Sacrow Park

The Appeal of Romantic Views

The palace and gardens of Sacrow lie on the banks of the Havel River across from Glienicke Park and the New Garden. The site completes the scenic circuit of royal garden properties surrounding Potsdam‘s lake called Jungfernsee.

Its extremely charming location was also why King Frederick William IV acquired Sacrow shortly after his accession to the throne in 1840. Built to plans by Ludwig Persius, the king soon had the Church of the Savior constructed on a piece of land jutting into the lake, and the landscape architect Peter Joseph Lenné was given the commission to design the entire area. He created one of his famous panoramic, fan-shaped series of sightlines that afforded views spanning the garden side of Sacrow Palace to the Jägerhof hunting lodge and the Large Curiosity (Große Neugierde) pavilion in Glienicke, to the Flatow Tower in Babelsberg and the skyline of the city of Potsdam.

After a rather unspectacular century for the park, marked by many losses during the building of the Berlin Wall, restoration work on Sacrow‘s garden began in 1994. Since then, Lenné‘s masterfully laid out paths with their romantic views can be experienced once again. The monumental oak to the west of the palace is Potsdam’s oldest tree, with a meadow and fruit tree orchard that are over 100 years old directly beside it.

Sacrow Park is an important example of garden design. Please help us to maintain the park as a place of culture and recreation.

Address

Sacrow Park
Krampnitzer Straße 34
14470 Potsdam

How to get there

Public Transportation

Stop "Potsdam, Schloss Sacrow"

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Parking

Public parking at the town entrance to Sacrow, approximately 300 meters walking distance from the palace.

Opening Hours

Open daily from 8 a.m. until dark.

Admission Prices

Free entrance

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Contact

SPSG | Visitor Information
Visitor Centre Historic Windmill in Sanssouci Park
An der Orangerie 1
14469 Potsdam
Closed Mondays

Visitor Centre New Palace in Sanssouci Park
Am Neuen Palais 3
14469 Potsdam
Closed Tuedays
info@spsg.de
Phone: +49 (0) 331.96 94-200

Accessibility

  • conditionally barrier-free

Attention: Branches at risk of falling!

Due to extreme drought these days, trees have been severely damaged. Branches are at risk of falling. Please stay on the visitor paths and avoid to take a rest under old trees, even when it rains!

Impressions