Berlin blog
Our most recent articles with recommendations and the most up-to-date happenings in this vibrant city!
Winter in Berlin
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Berlin is a different city in the colder months of the year, when the weather seems to transform a trip from indoors to outdoors. But there are still plenty of reasons – and ways – to explore our when the temperatures begin to drop.
WEINmesse 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Berlin doesn’t seem like a natural wine capital in terms of production – but consumption? If the growing popularity of the WEINmesse Berlin is anything to go by, Berlin can quaff with the best of them. Now in its 20th year, the WINEfair Berlin has upgraded its space yet again to two of Tempelhof’s hangars, accommodating more than 30,000 wine lovers from Germany and beyond.
Fitness & Friends
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Feeling weighed down by Currywurst and too much Berliner Kindl? Missing your fitness routine because you're on holiday? No fear! Miniloft has the answer.
Grüne Woche 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Berlin once again embraces a more conscientious approach to agriculture and the production of food thanks to its regular International Green Week 2013. From humble origins as a local market place in 1926, the Grüne Woche now welcomes 67 countries offering up some 100,000 global specialities for an audience of over 400,000 visitors.
Ethical Fashion Show Berlin
Thursday, January 17, 2013
January is one of Berlin’s months for mode, with events popping up the length and bredth of the city in honour of Fashion Week. Whilst Tempelhof may be the setting for Bread and Butter and the Brandenburg Tor the spot for the high end glitz of the upmarket brands, there are other parts of the city showcasing design for all tastes.
Dialogue Books
Monday, January 7, 2013
Filling your suitcase with English language books may not be top of your to do list for your Berlin stay at Miniloft, but that doesn’t mean you can’t squeeze in a spot of browsing along the way. Those venturing down Kreuzberg way for the Turkish market on Maybachufer are just a stones throw away from Dialogue Books, a haven for the literary minded.
Transmediale 2013
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The early months of the New Year may seem like prime time for Berlin hibernation, but it’s just the season for us at Miniloft to make the most of the city’s cultural highlights. Straddling January and February, and connecting the many dots between art, culture and technology the transmediale 2013 (http://www.transmediale.de/) festival always promises a special few days for the 20,000 strong media art professionals, artists and activists who make their annual pilgrimage to the Haus der Kulturen der Welt. (http://www.hkw.de/de/index.php)
Bread and Butter Winter 2013
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Fashion in Berlin has been a slow build, with the city often languishing below London, Paris and Milan. In recent years though, Berlin’s presence on the global style stage has been subject to it’s very own makeover. The bi-annual Mercedes Benz Fashion week is Berlin’s acknowledgement to high end and high concept design. But haute couture & up-and-coming ateliers are not the only ones represented in Berlin’s twice-yearly fashion and design extravaganza.