Berlin Club Scene

Berlin plays host to some of the best clubs in the world, making it one of the top holiday destinations for anyone really into their dance music. At the moment, minimal and techno are the sounds of Berlin, sounds that can be heard in a large number of Berlin bars as well as in the clubs.

Tresor is one of the best underground clubs in Berlin. It recently moved from its last home, to a huge abandoned power plant in Mitte, Central Berlin. It had previously been located in a much smaller vault (English word for Tresor) underneath the Wertheim department store, which closed in 2005 due to rent problems. The new site is huge, the main attraction being the basement main room, entered via a pitch black 30m long narrow corridor lit only by a flickering light on the roof. DJ’s such as Jeff Mills, Josh Wink, Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath and Cristian Vogel are just some of the DJ’s to have played their in the past.

Berghain/Panorama Bar is another of the best techno clubs in Berlin. Found in a huge renovated power plant, it is easy to get lost in the club, which is split into Berghain, a huge cavernous main room specialising in techno, and Panorama Bar on the 1st floor, which has a more housey feel. The club strictly prohibits any photography within the club to preserve the secrecy of what is a fairly underground establishment, despite its size. The door policy is also famous for being selective – tourists will usually be turned away at the doors if there is any suggestion they may not be there for the music. Once inside the club, however, the atmosphere is electric and full of hedonistic clubbers. Nooks and crannies are in abundance and people indulging in sexual acts can often be spotted in these – nobody bats an eyelid, all in a nights work. The parties at Berghain are often extremely long – leave the club at 6AM and the queue to get in will often be as long as it was at 12PM when you came in.

In our opinion the clubs in Berlin are some of the best in the world. Often unique and with really up for it, friendly crowds, the clubs in Berlin make the city one of the best holiday destinations in the world.

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