Glienicke Bridge
The Glienicke Bridge spans the Havel River between Potsdam and Berlin, famous as the "Bridge of Spies" where the US and Soviet Union exchanged captured spies during the Cold War (the subject of the Spielberg film). Free to cross.
City in Germany
Potsdam
4 things to see
Potsdam is Berlin’s elegant neighbor, reachable on a regular Berlin transit ticket, which makes it a cheap day trip from the capital. The vast Sanssouci Palace gardens are free to walk through, and wandering the Dutch Quarter and the Russian colony of Alexandrowka costs nothing. Visit in spring or autumn to enjoy the parks without summer crowds.
What to see
Things to do in Potsdam
What each one costs, where the cost is known.
New Palace Potsdam
The New Palace (Neues Palais) is at the western end of the Sanssouci park, a massive Baroque palace built by Frederick the Great to demonstrate Prussia's power after the Seven Years' War. The exterior is free to see.
Potsdam Dutch Quarter
The Dutch Quarter (Hollandisches Viertel) is a grid of 134 red-brick gabled houses built in the 1730s by Frederick William I to attract Dutch artisans. Free to walk.
Sanssouci Palace Gardens
The gardens of Sanssouci Palace are a UNESCO-listed landscape of terraced vineyards, fountains, follies, and formal gardens stretching across 300 hectares. Free.
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