The amazing city of Berlin is one of the most contemporary and innovative in Europe. In this charming town you’ll find everything you need for a perfect vacation. One of the most amazing attractions for visitors is its art. One of its artistic points of reference is the New National Gallery. The museum is housed in a building known as the “glass temple of light and was designed by Mies van der Rohe. Altogether there are more than 2,000 works of art and was inaugurated in 1968.

The New National Gallery in Berlin houses a collection of European painting and sculpture of the twentieth century. Inside you can find paintings by famous painters such as Munch, Picasso, Klee, Kirchner and Dalí. One of the most representative works of the collection is the Potsdamer Platz, a representation of the nightlife of Berlin, founded in 1914 by Kirchner.

The permanent collection displays a series of works of the twentieth century, including cubism, expressionism, surrealism and the Bauhaus. This is an exhibition of works that represent different expressions and feelings that are reflected in each work. There are artists of great calibre like; Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Mueller, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Erich Heckel and Emil Nolde.

The stunning gallery soon became extremely popular, not only in Germany but throughout the world as a symbol of modern architecture. Mies van der Rohe created an open space of soft light which is both universal and unique, allowing each exhibition to become exciting event in its own right.

If you want to get to know German art better, especially the period that goes back to the reunification of Germany, come and discover it. The art of the German Democratic Republic is currently represented in the New National Gallery, which houses the largest collection in the country. This beautiful exhibition reflects the spectrum of artistic creation from East Germany until 1989 and along with central figures like Tübke Werner, Bernhard Heisig and Wolfgang Mattheuer, there are also works of art and ideas of other artists such as Harald Metzkes, Libuda Werner and Walter Stötzer.

If you want to know the city of Berlin better and visit The New National Gallery, why not rent apartments in Berlin?

If you think about the big music festivals nowadays, you’ll no doubt know the positive advantages. But if you think about them in detail, then you’ll see that most of the festivals are limited to only one kind of music style. They offer you rock or jazz, hip hop or electro…but a mix of all styles seems to be impossible. But don’t be sad! You only have to go to Berlin and discover the Fête de la Musique 2009, a spectacular trip through all kinds of music styles!

So go ahead! Take your calendar and mark the 21st of June, because on this special day you should be in Berlin, one of the best European capitals and you’ll be part of a real music spectacular. This is the day the 15th edition of the Fête de la Musique 2009 in Berlin is held. So you can dive completely into the world of wonderful sounds and rhythms and forget about your problems of your daily life. In the German capital they will organize uncountable open air concerts, performances and shows in fantastic places and clubs of the city. Well, if I tell you now that they offer you this music paradise gratis, don’t fall off your chair, ok?

From 16th on you can see uncountable live concerts of all different kinds of music styles, like jazz, hip-hop. pop, indie, ska, reggae, punk, folk, classic, etc., on more than 76 stages which you will find in all the fantastic districts of Berlin. From such a huge offering you shouldn’t miss the concerts of “Blue Wednesday”, an a-capella-jazzgroup who’ll give a concert in the Lichthof of the foreign office, as well as performances by “African Aspects” (afro, beat, afro jazz, zouk), “Red On Blue Duo” (pop, jazz), “der kartell” (groove-jazz)… Apart from this, the spectacular concerts of international singers and songwriters, like Egil Saebjörnsson (Iceland), Annika Ström (Sweden) or Asia Today (England), on the stages of the Schlossfreiheit in the district of Mitte will captivate you. The Centre Francais in Wedding will offer you a huge programme of rock, funk and chanson. Sit down, lay back, relax and enjoy the music of Caroline du Bled, Les Copains d´Abord.

The hip-hop music style will have a very exceptional role in this edition, because a lot of different cultural projects of Berlin Kreuzberg will give new talents the opportunity to be on stage and show the public their performances of hip-hop, breakdance, ska and streetdance.

There will be an amazing programme for all fans of indie music as well, like for example the RedBull Tourbus Festival in the Mauerpark. The Wasserroute will offer you concerts of house, techno and electro on various stages around the famous river Spree. It’s just perfect to dance and enjoy life.

If you are thinking of what you should do with your kids, don’t worry! Just take them with you. Even the little ones will have a great time at this festival, especially in all the workshops where they can make a lot of noise with all the different instruments.

If you still have enough energy after all those emotions during the day, well, go to the Fête de la Nuit. From 22:00p.m onwards they will organize a lot of concerts in clubs, bars and fantastic bars.

The idea of this festival, which took place for the first time in Paris, comes from the French minister of culture Jack Lang from the year of 1982. It has become one of the most important international events. The Fête de la Musique unifies millions of people in over 340 cities of the world, 60 from those are in Europe, and more than 20 in Germany. They organized this festival for the first time in Berlin in 1995. Since then, the festival is one of the most important parts of the cultural and musical scene in Germany’s capital.

It’s just the perfect opportunity to combine the festival with a trip to one of the most famous European capitals. Berlin offers you culture, history, music and everything you are dreaming of. Rent apartments in Berlin and discover the wonderful world of all kinds of music styles.