Orangerie Sanssouci Welcome to Potsdam – the Brandenburg State Capital and former centre of Prussia with its castles and gardens which are part of UNESCO’s world cultural heritage! On our home page, you can obtain information and services like hotel reservation or sightseeing tours for your holiday in Potsdam. Among other things, we introduce you to the highlights of the city like Sanssouci palace and Cecilienhof castle, which was the location of the Potsdam Conference. Furthermore we make suggestions to you regarding your tours from a day trip to a one-week holiday and present you with tips regarding the events to come. In the midst of a wonderful landscape of lakes and woodlands, just a stone’s throw from Berlin, Potsdam has many magnificent sights, a hast of different attractions and cultural highlights that are held annually..

An overview of all the highlights

Highlights Flash Card There is no end to outstanding places of interest and attractive destinations for a visit in Potsdam. Landscapes, museums and monuments offer a fascinating insight into the town's history. Convents and monasteries, places of memorial and technical monuments are open to visitors. We would like to introduce you to a variety of highlights by means of the following flashing map.

Exploring Potsdam

Explore Potsdam on your own initiative – we would like to attract you with our five suggested tours! We present to you Sanssouci Park with its castle renowned all over the world and take you through Potsdam’s historic town centre with its own flair. We entice you to the fascinating north of Potsdam to the banks of Jungfernsee (lake of virgins) and the river Havel. Finally, we give you a taste of England in Babelsberg Park.

Potsdam Card 2008/09 – The city’s official bonus card!

Potsdam Card Experience more, pay less! Experience Potsdam with the PotsdamCard, the official bonus card of the city of Potsdam! You will get discounts ranging from 10 to 30% for numerous tourist attractions. With the integrated ticket of Verkehrsbetriebe Potsdam (ViP), the public transport operator of Potsdam, you may use the buses and trams free of charge in the AB or ABC fare zones of Potsdam on up to two or three consecutive days. Explore the highlights of Potsdam! Gastronomy, culture, leisure time or entertainment: there will be something for any taste. You can obtain the PotsdamCard at Potsdam Tourism Service, at the tourist information office and by telephone  (+49 331-27 558 0) and also in nearly all hotels of Potsdam.