New Palace
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The New Palace completes the western section of Sanssouci Park. Like nearly no other building in Germany, this structure offers insight into the luxury of the royal style of living. Built by Frederick the Great as a summer palace, the New Palace is an absolute highlight on any tour, because of its magnificent interior decoration. The Grotto Hall, decorated with valuable rocks and shells, and the Royal Suites are particularly worth seeing. Because the last German emperor, William II , intermittently lived at the New Palace and had several modern conveniences installed, among other objects, visitors are able to view a bathroom dating from that period.
We provide the following group offers:
- New Palace guided tour
- New Palace audio guide tour
- Imperial Christmas New Palace guided tour (only available in German, bookable on selected days)
- Entrance New Palace (bookable from 2025)
During the summer festival season, when befriended rulers and family members of Frederick the Great were accommodated in the palace, the king himself lived in an apartment built for him in the south-east wing. Due to its magnificent furnishings, the flat is one of the highlights of Frederician interior design and can be visited during the summer season as part of special guided tours.
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)
contact form for booking requests
gruppenservice@spsg.de
Phone: 0331.96 94-222
Fax: 0331.96 94-107
- conditionally barrier-free
The ground floor can be visited with a wheelchair; a lifting platform provides access 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.
Group tour
240 €
Audio guides available in: German, English, Italian, Spanish, French,
Polish and Russian
Group tour
in 2024: 240 €
from 2025: 280 €
The guided tour is available in German and English.
Group tour
280 €
Guided tour only available in German language
Group tour
280 €
Plan your visit! Use your own mobile devices to download the tour.
Download via APP Store or GooglePlay
available as of 2025: App Neues Palais SPSG: German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Polish and Russian
Group tour
168 €
Audio guides available in: German, English, Italian, Spanish,
French, Polish and Russian
Group tour
196 €
Guided tour only available in German language
Group tour
196 €
Plan your visit! Use your own mobile devices to download the multi media guide tour.
Download via APP Store or GooglePlay
available as from 2025: App Neues Palais SPSG: German, English, Italian Spanish, French, Polnish and Russian
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.
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:
‘coffee bike’
on the ‘forum’ near to the Chinese House
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
The SPSG offers a free shuttle service between the Grünes Gitter (Green Grille) and the New Palace on the so-called “Ökonomieweg” in Sanssouci Park from April to October, daily from 11 am to 5.30 pm.
As the shuttle service is only made possible by the voluntary work of the drivers, we ask for your understanding if the service is not always available. Unfortunately, the shuttle service is also not available during heavy rain.
