Parks · Our pick in Berlin
Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel)
UNESCO World Heritage
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Image courtesy of © Oberlausitzerin64 · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel)
Peacock Island, in the Havel near Wannsee, is a landscape park with a small white castle, run by the SPSG and part of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin”. A ferry crosses from the mainland.
Why it's on our list
- The ferry
- Peacocks
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel) before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Peacock Island (Pfaueninsel) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Charlottenburg Palace15 kmCar or taxi 44 min
- KaDeWe16 kmCar or taxi 48 min
- Philharmonie18 kmCar or taxi 54 min
- Brandenburg Gate19 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Reichstag19 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Gendarmenmarkt20 kmCar or taxi 58 min
- Museum Island20 kmCar or taxi 60 min
- TV Tower21 kmCar or taxi 62 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial21 kmCar or taxi 62 min
- East Side Gallery22 kmCar or taxi 65 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten16 kmCar or taxi 47 min
- Berlin Südkreuz17 kmCar or taxi 49 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof19 kmCar or taxi 56 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse20 kmCar or taxi 58 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz21 kmCar or taxi 62 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen22 kmCar or taxi 63 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof22 kmCar or taxi 65 min