Viktoriapark

This unruly, rambling park drapes over the Kreuzberg, Berlin’s highest natural elevation, although at 66m it’s not exactly the Matterhorn. Still, views are quite impressive from the top (especially in winter) where a pompous Schinkel-designed Kreuzberg memorial heralds Prussia’s military triumph over Napoleon in 1815. On New Year’s Eve thousands come up here to drink, dance and watch the fireworks. In summer the park is a popular spot for tanning, taking the kids to the playground, strolling along steep, meandering trails or quaffing a cold one at the Golgatha beer garden. An artificial waterfall tumbles downhill into a pool where Neptune is frolicking with an ocean nymphet; another hillside is covered in what some claim is Germany’s northernmost vineyard.