Situated sublimely on the banks of the Havel River, Potsdam is Germany at its most regal. Sparkling with Baroque palaces, manicured gardens, and splashing fountains from its proud Prussian past, the ...

It was a gloomy yet drizzly morning in Potsdam when I arrived after taking a train trip of about half an hour from Berlin. As I stepped out of the train station, I buttoned my jacket and multilayered ...

The palaces and gardens of Potsdam have been a World Heritage Site since 1990. They were commissioned by the Prussian kings in the 18th and 19th century and meanwhile encompass an area over 500 ...

When the construction cranes crowding the Berlin skyline loom too much, and the legendary rudeness of Berliners frays your nerves, and the cafés are so packed your beer arrives lukewarm and headless, ...

The canary-yellow S-Bahn train zips from central Berlin to Potsdam in just 45 minutes. While it’s close enough to be considered an outer suburb, Potsdam feels worlds away from the grit and grunge of ...

As the summer holidays approach, The Local is touring Germany's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Today we visit the Prussian palaces and parks of Potsdam. Over a period of almost four centuries, the ...

A caricature of Tin Tin's China adventure, a Kar98K rifle Germany sold to China, and the diary of "China's Oskar Schindler" John Rabe can now be admired at the Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, about 40 ...