A week in Potsdam, Germany

Seven days in Potsdam, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at New Palace. 36 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. New PalacePalace · On the map
  2. Charlottenhof PalacePalace · 0.9 km on from New Palace · On the map
  3. Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and BerlinLandmark · 0.7 km on from Charlottenhof Palace · On the map
  4. Orangery PalacePark · 0.6 km on from Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin · On the map
  5. Sanssouci PalacePalace · 0.6 km on from Orangery Palace · On the map
  6. Brandenburg GateMonument · 0.8 km on from Sanssouci Palace · On the map

6 stops, about 3.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. CecilienhofMuseum · On the map
  2. MarmorpalaisMuseum · 0.7 km on from Cecilienhof · On the map
  3. Babelsberg PalaceLandmark · 1.7 km on from Marmorpalais · On the map
  4. Glienicke BridgeBridge · 0.7 km on from Babelsberg Palace · On the map
  5. Glienicke PalacePalace · 0.4 km on from Glienicke Bridge · On the map
  6. Church of the RedeemerTemple or shrine · 1.2 km on from Glienicke Palace · On the map

6 stops, about 4.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. St. Nicholas' ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Museum BarberiniMuseum · 0.2 km on from St. Nicholas' Church · On the map
  3. City PalacePalace · 0.1 km on from Museum Barberini · On the map
  4. Garrison ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from City Palace · On the map
  5. Sanssouci Picture GalleryMuseum · 1.2 km on from Garrison Church · On the map
  6. Dragon HouseTower · 1.3 km on from Sanssouci Picture Gallery · On the map

6 stops, about 3.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Sanssouci ParkGarden · On the map
  2. Botanical Garden PotsdamGarden · 0.6 km on from Sanssouci Park · On the map
  3. Belvedere on the KlausbergLandmark · 0.5 km on from Botanical Garden Potsdam · On the map
  4. Antique TempleMonument · 0.5 km on from Belvedere on the Klausberg · On the map
  5. Temple of FriendshipTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Antique Temple · On the map

5 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Alexander Nevsky Memorial ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Belvedere on the PfingstbergMuseum · 0.4 km on from Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church · On the map
  3. LepsiushausMuseum · 0.3 km on from Belvedere on the Pfingstberg · On the map
  4. New GardenPark · 0.5 km on from Lepsiushaus · On the map
  5. Villa SchöningenMuseum · 1.3 km on from New Garden · On the map
  6. Museum FLUXUS+Museum · 1.5 km on from Villa Schöningen · On the map

6 stops, about 4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. Babelsberg ParkPark · On the map
  2. Klein GlienickeMonument · 0.8 km on from Babelsberg Park · On the map
  3. Park GlienickePark · 0.8 km on from Klein Glienicke · On the map

3 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Peter and Paul ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. French churchTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Peter and Paul Church · On the map
  3. Alter MarktSquare · 0.5 km on from French church · On the map
  4. HeiligengeistkircheTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Alter Markt · On the map

4 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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