11Potsdam

We can pretty much guarantee that your camera will have a love affair with Potsdam’s marvelous palaces, idyllic parks, stunning views, inspired architecture and tantalizing Cold War sites.

Just across the Glienicke “spy bridge” from Berlin, the state capital of Brandenburg was catapulted to prominence by King Frederick the Great. His giddily rococo Sanssouci Palace is the glorious crown of this Unesco-recognized cultural tapestry that synthesizes 18th-century artistic trends from around Europe in one stupendous masterpiece.