Every shop in Berlin closes at 14:00 on Christmas Eve and stays shut until Monday 28 December. Which markets open on the 24th, which come back on the 25th, the museum hours on both holidays, and how the trains run.

Museum Island has five museums and almost no restaurants. Every museum café shuts on Mondays, the Humboldt Forum rooftop shuts on Tuesdays, and Hackescher Markt is closer to the Bode-Museum than the Humboldt Forum is. Here is where to eat by the door you leave, the day and the time you have.

Fotografiska stays open until 23:00, C/O Berlin is free for under-19s, the Newton museum shuts on Mondays and from 16 November. Which of Berlin's four photography venues fits your free hours, with a clock that checks your day.