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.
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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. The houses now hold cafes, boutiques, and galleries. The quarter is unique in Germany and one of the best-preserved examples of Dutch colonial architecture outside the Netherlands. Budget travelers walk the quarter and wonder how Amsterdam ended up in Brandenburg.
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Before you go
- Address
- Havel Quartier Potsdam, 14473 Potsdam
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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.
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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