Only 40 minutes by train approximately BerlinPotsdam is a cultural gem that is one of the most pleasant visits to disconnect from the noisy and energetic German capital, with a historical heritage that is of great importance, as well as a quiet place to try local gastronomy and coffee between beautiful architecture.
The capital of the condition Brandurg It has a bright historical center suffering from palaces, gardens and the past, which placed it in its own virtues in the UNESCO World Heritage List, partly due to its main tourist statement.
Palacio de Sansouci: the main jewel of postdam
We are talking about Sapsuchi PalaceThe summer residence, which was built on the orders of the King of Prussia Federico II El -Grande dated to the 18th century, and this was called German versions for its extravagance and dazzling architecture Rococó.
But PalaSio de Sansuchi, whose name belongs to the “carefree”, also admires thanks to his geometric gardens, vineyards and art gallery, which houses work on matters Rubens, Caravaggio Or Van DyckField
More than 300 hectares of this royal residence will also be a new palace (Neues Palais), a Chinese house or orange, which offers a European aristocratic taste between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and this is one of the most pleasant Visits of postdam, which offers much more.
Postdam Conference and what else to see during a visit to postdam
In fact, the city is also a reflection of the history of the Prussian court, with the old city, which was carefully restored, with quiet squares and streets, and where Dutch districtA set of more than 130 red brick houses of the eighteenth century, which were built by Dutch emigrants.
In addition to its historical heritage at the level of buildings, it is also valued when the city was a place where one of the most important events of the twentieth century, the postdam conference took place from August 17 to 2, 1975 Cecilienhof Palace To agree on a world order after the defeat of Germany in the Second World War.
At this post -Damian conference, some issues were discussed, such as disusing Germany, as well as the repair of war or future Poland, and it is believed that she had a moment of bend in the beginning Cold War Be when the US president, Trumanreported StalinThe President of the USSR on a successful atomic bomb.
You can visit the Cecilienhof Palace, including the rooms where they met, preserving the furniture of that time in a building in the style of an English house, which adds informative panels that allow a tour of the conference at which important tension was discussed, at the same time, diplomacy and fundamental elements of international politics after the Second World War.
There is also in postdam Babelsberg Film StudioOne of the oldest research in the world in the world that continues in work, which has been a cradle of German cinema since expressionism and shooting of international blockbusters. Currently, this complex can be partially visited and has a thematic park inside.
