New Palace
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We provide the following group offers:
- New Palace (guided tour)
- Entrance New Palace (with app)
- Imperial Christmas New Palace guided tour (only available in German, bookable on selected days)
At the western end of the main avenue of Sanssouci Park stands an imposing palace building, recognizable from afar by its high tambour dome: the New Palace.
The large complex was clearly intended for representation, in stark contrast to the intimate and rather modest Sanssouci Palace. Inside, visitors can expect magnificent banquet halls and grand galleries. Here, exquisite works of art and craftsmanship from the 18th century can be experienced in their original context.
The New Palace is the last palace that Frederick the Great had built in his park. It was a demonstration of the unbroken power of the Prussian state after the years of deprivation during the Seven Years' War from 1756 to 1763.
The restored lower princely quarters with the Tressenzimmer, concert room, and Oval Cabinet feature one of the most precious interiors in Europe. The Grotto Hall has also been reintegrated into the tour of the palace following extensive renovation work. The mysterious glitter and sparkle with which Frederick the Great sought to impress his visitors can now be experienced once again.
Later, Wilhelm II, the last German emperor, used the New Palace as his family's favorite residence.
Neues Palais
Am Neuen Palais
14469 Potsdam
Public Transportation
Stop “Potsdam, Neues Palais”
vbb-online | Timetable information
Traffic information
Parking
Paid parking spaces for cars and buses in the car park P3 – At the New Palace.
Wednesday-Monday 10am-4:30pm (Jan-Mar)
Wednesday-Monday 10am-5:30pm (Apr-Oct)
Wednesday-Monday 10am-4:30pm (Nov-Dec)
Kindly be advised that special conditions for group offers may apply on public holidays.
- conditionally barrier-free
The ground floor can be visited with a wheelchair; a ramp leads to the entrance to the palace.
A wheelchair is available in the palace.
For conservation reasons, it is unfortunately not possible to use prams / baby strollers in the exhibition rooms.
Assistance dogs are welcome
Group tour
280 €
From April - October surplus fee: 100 € (up to 10 additional persons)
Plan your visit! Use your own mobile devices to download the tour.
Download via APP Store or GooglePlay App Sanssouci.
For the New Palace available in the following languages: German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish and Russian
Group tour
280 €
The guided tour is available in German and English.
Group tour
280 €
Guided tour only available in German language
Group tour
196 €
From April - October surplus fee: 70 € (up to 10 additional persons)
Plan your visit! Use your own mobile devices to download the multi media guide tour.
Download via APP Store or GooglePlayApp Sanssouci.
For the New Palace available in the following languages: German, English, Italian Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish and Russian.
Group tour
196 €
The guided tour is available in German and English.
Group tour
196 €
Guided tour only available in German language
The "SANSSOUCI" app is your portal and digital guide through the palaces and parks and is available free of charge from the App Store and Google Play.
Various tours are available for the New Palace in the following languages:
Grand Tour
- English
- Deutsch
- Español
- Français
- Italiano
- Nederlands
- Polski
- Русский (Russisch)
With Castellan Konrad through the New Palace
Tour for children aged 6-9
- English
- Deutsch
SPSG-Radio: Special Palace Superguide
Tour für Kinder von 10-13 Jahren
- Deutsch
Due to the structural conditions of the New Palace, there may be difficulties with Wi-Fi use. We therefore recommend that you download the contents of the app before your visit. Please use the app with your own headphones. Headphones are not available for loan.
We offer a fixed group price that depends on a maximum number of participants. This price includes entry to the respective palace for the group as well as, depending on availability, a personal guided tour, an audio guide tour, or the use of an app via a personal technical device (e.g., smartphone).
If the number of participants exceeds the maximum limit for the program, the group will be divided. Each subgroup will be allocated a specific entry time, and the group price will be calculated accordingly per subgroup. For some palaces, an additional fee is offered for the second entry time slot, up to a certain number of persons. This fee cannot be booked separately.
There is no minimum number of participants for a group booking. Programs can be offered in various languages, including personal tours in German and English, as well as the use of audio guides and tours in the SANSSOUCI app with additional language versions. Further information about the tours and language versions can be found in the current group price list.
If groups are accompanied by a licensed tour guide from the SPSG, a 10% discount is granted on the group package price. This discount does not apply to group bookings with an audio guide. Special openings for groups are possible upon request outside the regular opening hours of the palaces. The price for a special opening consists of the group price, a special opening fee, and, if applicable, additional personnel costs.
All information is subject to availability and changes. Group prices are only valid in conjunction with the General Terms and Conditions for Groups of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg. All prices mentioned are exempt from VAT according to § 4 No. 20a UStG.
Important notice for school and youth groups
The group rate for students applies uniformly to school and youth groups, including vocational schools and universities, up to the age of 27. It is necessary for the booker to indicate in writing during the booking process that it concerns a school or youth group. Furthermore, written confirmation must be provided that the age restriction will be adhered to. A maximum number of participants, including teachers and chaperones, applies to school and youth groups. If this number is exceeded, the class will be divided into two groups.
Duty of supervision for kindergarten groups and school groups: Teachers or other supervisors are responsible for the children and young people in their company. For each admission time, one teacher or other person responsible for supervision must accompany the group and is responsible for compliance with the house rules.
The General Terms and Conditions for Group Tourism of the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg apply.
Group cashier and information desk, museum shop, restrooms (barrier-free) are at the visitor´s centre, museum workshop, video introduction and Apps about Sanssouci at the visitor centre as well an model/overview of Sanssouci Park in front of the visitor's centre at the New Palace.
Please note: No luggage or baggage may be left in the entrance area of the palace for security and safety reasons.
A limited number of lockers are available for smaller pieces of baggage (up to 35 x 35 x 50 cm).
In the surroundings you will find the following dining options:
Café Caroline
at the Visitor Centre at the New Palace (South Gate Building / "Südtorgebäude")
Theaterklause
near the entrance "Grünes Gitter"
Augustiner im Bürgerbahnhof
next to the station "Park Sanssouci"
Café Repin
near Picture Gallery and Sanssouci Palace
Drachenhaus Restaurant & Cafe im Park Sanssouci
between "Paradiesgarten" and Belvedere Klausberg
Lottenhof / Bill's Kitchen
near Charlottenhof Villa
Zur Historischen Mühle
near Sanssouci Palace
