Each time when we are thinking about a certain country, there comes a typical cliché to our mind. Meanwhile we associate France with baguette, Italy with pizza, Rusia with wodka, Spain with sangría and paella, the foreign countries relates Great Britain with bacon, eggs and beans. And what ocurrs us about Kartoffellandia, in other words Germany? Well it´s obvious: the beer! The Germans show us with more than 1.300 German breweries and 5000 different beer brands that they deserve their reputaton to be the beer paradise on earth. And to honour this title, each year the Germanic country offers you one of the most famous festival of the world: the Oktoberfest! But if you think that you have to go to Munich to discover this traditional festival, you´re completly wrong. The german capital is as well capable to organize one of the biggest festivals dedicated to the beer. Are you thirsty?

Between the 2nd and the 18th of october Berlin will be transformed into the paradise of the most consumed beverage on our planet, the fresh and delightful beer. This year they already celebrate the 59th edition of the Oktoberfest in Berlin and as usual it will offer you a fantastic programme: the huge marque with traditional Bavarian decoration and a certain Berlinese touch, a spectacular fair with uncountable food and drink stands, carousels and attractions for old and young and a lot of more amazing things that you can only dream about. You can enjoy all this fantastic entertainment on the fairground at the Kurt-Schumacher-Damm in the district of Reinickendorf and you won´t have to pay anything for the entrance.
If you want to get to know the typical beer and food of Bavaria, you should go directly to the fairground where they spoil you with an uncountable variety of beverages and delicious dishes. You really should taste the famous Brez´n (salted bread pastry), Hax´n (roasted knuckle of pork), Leberkäs´(meatloaf made out of finely-ground liver and other meat) or the delicious Hend´l (roast chicken). And after all those culinary delights, what about a liquid dessert: a good and cold tankard of beer. You will enjoy all these fantastic things in an amazing atmosphere with traditional Bavarian brass-band-music which can persuade you to sway rhythmically with linked arms with your neighbors. This festival isn´t only perfect to get to know the German culture, but as well to meet a lot of new people from all of the world who comes together for celebrating and forgetting just for a moment their boring every day life.

Are you curious, now? If you want to discover another part of one of the most enchanting European capitals, then organize your vacations for October. Rent the best apartments in Berlin and enjoy a cheap and comfortable accommodation. Cheers, or like the Germans say, Prost!

The subway is not just a public transport, but also a particular world. To discover the mysterious tunnels and the subterranean life under the asphalt of Berlin – one of the most charming and cosmopolitan capitals of Europe, is a real adventure. This underground place is also a perfect place to host one of the most creative film festivals in the world: Going Underground, the International Short Film Festival will be held between 9th and 15th September in the Berlin subway.

As usual, and for the eighth consecutive time, the Berlin subway will become in an ambulant cinema. For an entire week the best short films (produced by different artists from around the world) will be played on more than 3768 screens throughout the subway stations and in the same subway cars. This way, the 1.5 million daily passengers will enjoy a week full of fun and creativity. It is a perfect combination of everyday life and the art world.

The festival does not merely aim to entertain the viewers, but also will hold a competition. The short films will compete for the first prize, rewarded with a check between 3,000 and 10,000 €. The jury is composed of the most critical people of the cinema industry and the spectators. During your subway trip you can vote for your favourite short film.

The 2009 is a very special year for Germany as it marks the 20th anniversary of the Wall’s fall. The festival takes advantage of this opportunity and it adds a special section to the competition, “1989 UP AGAINST THE WALL”.

With this new festival’s category the organizers want to commemorate one of the highlights of German history. With this new category the festival organizers want to commemorate one of the most important moments of the German history. Eight productions have dealt the Wall issue in their short films.

They created this festival in 2002 when the short films were losing the public attention. The “Going Underground” is organized by the Berliner Fenster and the Interfilm Berlin with the aim of bringing closer the short film to the daily life of the society. Over the last eight years, the festival enjoyed great international recognition by the public, but also by experts, artists, professionals and the press world. In a little time the Going Underground Festival, the first film festival in the subway, has become one of the most popular festivals of the world.

Do you want to experience the cinema in a different way? Rent apartments in Berlin, the best alternative to have a cheap and comfortable accommodation. The German capital will captivate you with its infinite variety of leisure and cultural events