Berlin - Day Trips from Berlin (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Want to escape the city? This chapter includes the very best excursions from Berlin - and they can all be completed in a day. Must-sees include Potsdam's glorious park and palace Sanssouci and Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
It's practically impossible not to be enchanted by the rambling park and palace ensemble of Schloss Sanssouci at Potsdam.
The horrors of the Third Reich become all too real at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, what's left of one of Germany's oldest Nazi-built concentration camps.
Anchored by a delightful Altstadt (old town), Spandau flaunts its historical pedigree.
Tree-lined streets with mansions and manicured lawns lace Grunewald & Dahlem, Berlin's poshest areas, which also boast plenty of culture cred.
Hemmed in by the Havel River, Wannsee counts palaces, forests and historical sights among its assets.
Köpenick is home to Berlin's largest lake, a sprawling forest, a handsome baroque castle and a medieval centre.
Coverage includes: Potsdam, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Spandau, Grunewald & Dahlem, Wannsee and Köpenick.
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