Opening Times of the Prussian Palaces - Overview
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Openings to the public holidays
On public holidays, weekend opening hours apply unless otherwise stated.
7 to 10 April, Easter
- Palaces regularly open
1 May, May Day
- Palaces regularly open
- additional: Steam Engine Building
18 May, Ascension Day
- Palaces regularly open
- additional: Steam Engine Building
19 May, Long Weekend
- Palaces regularly open
28 May, Whitsunday
- Palaces regularly open
- additional: Steam Engine Building
29 May, Whit Monday
- Palaces regularly open
- additional: Steam Engine Building
2 October, Bridge day before the Day of German Unity
- Opening hours as on weekends
- additional: Steam Engine Building
3 October, Day of German Unity
- Palaces regularly open
- additional: Steam Engine Building
30 October, Bridge day before the Reformation Day
- Opening hours as on weekends - also Berlin palaces
31 October, Reformation Day (Brandenburg holiday only)
- Palaces regularly open
- additional: Steam Engine Building
End of Summer Season
24 December, Christmas Eve
- all palaces closed
- Ferry Peacock Island in operation
25 December, Christmas Day
- all palaces closed
- Ferry Peacock Island in operation
26 December, Christmas Holiday
- Sanssouci Palace
- New Palace
- Cecilienhof Country House
- Marble House
- Ferry Peacock Island in operation
- Charlottenburg Palace, Old Palace
- Charlottenburg Palace, New Wing
- New Pavillion
- Glienicke Villa
- Grunewald Hunting Lodge
- Schönhausen House
- Caputh House
- Königs Wusterhausen Hunting Lodge
- Oranienburg Palace Museum
- Paretz House
- Rheinsberg House
- Visitor Center Historic Windmill | 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
- Visitor Center New Palace | 10 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
31 December, New Year's Eve | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Sanssouci Palace
- New Palace
- Cecilienhof Country House
- Ferry Peacock Island in operation
- Charlottenburg Palace, Old Palace
- Charlottenburg Palace, New Wing
- Rheinsberg House
- Visitor Center Historic Windmill | 9.30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Visitor Center New Palace | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
1 January, New Year's Day | from 11 a.m.
- Sanssouci Palace
- New Palace
- Cecilienhof Country House
- Marble House
- Ferry Peacock Island in operation
- Charlottenburg Palace, Old Palace
- Charlottenburg Palace, New Wing
- New Pavillion
- Glienicke Villa
- Grunewald Hunting Lodge
- Schönhausen House
- Caputh House
- Königs Wusterhausen Hunting Lodge
- Oranienburg Palace Museum
- Paretz House
- Rheinsberg House
- Visitor Center Historic Windmill | from 10.30 a.m.
- Visitor Center New Palace | from 10.30 a.m.
Contact Information for Palace Visitors
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)
An der Orangerie 1
14469 Potsdam
(Closed Mondays)
Visitor Centre New Palace in Sanssouci Park
Am Neuen Palais 3
14469 Potsdam
(Closed Tuedays)
Phone: +49 (0) 331.96 94-200
info(at)spsg.deOur staff at the Visitor Information Center will be glad to advise you on any questions related to your visit to the palaces.
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