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Potsdam
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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Potsdam is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some 25 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of...
Read morePotsdam is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some 25 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin.
attractions: Karls Erlebnis-Dorf - Elstal, Sanssouci Park, Charlottenburg Palace, Sanssouci Palace, Asparagus and Adventure Farm Klaistow, Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, Brandenburg Gate, Spandau Citadel, Baumkronenpfad Beelitz Tree & Time, New Palace, restaurants: Herr Dang, Inselterrassen Arielle, Restaurant El Puerto, Chi Keng, Masala Haus, Anna Amalia, Cafe Extrablatt, ALEX Potsdam, Steakhaus MENDOZA, My Keng, local businesses: Berlin Olympic park, Domäne Dahlem, Wasserskilift in Großbeeren GmbH || MAGIX Wake- & Freizeitpark, Waschhaus Potsdam gGmbH, AbenteuerPark Kletterwald - Winterpause bis 21.März 2026, EDEKA Felix, Spielbank Potsdam, Glücksfisch Catering, Butcher & Caterers Buttgereit, Lebensquell BioMarkt
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Things to Do in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Potsdam Attractions & Activities
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Rude Bastards Tour of® Berlin
Thu, Jan 15 • 12:00 PM
10785, Berlin, Germany
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Laughing Spree - English comedy show on a boat
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10243, Berlin, Germany
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Attractions of Potsdam
Karls Erlebnis-Dorf - Elstal
Sanssouci Park
Charlottenburg Palace
Sanssouci Palace
Asparagus and Adventure Farm Klaistow
Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Brandenburg Gate
Spandau Citadel
Baumkronenpfad Beelitz Tree & Time
New Palace
Karls Erlebnis-Dorf - Elstal
4.5
(12.9K)
Open until 7:00 PM
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Sanssouci Park
4.7
(13K)
Open 24 hours
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Charlottenburg Palace
4.6
(11.3K)
Open until 4:30 PM
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Sanssouci Palace
4.6
(11.5K)
Open 24 hours
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Restaurants of Potsdam
Herr Dang
Inselterrassen Arielle
Restaurant El Puerto
Chi Keng
Masala Haus
Anna Amalia
Cafe Extrablatt
ALEX Potsdam
Steakhaus MENDOZA
My Keng
Herr Dang
4.4
(1.4K)
Open until 10:00 PM
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Inselterrassen Arielle
4.2
(1.4K)
$$
Open until 12:00 AM
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Restaurant El Puerto
4.2
(1.3K)
Open until 10:30 PM
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Chi Keng
4.6
(1.3K)
Open until 10:00 PM
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Local services of Potsdam
Berlin Olympic park
Domäne Dahlem
Wasserskilift in Großbeeren GmbH || MAGIX Wake- & Freizeitpark
Waschhaus Potsdam gGmbH
AbenteuerPark Kletterwald - Winterpause bis 21.März 2026
EDEKA Felix
Spielbank Potsdam
Glücksfisch Catering
Butcher & Caterers Buttgereit
Lebensquell BioMarkt
Berlin Olympic park
4.6
(4.4K)
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Domäne Dahlem
4.4
(1.7K)
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Wasserskilift in Großbeeren GmbH || MAGIX Wake- & Freizeitpark
4.5
(740)
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Waschhaus Potsdam gGmbH
4.1
(572)
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