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Potsdam is one of cities in Germany situated some 20 km east of Werder and 40 km from the capital. The population of Potsdam is about 145,300 people (census of 2011). Thousands of tourists visit Potsdam every year to see its palaces and museums.

Tegel (IATA: TXL) is the nearest airport to Potsdam, situated just 40 km to the north-east.

The most popular tourist attractions in Potsdam

1. Sanssouci
Sanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, at Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies in Sanssouci Park. The palace was designed by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfil Frederick's need for a private residence where he could rela…

2. Museum Barberini
The Museum Barberini is an art museum at the Old Market Square, Potsdam. It was rebuilt on the site of the Barberini Palace, that was destroyed by bombing in 1945 and demolished afterwards. The construction of the Museum Barberini was started in August 2013 and was completed in December 2016, the official opening to the public was on 23 January 2017. The Guardian refers to the Barberini first in the " top 10 new museum openings in 2017"

3. Cecilienhof
Schloss Cecilienhof is a palace in the northern part of the Neuer Garten park in Potsdam, close to the Jungfernsee lake. Since 1990 it is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site.

4. Marmorpalais
The Marmorpalais (or Marble Palace) is a former royal residence in Potsdam, near Berlin in Germany, built on the grounds of the extensive Neuer Garten on the shores of the Heiliger See (lake). The palace was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm II (Frederick William II of Prussia) and designed in the early Neoclassical style by the architects Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans. The palace remained in use by the Hohenzollern family until the early 20th century. It served as a military…

5. Belvedere on the Pfingstberg
The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg (German: Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg) is a large structure north of the New Garden in Potsdam, Germany, at the summit of Pfingstberg hill. It was commissioned by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and built between 1847 and 1863 as a viewing platform.

6. St. Nicholas' Church, Potsdam
St. Nicholas' Church (German: St. & #160; Nikolaikirche) in Potsdam is an Evangelical Lutheran church on the Old Market Square (Alter Markt) in Potsdam. The central plan building in the Classicist style and dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the years 1830 to 1837. The tambour of the 77 metre high church that towers above the roofs of the city was built later, from 1843 to 1850. Its construction was taken over by Ludwig Persius and, from 1845, Friedrich…

7. Peter and Paul Church, Potsdam
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul is centrally located in the center of Potsdam, and ends the Brandenburger Strasse to the east, at the western end of which is the Potsdamer Brandenburger Gate. The present church building was completed in 1870 and served equally the Potsdam parishioners (now part of the Archdiocese of Berlin) and the Catholic soldiers who were stationed in the city. Since 1992 it has the status of a provost church.

8. Nauener Tor
Nauener Tor (Nauen Gate) is one of the three preserved gates of Potsdam, Germany. It was built in 1755 and is the first example of the influence of English Gothic Revival architecture in Continental Europe.

If you have already seen Potsdam, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:

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Sanssouci

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Museum Barberini

The Museum Barberini is an art museum at the Old Market Square,

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Cecilienhof

Schloss Cecilienhof is a palace in the northern part of the Neuer

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Marmorpalais

The Marmorpalais (or Marble Palace) is a former royal residence in

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Belvedere on the Pfingstberg

The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg (German: Belvedere auf dem

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St. Nicholas' Church, Potsdam

St. Nicholas' Church (German: St. Nikolaikirche) in Potsdam

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Peter and Paul Church, Potsdam

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul is centrally located

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Nauener Tor

Nauener Tor (Nauen Gate) is one of the three preserved gates of

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Historic Mill of Sanssouci

Thanks to the legend of The Miller of Sanssouci (German: Der Müller

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Glienicke Bridge

The Glienicke bridge (Glienicker Brücke) is a bridge in Berlin which

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New Garden, Potsdam

The New Garden (German: Neuer Garten) in Potsdam is a park of 102.5

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Babelsberg Palace

Babelsberg Palace (German: Schloss Babelsberg) lies in the eponymous

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Orangery Palace

The Orangery Palace (Deutsch. Orangerieschloss) is also known as the

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Charlottenhof Palace

Charlottenhof Palace is located southwest of Sanssouci Palace in

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Hotel Brandenburger Tor Potsdam

starting $99

Dorint Hotel Sanssouci Berlin/Potsdam

starting $427

Mercure Hotel Potsdam City

starting $196

NH Potsdam

starting $230

Hotel Am Jägertor

starting $161

Hotel am Luisenplatz

starting $98

Steigenberger Hotel Sanssouci

starting $102

Altstadt Hotel

starting $94

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