Potsdam

With 500 ha of parks and 150 buildings constructed between 1730 and 1916, Potsdam's complex of palaces and parks forms an artistic whole, whose eclectic nature reinforces its sense of uniqueness. It was recognized for the historic unity of its landscape—a unique example of landscape design against the background of monarchic ideas of the Prussian state and common efforts of emancipation.

Unesco: Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
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Date: Sept 2

Burg

Located between Berlin and Dresden, this spa resort boasting healing spring therapy has a saltwater spring, Spreewald thermal baths and a rehabilitation centre. The oldest part of the village, Burg-Dorf, impresses with its closed village development, while the neighbourhoods of Burg-Kauper and Burg-Kolonie developed as scattered settlements. Burg has two larger and several smaller barge harbours from which you can take barge trips through the Spreewald. The 27-metre-high Bismarck Tower gives a beautiful view of the surrounding landscape.

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Date: Jan 6

Eberswalde Zoo

Eberswalde Zoo is situated in the Barnim conservation area Nonnenfließ/Schwärzetal in a beautiful forest area. At all seasons the natural area with about 1500 animals of 150 species allows many interesting meetings. Some monkey species are roaming free in the trees.

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Date: Oct 11

Zoo Eberswalde

Zoo Eberswalde has the most exciting lion enclosure in the world: visitors pass through a tunnel to a fully glazed cave in the middle. From there you have a direct view of the big cats stalking around and vice versa. The zoo is located in a forest area about 40 kilometers northeast of Berlin and is home to native and exotic animals such as lions, tigers, cheetahs, parrots, camels, flamingos, kangaroos, penguins and monkeys on around 15 hectares.

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Date: June 25

Sanssouci Palace

Sanssouci is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it, too, is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the surrounding park. Containing just ten principal rooms, the palace was built on the brow of a terraced hill at the centre of the park.

Unesco: Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
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Date: July 15

Cottbus

Cottbus is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg. Situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with extensive sidings/depots.The Oberkirche St. Nikolai, a late-Gothic three-nave brick hall church from the 15th century, located in the old town, is the largest church in Lower Lusatia.

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Date: April 12

Belvedere on the Pfingstberg

The Belvedere and the Pomona Temple on the Pfingstberg belong to the designated UNESCO world heritage site known as the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin. The Belvedere is a large building north from the New Garden, Potsdam. It was built in 1863 as a viewing platform, on the summit of Pfingstberg hill. It is built it in the style of an Italian Renaissance villa. Its arcades, colonnades, galleries, courtyard pool and two viewing towers create a romantic atmosphere.

Unesco: Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
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Date: Jan 27

ADGB Trade Union School

The ADGB Trade Union School is a training centre complex in Bernau bei Berlin. It is considered a highlight of functionalist architecture and ranks as one of the world’s largest Bauhaus ensembles. Built in 1928–30 and still used today, the centre for training and continuing education received UNESCO World Heritage status in 2017.

Unesco: Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
RR: 10x10 RR - Unesco
Date: Dec 5

Schloss Cecilienhof

Schloss Cecilienhof in Potsdam's Neuer Garten was the last palace built by the Hohenzollerns. For its architecture alone, Cecilienhof is not a typical palace. Instead of white towers and flowery ornaments, it has bricks and half-timbered walls. From the outside, it looks rustic yet somehow mysterious .Cecilienhof has been part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.

Unesco: Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Distance: 341 km
Travel time: 3 days

Havelkanal

The Havel Canal is a canal in the German state of Brandenburg. It provides an alternate route to the River Havel, between Hennigsdorf and Paretz, thus avoiding a passage through the waterways of Berlin between Spandau and Potsdam.

Distance: 206 km
Travel time: 4 days