The former summer residence of Prussian kings and German emperors is beautifully situated on the shores of the river Havel. Who listens to Potsdam, thinks first of all of Schloss Sanssouci. The city has the largest park and castle complex north of the Alps. Its just breathtaking.

Schloss Sanssouci
The castle is rich equipped with furniture, paintings, sculptures and porcelain mainly from the 18th century. As one of the most beautiful rooms of the German Rococo is the concert room, in which paintings, sculptures and crafts. The concert room includes the reception room in which the guests at the audience with the king had to wait. In the library there are 2200 books stored in cabinets. The king had all of its libraries - for example, in the New Palace - with the same books equipped. In the alcove, formerly bedroom, is again the death chair of the king. Guided tours April-Oct. Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Nov. 9am-4pm until March Park Sanssouci, Bus X15, 695

Neues Palais
Countless snails and clams decorate with over 20 000 minerals and fossils the lookalike grotto garden room. He is among the approximately 60 rooms you can visit, with furniture, china and crafts. April-Oct. Mon-Thu 9am-5pm, Nov.-March with guided tours only 9am-4pm Park Sanssouci, Bus 695

Filmmuseum
»Babelsberg -Faces of a film city « is called the permanent exhibition of the museum with equipment of the movie which where made there including the Sandmann.The Film museum includes a cinemawhich shows historical films and shows. daily 10am-6pm, Breite Strasse Tram 90, 92, 93, 96, Bus 695 Schloss Cecilienhof On the 2nd August 1945 the contract was signed by the three representatives of the victorious powers, Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin and Clement Attlee, in the Cecilienhof the "Potsdam Agreement", in which they fixed the division of Germany. The former working and smoking rooms of the crown prince served as President Trumans working and consulting rooms. Winston Churchill chose the former crown prince library. However, he couldnt enjoy the furniture from the Babelsberg Castle only a few weeks - after an election which defeats his party in England, he had to leave. Stalin selected the Red Salon, the writing room of the Crown Princess. His workingplace was at the desk between windows and fireplace. Largely unknown is that six again prepared private rooms of the Crown Prince couple on the upper floor of the castle are open for visit. April-Oct. Tue-Sun 9am-5pm, Nov.-March with guided tours only 9am-4pm; Special tour for the private rooms of the Crown Prince couple's daily 11am and 2pm Neuer Garten, Bus 692 Marmorpalais In the palace on the shore of the Heiligen See the favorite castle of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, are after years of misuse precious artworks back to admire. On the first floor where the rooms group around the central marble staircase, is the oriental room tent. April through Oct. Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, Nov.-March only with the leadership Sat / Sun 10am-4pm Neuer Garten, Bus 692

Filmpark Babelsberg
The movie park - emerged on the site once the biggest film city in Europe, is now called Media City Babelsberg - offers you a lot: Car crashes, rising smoke and fog, fast chases and leaps from a dizzying height. The scene is the backdrop of a monumental extinct volcanic crater. In the Sandmann house ar living the Sandman and his friends, in the glass studio the is the emergence of new Sandmaennchen periods can be observed. Babelsberg is one of the largest and oldest film studios in the world. Over 3000 cinema and television films have left the studios until today. The Studio Tour, a 20-minute shuttle ride, takes you on the otherwise inaccessible terrain of the Media City Babelsberg. For the individual visiting the attractions of the park movie, you should plan at least six hours. Every year in summer, the Park movie night, a night of magic and mythical beings takes place in the fantastic scenes of the movie park. April-Oct. 10am-6pm clock daily Bus, 601, 602, 690

Hollaendisches Viertel
A small Dutch idyll in the middle of Potsdam, also called Small-Amsterdam. In 1734 the architectural ensemble of Dutch colonists was started, in 1742, it was finished. Holland also recalls the red brick houses which were built in western front of the nearby the street Am Bassin, around 40 years after "Little Amsterdam" was constructed. Trams 90, 92, 95, Bus 692

food
Cafe Heider
In the cafe excists since 1878. You can be pampered with specialties, as the former imperial-royal Hofkonditor has created. Heider is no longer only a cafe, but also a good restaurant. Popular is the lavish Sunday brunch 10am-2pm. daily from 8am. Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 29 Trams 90, 92, 95, Bus 695

where to stay
Schlossgarten Hotel
Close to the Sanssouci Park is the small, new hotel. 17 rooms. Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 41a Bus 695
art otel Potsdam
Art and design hotel in an old granary, which got a modern building. The interior comes from the English star designer Jasper Morrison: a hotel stay as an art experience. 123 rooms. Zeppelinstr. 136 Trams 94, 96
NH Voltaire
Hotel for discerning guests in the city center, small spa area with sauna and whirlpool below the roof. 155 rooms. Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 88 Trams 90, 92, 95, Bus 692

Trains
Potsdam has IC remote from the west, otherwise you can reach Potsdam easily from Berlin. From the big stations of Berlin the S-Bahn S7 takes you directly to Potsdam. It stops in Babelsberg and Hauptbahnhof.

Plane
The closest airport with international connections is in Berlin Schoenefeld.

Public Transport
The tram and bus network is well developed, so everyone quickly arrives its destination. You get tickets at vending machines, in the first sections of trams and buses, but they are also available in advance, including the VIP customer service center in the William Gallery. Potsdam and Berlin form a transport association. There are two tariffs in Potsdam and the surrounding region (excluding Berlin) and Berlin and the surrounding area (with Potsdam) with the fare zones A, B and C.