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/ 1 October 2007

Berlin rides nostalgia wave and tourist boom

Nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German capital is becoming ever more popular with young tourists who have made it Europe’s third most visited city, as much for the <i>über</i>-cool nightclubs as for the history. Defying all expectations, the city drew more foreign visitors in the first half of the year than in 2006 when Germany hosted the Soccer World Cup.