Ich liebe dich!
LOVE NEST
We know that the habit does not make the monk and that you do not need any wonderful hotel so that your nights are sehr romantisch but why not take advantage of Berlin's immense offer to add a touch of exclusivity and exoticism to your getaway if your pocket allows it.
Are you looking for a haven of peace? Why not run away from the madding crowd in the woods? The Schloss Hotel im Grunewald is a former private mansion converted into five star hotel with impressive surroundings and also interiors, designed by Karl Lagerfeld. No less bucolic will you find the Modern Houseboat, a houseboat to sleep in - or whatever comes up - , on the river Spree.
A houseboat to sleep, or whatever comes up, on the Spree
If, on the other hand, you are in Berlin to experience the city in style, the urbanite (some would say hipster) Michelberger Hotel located between Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain , that is, where everything is cooked, is your place.
Romance freak? Propeller Island City Lodge offers you "an inhabitable work of art" and many speak of it as a "surreal" experience. The colors, the sounds, the shapes: each room will be a challenge for the senses so be careful, not going to distract you more than necessary.
For hipster and urban couples
ROMANCE BETWEEN FOUR WALLS
Berlin is not the same city in winter as it is in summer , but just as romantic. Finding the idyllic couple corner in any bar or restaurant is easy thanks to the manifest love of Berliners for candlelight. When night falls, practically any bar will seduce you and allow you to seduce. The surroundings of **Boxhagener Platz (Friedrichshain), Kollwitzplatz (Prenzlauer Berg) or Weserstraβe (Neukölln) ** are full of places with an intimate atmosphere such as Ä or the more secluded Trodler in Kreuzberg.
The romantic atmosphere increases proportionally to the level of snow that accumulates on the street. When this one reaches you by the knee, there will be no infusion that tastes better than that of the Milchhäuschen Café , a cozy cafe whose large windows allow you to enjoy overwhelming views when outside there is only snow and the Weissensee lake it's frozen.
** There is no self-respecting romantic plan that does not include a movie **. And Berlin brings its dose of exclusivity to the Kino International , which was once the most important cinema in the East Berlin . Its decadent Soviet splendor is an aesthetic experience in itself worth enjoying regardless of the (only) movie ever . Even the poster announcing the film on display on the façade is still hand-painted. . Pure old romance.
Romanticism to the intimate atmosphere
Whatever the season, don't forget to pack your swimsuit because Berlin hides unsuspected treasures like Stattbad Neukölln . outside, it is an uninviting lump of cement . inside is u A neoclassical jewel that first opened its doors in 1914 where you can still take a dip at a reasonable price among marble, mosaics and gargoyles that spit water.
Behind the ruins of the Anhalter Bahnhof, one of the largest train stations in Europe before World War II, you will find Liquidrom , among the most exclusive spas in the city. Here you can share an almost dreamlike experience while floating hand in hand under the only light of the colored balls that move on the water.
A spa to make everyone fall in love
OUTDOOR LOVE
Berlin does not stand out for its monumentality like other referents of classical romanticism such as Paris or Vienna, although a walk through Gendarmenmarkt wave Museum island It might make you think otherwise. But not. berlin It is a city of bucolic loves and songs to nature . After all, what could we expect from a city whose most famous avenue bears the title of Unter den Linden ("Under the lime trees").
The first step towards the ultimate romantic plan is to get a bike. Rent them or buy a second-hand pair at a flea market. They will take you to that corner where only you will be.
You have to get a bike (or two)
Once on the move and with the map in hand, you will realize that Berlin is gigantic , and its wide streets and avenues give the (wrong) impression of being unwelcoming. If you need that little corner that ooze idyll , you will find it in the central Nikolaiviertel , a tiny Prague that hides just around the corner from the Red Town Hall . It is the oldest neighborhood in Berlin and allows us to imagine what the city would have been like if the war had not passed through it. Here, in addition, you will find some of the typical German food restaurants most appreciated by locals and tourists, such as the Gerichtslaube, with its “medieval” coquettish interiors.
Nikolaiviertel: German tradition
After dinner, and if it is summer, you may want to lower the food to the rhythm of tango or salsa on the small beach created for this purpose in front of the Bode Museum . The Spree, the small stone bridge and the impressive monument that is the Bode Museum itself will make you believe that you are in Paris until you look up and see the quintessential icon of Berlin: the television tower.
Countless places await your snuggles without leaving much of the center thanks to the river Spree and its canals. Remember that in Berlin you can drink on public roads , so do not hesitate to celebrate the charms that this city offers by toasting with a good Riesling. Where? On the banks of the river, in the most residential wikingerufer , or in the Admiralbrucke , the poor (but sexy) cousin of the Pont des Arts in Paris. The Insel der Jungen in Treptower Park will also welcome you with open arms, especially if you come with a checkered tablecloth and a picnic basket.
Insel der Jungen
Do not forget that in Berlin you see the stars . This city's aversion to light pollution allows the sky to glow on clear nights. Then there will be no greater luxury than entering the heart of someone with a blanket under your arm. huge urban forest like the Tiergarten to locate constellations.
Those nostalgic for nineteenth-century romanticism have an obligatory stop at the beautiful Friedhof Grunewald-Forst, also known as "the suicide cemetery", since a large part of those who decided to end their days by throwing themselves into the cold waters of the river ended up buried there. Havel River in the late 19th century. Don't be deterred by its secluded enclave in the Grunewald forest: Goethe would have wanted it that way.
And if you are more of a rococo love, surely you will want to walk your love through the beautiful gardens of the Charlottenburg Palace or the even more impressive gardens of Sansoucci, in neighboring Potsdam , the former summer palace of Prussian King Frederick II the Great.
Also outside the city, well worth a visit Lake Müggelsee . Any of its three beaches will serve you to take a good dip in summer. At the southwestern end of the lake, you can also rent small boats and canoes and enter the network of canals that run through the picturesque residential area of Rahnsdorf and that Berliners call Neu Venedig (New Venice). The lakes can - and should - also be visited in winter, when it's freezing cold and frozen enough to allow ice skating. In Weissensee bathing suits in the summer and skates in the winter, all just a few minutes by tram from alexanderplatz.
Neu Venedig, the Venice outside of Berlin
Is all this too mainstream for you? Are you more of strong emotions? Panzerkutscher offers you its romantic package for you to have a candlelight dinner after you crush some cars mounted on a real war tank.
However you choose to show off your love for Berlin, don't forget to record it in the strips of four black and white photos of the legendary Photoautomat. And for a plus of romanticism in the results, look for the analog ones, there are some left.