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 ...

This autumn and winter, visitors to the former East German cities of Erfurt, Potsdam and Rostock (members of the Historic Highlights of Germany tourism consortium) will be given the opportunity to ...

In the mid-1740s, Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, decided he needed a break from his bustling Berlin castle. Seventeen miles away in Potsdam, he built a one-story rococo castle atop a slope, ...

Potsdam is the largest city of Brandenburg as well as its capital. It has also been identified as one of the top UNESCO World Heritage sites around the world. Nestled on the picturesque banks of the ...

Potsdam has its fair share of tourists, but the city is compact, and locals socialise in the city centre. A quirky, friendly combination of state capital and market town, it feels a lot more German ...

This was the response I received after a vendor asked me a question in German. Apparently, most American tourists forego 1,000-year-old Potsdam, Berlin's neighbor just 20 kilometers away. Regional ...