Ku-Damm and around

Berlin's most famous shopping street
Noteworthy for: Ku'Damm only flourished because the main consumer centre of Berlin 'disappeared' to the East with the construction of the Wall in 1961.

Word to the wise: Those with an interest in design should head to the parallel Kantstrasse, especially at the intersection with Uhlandstrasse, which has an incredible array of design stores.
Berlin's main shopping high street, comparable to London's Oxford Street or Paris' Champs-Élysées, is 3.5km of chain stores, luxury labels, car showrooms and retail giants. The western part of Kurfürstendamm – known locally as Ku'damm – is a broad tree-lined avenue of magnificent white mansions lined with designers including the flagship stores of Falke, Bally and Jil Sander, though the cobbled side streets have smaller still chic boutiques.

Meeting with Ku'Damm to the east is Tauentzienstrasse, where you'll find the prestigious KaDeWe and Peek & Cloppenburg department stores, as well as the more commercial shops such as Zara, Mango and Nike.