Parks, culture and more

While Berlin is a large urban region, it is also home to vast parklands such as Grunewald, Treptower Park, or the Gardens of the World, and a myriad of bridges crisscrossing the rivers and canals. These features give the city not only a feeling of spaciousness, but also of remarkable green beauty. Tempelhof Airport was closed in 2008 and transformed into a public park, now hosting exciting acitivities and sites of interest, such as art exhibitions, collective urban gardening, and recreation. Thanks to a recent public initiative, there is an increase in traffic of bicycles and electric cars. Further information can be found here.

If you are looking for other things to do, Berlin’s official homepage offers an overview of goings-on in the city.

Freie Universität, along with Berlin’s three other universities — Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität zu Berlin, and Universität der Künste Berlin — host thought-provoking public lectures and events.

Our Sustainable Campus Tour gives you an overview of the university's most important sustainability activities. The Sustainable Campus Tour has a total of 16 stations on the main campus in Dahlem.

To learn more about the country in general, take a look at Facts about Germany, a reference book offering all sorts of up-to-date information about Germany.

Food

Although Berlin is certainly a vegetarian and vegan-friendly city, finding a vegan eatery isn’t always a given. This restaurant map shows a variety of vegan restaurants in Berlin. If you have a smartphone, you can download the Berlin Vegan Guide App with information about vegan restaurants and cafés.

Map

The Map of Berlin city centre helps you to get around.