Potsdam Tour from Berlin With Guided Sanssouci Palace Visit

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Duration:4 hours (approx.)
Location: Berlin, Germany

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Enjoy a guided excursion to Potsdam, famous for its magnificent palaces and parks. See Sanssouci Palace, the summer residence of Frederick the Great. An audio tour of Sanssouci Palace is included in the price. During the sightseeing tour, enjoy the Dutch Quarter and not to forget the Russian Colony Alexandrowka. During the summer months, you will also have the opportunity to take a short walk through Sanssouci Park. After returning to Berlin, the tour ends back at Kurfürstendamm.
Duration of the excursion: 4 hours

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1. Sanssouci Palace
Sanssouci was the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, located nearby Berlin. Sanssouci is notable for the numerous temples and follies in the park. The palace was designed/built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to fulfill King Frederick's need for a private residence where he could relax away from the pomp and ceremony of the Berlin court.
2. Glienicke Bridge
The Glienicke Bridge is a bridge across the Havel River in Germany, connecting the Wannsee district of Berlin with the Brandenburg capital Potsdam. It is named after nearby Glienicke Palace. The current bridge, the fourth on the site, was completed in 1907, although major reconstruction was necessary after it was damaged during World War II. During the Cold War, as this portion of the Havel River formed the border between West Berlin and East Germany, the bridge was used several times for the exchange of captured spies and thus became known as the Bridge of Spies.
3. Hollandisches Viertel
The Dutch Quarter/Holländisches Viertel is in Potsdam, a neighborhood, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia.
4. Alexandrowka
The Russian colony Alexandrovka is located in the north of Potsdam. King Frederick William III of Prussia had it built in 1826/27 for the last twelve Russian singers of a former choir of 62 soldiers. Due to the family and friendly relations between the Hohenzollern and Romanov houses, the colony was named a memorial to Tsar Alexander I, who died in 1825. As part of Potsdam's cultural landscape, the colony is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5. Schloss Cecilienhof
Cecilienhof Palace is a palace in Potsdam, Brandenburg, built from 1914 to 1917 in the layout of an English Tudor manor house. Cecilienhof was the last palace built by the House of Hohenzollern that ruled the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire until the end of World War I. Wellknown for having been the location of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, in which the leaders of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States made important decisions affecting the shape of post World War II Europe and Asia. Cecilienhof is also UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.
6. Old Market Square
The Old Market Square is a centrally located square in downtown Potsdam which forms the historical center of the city. The square consists of the area around St. Nicholas' Church.
7. Ruinenberg
The Ruinenberg is a hill in the Bornstedt borough of Potsdam, located north of Sanssouci Park. In 1748, the Prussian King, Frederick the Great, had a water tank with a capacity of around 7,600 cubic metres built on top to supply the Sanssouci water features, and had it decorated with artificial ruins. From 1841 a surrounding landscape garden was laid out at the behest of King Frederick William IV of Prussia, according to plans designed by Peter Joseph Lenné.
8. St. Nikolai-Kirchengemeinde
St. Nicholas Church in Potsdam is a Lutheran Church located on the Old Market Square in Potsdam. The central plan building in the Classicist style and dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel between 1830 and 1837. The tambour of the 77-metre-high church that towers above the roofs of the city was built between 1843 and 1850. Its construction has been made by Ludwig Persius and from 1845, Friedrich August Stüler. Towards the end of the Second World War, the church was hit during the British air raid on Potsdam and subsequently badly damaged by Soviet artillery fire. After many years of rebuilding the church was re-consecrated in 1981 by the Evangelical Parish of St. Nicholas, Potsdam, and, today, is open to visitors. In addition to the normal church services, concert events are also held in the church.

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Posted By : george_v
A great countryside visit to Potsdam. Our tour guide was excellent. She spoke english well and allowed us free time to explore the castle and the garden areas. The best part was her suggestion to visit KaDeWe at the end of the tour! Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-07-28 09:14:31

Posted By : Josephine_J
Our tour guide was Susan and Mr. Foto or Fodo. The pick up location was easy to find and Susan was accommodating and and knowledgable about the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-07-25 14:46:05

Posted By : Denice_D
Our guide Jasmine, was a wealth of knowledge. She provided great history lesson of Germany. The tour was long enough but not too long and not too short.
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Posted On : 2024-07-23 02:10:25

Posted By : Svetlana_R
The ride through Potsdam was very interesting. A lot of different palaces and gardens. The palace visit was also very nice. A lot of historical information. Our tour guide was very helpful and provided a lot of interesting information about Potsdam and the palace.
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Posted On : 2024-07-17 06:44:21

Posted By : Linda_P
Suzie was a great guide. She had tons of Berliner insight into pre, post, and during the wall experiences, and was very insightful in Potsdam. Learned and saw many things we would have missed if we traveled to these sights on out own.
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Posted On : 2024-07-14 13:13:29

Posted By : Bob_K
The tour was great. The driver and the guide, Jasmine, were great. Jasmine was great, very knowledgeable and personable. Potsdam with Jasmine is a must !!!!
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Posted On : 2024-07-13 13:31:26

Posted By : Jose_G
Excellent tour guide and driver. Made several stops for pictures before reaching our final destination.
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Posted On : 2024-07-10 12:31:31

Posted By : Barbara_G
Yasmin was a great guide. Bus ride was comfortable. Potsdam/ Sansoucci is a “must see” in Berlin. The palace visit is worth your time and money. I do wish we had an extra hour or two exploring the grounds since it was so beautiful. Highly recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 18:32:27

Posted By : Georgios_A
Great visit ! Well worth it . Very happy and informative tour guide . Part of German history that was not known to me before.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 15:51:57

Posted By : Randy_G
Our tour guide, Jasmine, was excellent. Pottsdam is lovely and the palace and grounds breathtaking. Would not hesitate to recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 02:00:58