Potsdam

Day Trips in Berlin

"This UNESCO World Heritage Site city is known for its parks and palaces and makes for an easy and pleasant day trip. Lying about 15 miles southwest of Berlin, Potsdam’s big highlight is the striking Schloss Sanssouci, built for Frederick the Great as his summer residence and resplendent with royal rooms, a wealth of artworks, and picturesque gardens. Also worth seeing is the quaint Russian Colony, a gift for Tsar Alexander I; the equally alluring Dutch quarter, which consists of around 150 three-story red-brick houses built between 1734 and 1742; and the Babelsberg film studios, famous in the pre-war era as the “German Hollywood.”" - MATADOR_NETWORK