Caputh Travel Guide

 
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Caputh Castle

Caputh Castle, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  The Caputh Castle is the only preserved castle in the Potsdam surroundings at the time of great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg (about 1700). The castle yet has suffered on decades of neglect and inappropriate use as an electronics training institution, so called... 

House of Caputh's history

House of Caputh's history, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  With changing exhibitions on Caputh's history, the Club Caputh e.V. located in one of the town's oldest property, visitors are invited to learn about Caputh's story. 

Hotels  

Ringhotel Landhaus Haveltreff

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Landhaus Haveltreff

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Restaurants  

Restaurant at Ringhotel Caputh: Lovely located

Restaurant at Ringhotel Caputh: Lovely located, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Restaurant at Ringhotel is lovely located right in front of Havel river. One can eat on restaurant's terrace with watching ferries pass by. Noonish I tried there for some breakfast. Waitress seemed to be bothered by time & appearance of one more guest (me) asking for... 

Cafe Barock: Romantic and right beside Caputh Castle

Cafe Barock: Romantic and right beside Caputh Castle, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Cafe Barock is a small and idyllic cafe run by the very nice Steinhardt family. The cafe's beautiful garden shares a fence with Caputh Castle's garden. I highly recommend their coffee & home made cake. All does taste fantastic. Cafe Barock is the perfect spot for some... 

Transportation  

To Caputh by public system

To Caputh by public system, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Haven't found out about bus & train but it looks like they do offer quite a bit of frequent transportation by bus or train. The stations also seem to be in some nice walking distance. One also can cut ways short by taking the ferry. 

To Caputh by car & no ferry

To Caputh by car & no ferry, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  From Potsdam take B2 out of town then towards Michendorf, Ferch then Caputh. It supposed to be a 10 to 15 mns drive from Potsdam to Caputh by car. I really do recommend the drive on backroads to Caputh as it takes the visitor along beautiful waters & woods. Also it's a great... 

To Caputh by ferry & car

To Caputh by ferry & car, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  No clue about this local ferry. I do understand there's a ferry that takes ppl & their cars from Potsdam to Caputh as well as to Geltow and Ferch. Actually when I left Potsdam trying to get on the backroad to Caputh I at first ended up at the ferry. It's really difficult to... 

Shopping  

Edeka store: Grocery

Edeka store: Grocery, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  This Edeka store is just one among those many well structered, clean, fresh, Edeka stores all over Germany with their great and wide selection of high quality items (rather high in price too) whether it's food, baked goodies, or bath and beauty stuff. This Edeka store is... 

Local Customs  

Albert Einstein exhibit

Albert Einstein exhibit, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  1927 had Albert Einstein the architect Konrad Wachsmann built him a wooden cottage in classical modern style. This beautiful summer residence located in Caputh, made Einstein calling for his now very famous word "Come' to Caputh, and forget about the world" (to his late... 

Street Of Unity

Street Of Unity, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Reunified Germany! Caputh's Street Of Unity is named for the Fall Of The Wall on November 9, 1989. Only October 3, 1990 yet did sign Germany for unification. That day marks German unity with its big celebration on each October 3, and - thank God - the collapse of former GDR.... 

Caputh Church

Caputh Church, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  The Caputh Church lies in front or close to the Caputh Schloss. The church is surrounded by its small, quiet and idyllic "church park". Around 1845 when Caputh's population has grown up to 1100 inhabitants, King Frederick William IV, did orders to build a new church, he... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Fall Of Iron Curtain

Fall Of Iron Curtain, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  An interesting article, which is linked by C. R. Krieger, I was lucky to find, and if you like to read Krieger's complete blog yourself that's the page I found:www.right-side-of-lowell.blogspot.com/2009/05/fall-of-iron-curtain.htmlThe article Krieger is mentioning is about... 

20 years it has taken

20 years it has taken, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  For the first time members of the Berlin Philharmonic Ensemble and the Konzerthaus Orchestra Brandenburg are going to play together!! Motto: Classic chamber music united. Opening is on October 21, 2009. This amazing event offers a program of Beethoven and Mendelssohn... 

Hungary's Peaceful Revolution

Hungary's Peaceful Revolution, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Cutting the Fence and Changing HistoryBy Walter MayrIn spring 1989, Hungary began dismantling its fortified border with Austria. A few months later, the first crack in the Iron Curtain opened when hundreds of East Germans fled across the Austrian-Hungarian border. Now new... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Horseback riding

Horseback riding, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  We haven't done horseback riding there. Wish we've had. Learned about that option only later. Last time horseback riding is years back in fact. 

Catch a balloon close to Caputh

Catch a balloon close to Caputh, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Sun Ballooning is a company that offers balloon rides over Berlin and Brandenburg. See the beauty of nature from down their hot-air balloon in every season of the year. Get in and take off. Hover between earth and sky at the speed of the wind, and look at a unique landscape... 

Rent a hummer

Rent a hummer, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  That's the shop I mentioned on my Caputh entry page. To me it I feels always good there, where an American flag is flying as it does at that pocketbike-quad-shop in Caputh. Haven't been inside the shop though - unfortunately. 

Fantastic for professional photography

Fantastic for professional photography, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  So much of beauty to enjoy for lovers of natur - and photography! Whether with or without taking photos. 

Catch hidden trails close to Caputh

Catch hidden trails close to Caputh, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  Flottstelle - just like Ferch - sounds and looks like fairytale in fantasyland. Gotta love those walks on hidden trails. Gotta love fantasyland. Nothing else to report about the village Flottstelle except for its almost undiscovered trails. 

Take a swim

Take a swim, Caputh

 MD2nd Says:  It takes about a 10 mns drive from Caputh to Koepenick district Rahnsdorf (buses and subway do connect as well), there one can find "Strandbad Mueggelsee". Entry is free, the area is kept natural yet offers not just the swim in its lovely lake but a large beach, pure green... 

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 A great place to rest. You can have lunch and see the boats passing by. 

 

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 Once one hits the little town Caputh, Friedemann's pocket-bike-and-quad shop will catch the traveler's eye. They also offer to rent a hummer. Gee, a hummer to rent in Caputh! Maybe that doesn't sound... 

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Where Einstein spent his summer time

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 "The sailing ship, the distant view, the lonely walks in autumn, the relative silence, it is paradise." Albert Einstein, 1929 ALBERT EINSTEIN IN CAPUTH, 1929-1932 The municipality of Caputh is... 

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