10:00
6 hours
Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin
Adult
26+
€28.90
Senior / Student / Youth
65+ and 13-25
€24.90
WelcomeCard
€24.90
Children
12 and under
free
ABC all-day ticket
Meet at our guide on the square next to the Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin.
It’s easy to see why the palaces and parks of Potsdam were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990. The city is incredibly picturesque, with its many palaces, lakes, manicured gardens, statues and water fountains dotted over hundreds of green acres.
Stroll around the Dutch Quarter, an ensemble of red-brick buildings that is unique in Europe. The infamous ‘Soldier King’, Frederick William I, renowned for the giant men he collected for his showcase military regiments, built the houses in the mid-18th century to accommodate Potsdam’s community of Dutch artisans.
After crossing the ‘Bridge of Spies’, visit Cecilienhof, a palace that was originally built as a residence for Germany’s last crown prince but came to be used to host the Potsdam Conference in 1945. We describe the discussions that took place between Churchil (and later Attlee), Truman and Stalin, which were to seal the fate of Cold War Europe for the next half century. Walk around the Soviet forbidden city, which was the loction of the HQ of KGB counterintelligence during the Cold War in East Germany.
See the stunning Sanssouci Palace, favourite residence of Frederick the Great, which is set in beautiful parkland scattered with temples, churches and follies.
Your guide will travel with you back to S+U Friedrichstrasse station, Berlin.
The following sites are an example of our approximate route on this tour. You will see and learn stories about all these sites and many more! The route may change any day, given circumstances on the day.