  The city of Potsdam is more than one
thousand years old. Located along the banks of the Havel river and the
surrounding lakes, Potsdam has a lot to offer to its visitors: palaces,
gardens and numerous monuments - all ensconced in the midst of a unique
cultural landscape and at the same time providing a scientific
environment which is unparalleled in Germany, not to mention an
extremely lively cultural scene.Cinema history has been and still is being written in Potsdam. The movie classic "The Blue Angel" was shot here, "The Pianist" and "Around the World in 80 Days". In addition to the movie and television industries Potsdam is home as well to many of the top companies in high-tech and design. Potsdam is both a city to live in and to love. You can make yourself at home here - whether in a listed building, in a refurbished pre-fab high-rise originating from East German times, in a mansion or even in a terraced house. http://www.potsdam.de (English) Travel information - coming to potsdam by train You can reach Berlin main station from all directions with long distance trains (ICE, IC, EC). There you have to change for local train RE 1 (direction Brandenburg and Magdeburg) stopping at Potsdam main station. All participants travelling by train will be met at the station. http://www.bahn.de (booking in English possible, Website German) Travel information - coming to potsdam by plane You can reach Berlin by a huge number of airlines. At the moment there are three airports available. The major airport Berlin Tegel is located in the northwest of Berlin approx. 40 min. from Potsdam, airport Berlin Schoenefeld in the southeast approx. 30 min. from Potsdam and Berlin Tempelhof in centre of Berlin approx. 40 min. from Potsdam. All paticipants of EUSO 2007 travelling by plane will be picked up at the airports. http://www.berlin-airport.de (English) |