Albert Einstein’s House and Caputh Castle – Meeting the Great Elector, Lenné and Albert Einstein

This place, in the centre of which are located Caputh Castle and Park, was already appreciated by the citizens of Berlin and Potsdam a hundred years ago. Built in 1662 and extended in 1671, it is the only castle of the Great Elector that has been preserved in the Potsdam cultural landscape. The tiled hall, the living rooms of Elector Dorothea and the landscaped garden designed by landscape architect Peter-Joseph Lenné are particular gems in the entire area. The village church, which dates back to the 19th century and which was erected in the style of an Italian basilica, is situated diagonally opposite the castle. Also, Albert Einstein’s summerhouse is well worth seeing. In the years between 1929 and 1932, he lived here with his family during the summer months and thus could work in a concentrated manner and also relax while hiking and sailing. Anyone who wishes to understand how Einstein was developing his world-shattering special and general theories of relativity should go searching for clues and let his or her thoughts wander. But this is by no means everything that the visitors to Caputh can do. The Potsdam cultural landscape in the vicinity invites you on bicycle rides while boats depart from the Caputh ferry house for trips on Schwielowsee, which sparkles in the sunlight. In a mild summer wind, you can enjoy the “Caputher Musiken” (musical events) every year at the castle and in the church or even in the garden of Einstein’s house. A little further to the south, you can reach the idyllic little village of Ferch, which lures you to its half-timbered thatched cottages and the village church that dates back to the 17th century.