Last holiday we went cycling in Germany. We have spent most time in the Berlin area with our camper at the campsite "Am Mahlower See" about 18km from the city centre.

We noticed Berlin is a great city for cycling. First of all we could take our bikes on the train from the campsite area to the city centre. This means we did not have to bike the same route every time. Berlin has a large number of cycle roads, and although traffic is busy in Berlin, cars in general give a lot of room to the bikes. We ended up cycling more that 250km in and around Berlin, and we were never in a situation where we didn't feel safe.

The fun thing about biking in a large city like Berlin is you can easily go from one area to the other much faster than when walking around. A restaurant 7km away? A great coffee spot 8km from where you are? You will be there in no time on the bike.