Potsdam: The Prussian Versailles

Potsdam, the Prussian Versailles, is about 40 km from Berlin. By train, you can take the S-Bahn 7 from the Alexander Platz station, Potsdam Platz stop. Capital of Brandenburg, Potsdam is a city more than a thousand years old. It presents a harmonious architecture of palaces and gardens in close relation to one another. Here stands the Sanssouci Palace, the residence of Frederick II of Prussia, and a series of palaces including: the Orangery, Cecilienhof Castle, Babelsberg Castle, the grand Neue Palais....