Palaces

Palaces

Dreamy summer palaces that recount the past. Enchanting vast parkways with astonishing panoramic views. The Prussian Arcadia is a real life dream of eternal spring as well as a paradise composed of bright colours and serene architecture. The palaces and gardens found here are testimonies of a onetime history of art and culture and belong to UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites.

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"Fat good-for-nothing" – not really a flattering nickname, especially for a king. But the people felt that the name suited the hedonistic Friedrich Wilhelm II well....
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Actually, it was just meant to be a small garden castle for Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Elec-tor Friedrich III.
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The young prince was enchanted by Italy. When the 21 year old Carl of Prussia returned to Berlin from his first big journey in 1823, he had only one dream: he wanted to...
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Originally constructed as an Orangery designed by Knobelsdorff in 1747, Frederick the Great hat the Neue Kammern (New Chambers) transformed into a magnificent palace for...
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Built back in the 17th century, Schloss Schönhausen has had a turbulent history.
The views of the Havel river are breathtaking. The water glitters in the sun, steamers chug by and, in the distance, there's Glienicke Bridge. It must have looked pretty...
Since the beginning of 1994, the Bellevue Palace in Berlin has been the official residence of the Federal President. Located in the midst of the Tiergarten, right on the...
A journey back in time through Berlin's cultural history: the walls are covered in wallpaper with flowery patterns and animal motifs; portraits of former residents are...
Berlins oldest remaining palace. In 1542 Prince-Elector Joachim II commissioned a Renaissance palace to be built on the banks of Lake Grunewald. Remodelled in a Baroque...
A baroque moated palace set on a small island, surrounded by an English-style park with fluttering elms and ginkgo trees – some of which are more than 350 years old....
"An image from my childhood springs to mind like a fairytale: a palace, peacocks sitting up on a high branch or fanning out their tails, fountains, shady lawns, winding...
The Premium Day Ticket lets you visit as many of the wonderful Prussian palaces and gardens in Potsdam, Berlin and Brandenburg as you want - and also includes admission...
A crown is just a hat that lets the rain in. These words spoken by Frederick the Great demonstrate modesty. It was without any pomp and circumstance, yet with discipline...

Freischwimmer (EN)

Chill out in a restaurant along the water

Located directly on the water, this romantic, relaxed and comfortable restaurant is decorated with wooden furniture, old lamps and ornate picture frames. Simply put, Freischwimmer is a cool location in Kreuzberg’s Flutgraben area. The restaurant is in a very old building that was once used for renting and repairing boats. The entrance is directly next to Berlin’s oldest gas station. You can sit outdoors during the summer and indoors during the winter.