Berlin Nightclubbing still the best

First stop is Maria, a seminal music venue opened in 1992. This former storage unit on the river Spree is "one of Berlin's top five".

As famous for indie/rock bands as for techno, Warren Suicide have played amazing shows here, and so have Peaches, CSS and Simian.

Then its on to The Berghain, one of the most famous clubs in Berlin, with its Panorama bar with Wolfgang Tillmans artwork, where the thud of minimal techno bangs on incessantly.

Other seminal eastside clubs include Bang Bang, Tresor, ZMF and Lovelite.

Flights to Berlin are a snip from Easyjet with flights to Berlin from £31 return. Germanwings also flies to Berlin Schönefeld.

A unique choice of accommodation is the IMA, a former bathroom fixtures factory dating from 1893, which now has galleries, studios, a courtyard deli and bar, plus 20 rooms for rent, all with kitchens, from €55 a night for two people.