several excellent museums.
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