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NUMBER CRUNCHER 17,557 The number of registered organiconly farms in Germany.| CURRENCY | EURO |
| POPULATION | 82.4 MILLION |
| LANGUAGE | GERMAN |
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EAT: BOTEQUIM CARIOCA Dishing up authentic Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) cuisine with a menu updated daily, this corner-cafe is a big slice of Brazil in a tiny part of the German capital. Try the juicy Osvaldo Aranha beef steak. 160 LINIENSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)30 2759 5019, WWW.BOTEQUIMCARIOCA.DE
IMBIBE: ZOSCH During WWII it was an air-raid shelter, but now the cellar at Zosch shakes with New Orleans jazz every Wednesday night, when the resident sextet get together to jam. Entrance is free – buy the band beer and they’ll play until the sun comes up. 30 TUCHOLSKYSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)30 280 7664, WWW.ZOSCH-BERLIN.DE
SOMETHING SEXY: KADAWE Berlin’s legendary KaDaWe department store (above) has just unveiled a sexy new perfume counter, designed by Hamburg outfit Bilen & Born. Go there to check out the sensual curves and seductive smells. 21–24 TAUENTZIENSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)302 1210, WWW.KADEWE-BERLIN.DE
SEE THIS: GAUKLERFEST Head to Berlin’s annual Juggler Festival to see the city’s central Opera Square in a whole new light, with masses of balls and flaming torches being thrown high into the sky, on 1–10 August. OPERNPALAIS, TEL: +49 (0)30 206 2673, WWW.GAUKLERFEST.DE
Hamburg
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IMBIBE: ALPHA NOBLE ICE BAR Chilled to a constant -5°c, Alpha Noble Ice Bar is made from over 40 tonnes of crystal-clear ice. So don’t forget to take a hat and scarf – you’ll need them. 11 NEUMÜHLEN, TEL: +49 (0)40 3980 7880, WWW.INDOCHINE.DE
SOMETHING SEXY: EAST HOTEL Stylish and minimal, East Hotel (above) is so sexy the windows may as well come presteamed. The in-house bar, Yakshi’s, was designed by Chicago-based Jordan Mozer and comes in one style – futuristic. 31 SIMON-VON-UTRECHT-STRASSE TEL: +49 (0)40 309 930 WWW.EAST-HAMBURG.DE
SOMETHING SPECIAL: THE QUEEN MARY 2 Docking at Hamburg Cruise Center on 30 July is the world’s largest luxury liner, the Queen Mary 2. Non-passengers are invited to join in the festivities and a huge fireworks display before it sails on to New York. 7 STEINSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)40 3005 1393, WWW.HAMBURGCRUISECENTER.DE
SEE THIS: DIALOGUE IN THE DARK Designed to truly replicate the reality of being visually impaired, visitors to Dialogue in the Dark are led on a crowblack voyage by blind guides through the senses of touch, smell and hearing. 4 ALTER WANDRAHM, TEL: +49 (0)40 309 6340, WWW.DIALOG-IM-DUNKELN.DE
Frankfurt
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EAT: EIS CRISTINA Eis Christina has been drawing hardcore ice-cream aficionados whatever the weather for the last 13 years, and is regarded by locals as the best in town. 78 ECKENHEIMER LANDSTRASSE TEL: +49 (0)69 598 452
IMBIBE: JIMMY’S BAR Tucked away inside the Hotel Hessischer Hof, Jimmy’s Bar has red leather chairs and a film noir-esque ambience that echoes a bygone gentlemen’s club era. Catch the live piano music daily 10pm–3am. 40 FRIEDRICH-EBERT-ANLAGE, TEL: +49 (0)697 5400, WWW.HESSISCHER-HOF.DE
SOMETHING SEXY: GOLDEN GATE CLUB It’s no strange co-incidence that some of Germany’s raunchiest strip bars are in the country’s highest earning cities. Indulge during your visit to “Bankfurt” with a trip to the Golden Gate Club. 17 KARLSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)69 240 0250, WWW.GOLDENGATECLUB.DE
SOMETHING SEEDY: CUSTODY 08 Standing empty since 2002, these Frankfurt police custody cells have now been taken over by the German Architecture Museum (above), and are open to the public every weekend until 28 September. Creepy, but different. 5 KLAPPERFELDSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)69 2123 8844, WWW.DAM-ONLINE.DE
Baden-Baden
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EAT: LE JARDIN DE FRANCE Sample some gastronomic delights in the regal surroundings of Baden-Baden’s finest French restaurant, but be careful not to spill wine on the sparkling white tablecloths! 13 LICHTENTALERSTRASSE, BADENBADEN, TEL: +49 (0)72 213 007 860, WWW.LEJARDINDEFRANCE.DE
STAY: SCHLOSSHOTEL BÜHLERHÖHE This luxurious hotel is the perfect place to get to know a region renowned for its spa culture and lavish hospitality. It’s also where the English football team stayed during the 2006 World Cup. 1 SCHWARZWALDHOCHSTRASSE TEL: +49 (0)722 6550 WWW.BUEHLERHOEHE.DE
SEE THIS: TANNHÄUSER Richard Wagner never saw his epic Tannhäuser receive the adulation he believed it deserved. Catch the opera in full at Baden-Baden Festspielhaus on 25–31 July, with English subtitles. 2 BEIM ALTEN BAHNHOF, TEL: +49 (0)72 213 013 101, WWW.FESTSPIELHAUS.DE
SOMETHING SPECIAL: ALGORITHMIC REVOLUTION Examining the rise of the video game and digital entertainment is the permanent World of Games exhibition at the Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe 19 LORENZSTRASSE, KARLSRUHE TEL: +49 (0)72 181 000, WWW.ZKM.DE
