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Sanssouci Palace and Park, Potsdam

Germany Brandenburg Potsdam

Sanssouci Palace and Park, Potsdam
Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons

The summer palace of Frederick the Great, built in 1747 on top of terraced vineyards, in a huge park of gardens, fountains, temples and more palaces, including the vast New Palace and the Chinese House. The palaces and parks of Potsdam are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Sanssouci Palace is visited on a timed ticket; book ahead in summer. The park is free to wander and you could spend a whole day. Potsdam is about 25 minutes by S-Bahn or regional train from central Berlin; take bus 695 or walk from the station.

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