Private Walking Tour The Royal City of Potsdam

Private Walking Tour The Royal City of Potsdam

Are you visiting Berlin and want to have a one day trip to the pastoral and scenic views of Potsdam, where the Prussian royal dynasty has set its summer retreat? Curious as to how the area looked like before the massive distruction of World War II? Potsdam is the capital of the federal state of Brandenburg and it is just 30 kilimeters from the heart of Berlin, which makes it ideal for a day trip. During this tour we will see the main palces built by the Hohenzollerns along 300 years, will hear the stories anout the rise of Prussia and the reign of three 18th century kings, and how their style of politics reflects in their style of construction.  After the end on Monarchy in 1918, Potsdam kept of being a hotspot for local and international politics, especially through the cold war. We will see the location of the 1945 Potsdam Conference where the division of Germany was set, as well as the former border between Potsdam and West Berlin, also known as the Bridge of Spies.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Nikolaikirche, Am Alten Markt, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The old market square with the St. Nicholas Church, 17th century palace and the city hall

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Glienicke Bridge, Konigstrasse, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The monumental "bridge of spies" overlooking the Spree, the Havel, the Babelsberg Castle and the Peacock Island

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Potsdam's Gardens, Schopenhauerstrasse, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The new gardens of Friedrich Wilhelm II with the pyramyds, marble palace and Cecilienhof palace

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Schloss Cecilienhof, Im Neuen Garten 11, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The last palace built by the Hohenzollerns and the place where the Potsdam Conference took place

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Marmorpalais, Im Neuen Garten 10, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The sommer residence of Friedrich Wilhelm II

Stop At: Hollandisches Viertel, Hollaendisches Viertel 1, 14467 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

A lunch break between early 18th century red vrick buildings in the picturesque old town of Potsdam

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sanssouci Park, Zur Historischen Muhle, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany

The marvelous gardens of Friedrich II, his summer residence and buria site

Duration: 45 minutes