Potsdam in 1 day
A ready route for 1 day in Potsdam: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Sanssouci Park & Palaces
5 places · about 5,5 h of sightseeing · 6,7 km between them
Morning
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New Palace (Neues Palais)
Frederick the Great's huge showpiece palace at the western end of the park, with the Grotto Hall, Marble Gallery and a palace theatre.
Afternoon
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Sanssouci Palace (Schloss Sanssouci)Frederick the Great's small rococo summer palace on top of vineyard terraces, visited on a timed-entry tour.
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Sanssouci Park (Park Sanssouci)A free, roughly 300-hectare royal park around the palaces, with a 2 km main avenue from the old obelisk to the Neues Palais.
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Chinese House (Chinesisches Haus)
A small gilded rococo pavilion in the park, ringed by life-size golden figures, built in the fashion for chinoiserie.
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Dutch Quarter (Holländisches Viertel)About 150 red-brick gabled houses built for Dutch craftsmen, now full of small shops, cafés and galleries.
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Good to know
When to go
April to October is best: Sanssouci Palace is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–17:30. From November it closes at 16:30, and some palaces, such as Charlottenhof, open in summer only.
Book ahead
New Palace (Neues Palais), Sanssouci Palace (Schloss Sanssouci)
Closed days
- New Palace (Neues Palais) — closed: Tuesday
- Sanssouci Palace (Schloss Sanssouci) — closed: Monday
- Chinese House (Chinesisches Haus) — closed: Monday
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