Preparing your trip to Potsdam: advices & hints - things to do and to obey

In the castles you can visit the unique rooms decorated with rare marble and gildings. The Schlosskomplex is worth seeing for the painting lovers, because one of the largest picture collections in Europe is presented. At first sight, one can hardly believe that the magnificent castles and the extensive park were created in only three years in the middle of the 18th century. In the construction it has managed to maintain the original nature of the area to a maximum. Even the old windmill was carefully preserved and has been one of the landmarks of the complex for more than 200 years. … Read further

After closure, the radio station building changed several owners who planned to open a variety of public institutions. None of these projects has been approved by the government in Berlin, so the building remained in ruins and slowly deteriorated. Today, the main guests of these places are graffiti artists, as well as curious tourists, who like to walk through the abandoned places. On weekends, Christopher Mclaren, who is a former employee of the radio station, arranges amazing tours aimed at fans of spy novels. … Read further

The abandoned hospital has long been chosen by graffiti artists who decorated the premises of old buildings with creepy and gloomy pictures. Beelitz-Heilstaetten is popular among so-called Ghostbusters. Many visitors of the old hospital noted that in abandoned buildings extraneous steps and noises are often heard. Some lucky ones even managed to observe strange silhouettes in the dark corridors. In recent years, random hospital visitors found soldiers’ old letters, which for unknown reasons they were hidden in the walls and under the floor. For some reason, the military could not send letters to relatives. What exactly took place within the walls of the hospital in those days is one of the most thrilling mysteries of history. … Read further